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States are passing laws to block public access to ALPR surveillance data, undermining transparency after records exposed police misuse.
Utah enacts first US law targeting VPNs to bypass age verification, effective May 6, 2026. Critics warn it creates liability trap, threatens privacy.
New bridging service lets Mastodon users auto-post to Bluesky, breaking down platform walls. A win for open social web interoperability.
Coffee reshapes gut microbiome and improves mood, memory, and focus—even without caffeine. Decaf boosts learning; caffeine enhances concentration.
Five rare PlayStation 2 games—Kuon, Rule of Rose, Haunting Ground, Futurama, Blood Will Tell—now fetch thousands as physical copies vanish from the market.
OpenWrt's package manager rewrite enables 10-minute router revival, experts say. Improved driver support from Qualcomm and MediaTek expands compatibility.
Mealie now imports recipes from YouTube and TikTok videos, helping users like a heart attack survivor easily plan low-sodium meals amid rising video cooking trends.
Breaking: Android Auto's hidden Google Tasks integration lets drivers capture ideas via voice. Experts say most users miss this productivity boost.
LPCAMM2 memory standard offers thinner, faster, upgradeable RAM but was ignored by laptop makers for years; now poised to replace SO-DIMM in next-gen devices.
Power users are abandoning Windows 11's tangled Settings app for faster PowerShell commands, citing wasted time and incomplete migration from Control Panel.
Anthropic removes Claude Code from Pro plan, upsetting users and experts. Shift to higher-priced tier sparks criticism and competitive moves.
Mesh Wi-Fi systems, especially Wi-Fi 7, cause dropped calls and buffering despite full signal, failing their promise to eliminate dead zones. Experts advise wired backhaul and caution.
Experts reveal that over 80% of BIOS settings have negligible performance impact; only a few critical options (like memory timings and core ratio) matter but are often missed. Focus on XMP, power limits, and disabling unused devices.
Trump fires all 22 National Science Board members via email, no reason given, crippling NSF oversight and science advisory role.
New study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience links infrasound from pipes, traffic, wind turbines to reported hauntings, offering a physical explanation for ghostly sensations.
NASA's Artemis III mission will now test landers in Earth orbit no earlier than late 2027, delaying a crewed Moon landing to at least 2028.
New study finds Neanderthal brain size fits within modern human range, challenging theories of cognitive inferiority and suggesting outcompetition not due to smarts.
University of Oregon chemists show electrical current through coffee can measure flavor, offering fast, objective quality control for coffee industry.
Study finds professional school graduates earn more when their peers are racially diverse, challenging the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action ruling.
Researchers engineered a ribosome without isoleucine, proving the genetic code can be reduced from 20 amino acids, challenging evolutionary assumptions and advancing synthetic biology.