2025-08-15

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi loving nerd, I could see a future where nuclear power played a role i [...]

2025-08-15

Engadget Podcast: How real is Ford's $30,000 EV pickup truck?

Ford has big plans for 2027: This week, the American carmaker announced a new "Universal EV Platform" for future electric cars, spearheaded by a $30,000 mid-sized EV pickup. In this episode, [...]

2025-08-15

Subscriptions are creeping from software into everything — even your car’s horsepower

The subscription model beloved of software is now creeping into cars.  Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to adopt the pricing structure. The German marque has introduced a monthly subscripti [...]

2025-08-14

The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect

The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country. Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislati [...]

2025-08-14

How Europe can win the battle for tech talent

There’s no doubt that Europe has ambition. Over the last decade, we’ve laid the foundation for a thriving digital economy, from regulatory leadership to tech-driven reforms and rapidly growing reg [...]

2025-08-14

Geoffrey Hinton urges researchers to design AI with nurturing instincts to protect humanity

Geoffrey Hinton, often called the "Godfather of AI," is urging researchers to design machines with nurturing instincts to protect humanity as AI systems surpass human intelligence.<br /&g [...]

2025-08-14

WhatsApp now lets you schedule group calls

WhatsApp is upgrading its workplace chops. On Thursday, the Meta-owned company rolled out new group calling features. Chief among them is the ability to schedule team calls in advance.<br /> Sta [...]

2025-08-14

Meta Is Under Fire for AI Guidelines on 'Sensual' Chats With Minors

Reuters found that Meta's AI guidelines and standards are troublesome in multiple ways. [...]

2025-08-13

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

"The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve." [...]