Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites

"If we build these platforms well, we get to ask new questions about what's possible in orbit." [...]

Doom studio id Software forms 'wall-to-wall' union, with 165 employees voting in favor

Id Software, the company behind Doom, has voted in favor of forming a "wall-to-wall" union. The term "wall-to-wall" refers to a union that includes every employee, regardless of du [...]

Doom studio id Software forms 'wall-to-wall' union, with a majority of employees voting in favor

Id Software, the company behind Doom, has voted in favor of forming a "wall-to-wall" union. The term "wall-to-wall" refers to a union that includes every employee, regardless of du [...]

Half of Americans are shopping less this holiday season, survey finds

The majority of Americans are cutting back on non-essential purchases and delaying larger buys, according to new AP-NORC poll [...]

Pangram 3.0 AI text detector claims up to 99.98% accuracy, even for subtly AI-assisted content

Pangram has released version 3.0 of its AI text detector. The most important new feature: the tool now classifies text into four categories instead of making a simple binary distinction between human [...]

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent. [...]

Apple Watch Series 11 vs. Series 10: Are the Differences Enough to Justify Upgrading?

At first glance, the new Apple Watch Series 11 looks a lot like its previous-year model. We compare the specs to see what's changed. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Dec. 13

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Dec. 13. [...]

The inevitable has happened – the EU has U-turned on its plan to ban the sale of ICE cars by 2035

The EU looks to reverse its plans to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035, as EV demand wanes. [...]