Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
On ThursdaY, Reuters published a photo depicting then-United States national security adviser Mike Waltz checking his phone during a cabinet meeting held by...
The Download: foreign disinformation intel, and gene-edited pork
A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff...
The US has approved CRISPR pigs for food
What’s certain is that the pig project was technically impressive and scientifically clever. Genus edited pig embryos to remove the receptor that the PRRS...
What Caused the European Power Outage?
The causes of the power outage that left millions in Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday have yet to be fully determined, though...
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
The document also seeks all staff communications that merely reference Trump or people in his orbit, like Alex Jones, Glenn Greenwald, and Robert F....
The Download: China’s energy throwback, and choosing between love and immortality
—Gigi Kwik Gronvall, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, explains the consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to force...
Dating Apps Are Using Role-Playing Games to Fix Your Rizz
I’m given the following scenario: I’m at a friend’s housewarming party and accidentally break a vase that turns out was a gift for the...
The Download: stereotypes in AI models, and the new age of coding
How close are we to genuine “mind reading?”Technically speaking, neuroscientists have been able to read your mind for decades. It’s not easy, mind you....
The 45 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now (May 2025)
While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In...
The Download: the AI Hype Index, and “normal” AI
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 US Congress has passed the Take It Down ActThe legislation...
