Microsoft has released what it describes as the earliest known DOS source code, including the 86-DOS 1.00 kernel and early PC-DOS 1.00 development snapshots, predating the MS-DOS branding. The code or…
SpaceX conducted the first test flight of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket on Friday, launching from its Starbase facility in South Texas. The 408-foot-tall rocket, the largest ever built, successfully…
Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, two veteran space shuttle astronauts who performed multiple spacewalks, were inducted together into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 16. Although they never flew in spa…
The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the U.S. government to potentially sanction China over its distant water fishing fleets' practice of shark finning, which involves cutting off sharks…
According to open-source orbital tracking data, four Russian military satellites (Kosmos 2610-2613) recently performed fuel-intensive maneuvers to adjust their orbits, positioning them to routinely pa…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, first reported on May 15, has become the third largest on record, with nearly 750 cases and 177 deaths. The World Health Organization has ra…
A technical issue temporarily disrupted casting for first-generation Google Chromecast devices earlier this week, causing users to fear the devices had been permanently disabled. Google confirmed the …
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has issued a public notice asking for comments on whether ABC's *The View* qualifies as a "bona fide news interview prog…
Internet sleuths used AI and software to recreate the voices of pilots from the final moments of a fatal cargo plane crash, using sound spectrum imagery from public NTSB investigation files. In respon…
Prime Video has released the first teaser for *Vought Rising*, a prequel series set in the 1950s that explores the twisted origins of Vought International. The series will feature Jensen Ackles repris…
European law enforcement agencies, led by France and the Netherlands with support from Europol and Eurojust, dismantled the "First VPN" service, which was used by cybercriminals to conceal ransomware …
The article summarizes that *The Mandalorian and Grogu* is an average, serviceable addition to the Star Wars franchise, offering solid family entertainment for Memorial Day weekend but failing to be t…
The article describes *The Mandalorian and Grogu* as an average, "fine" Star Wars film that provides solid family entertainment for Memorial Day Weekend but fails to be the spectacular hit needed to r…
The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that WhatsApp does not provide the end-to-end encryption it has publicly claimed since 2016, and that Meta can and does read users…
As NASA and its partners prepare to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as 2030, experts are grappling with how to preserve historically and culturally significant parts of the massi…
Cox Media Group (CMG) Local Solutions will pay $880,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that it falsely claimed its "Active Listening" service could use AI to capture conversation…
In the first quarter of 2026, US electricity demand grew by only 1.5% year-over-year, while solar output surged by 24%, offsetting 80% of that demand increase. Overall renewable generation grew 1.8 ti…
President Donald Trump canceled a planned executive order signing event hours before it was scheduled after learning that several top AI company CEOs, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, would no…
A Reddit user reported that the magnetic charging puck for the Steam Controller nearly started a fire after a metallic watch strap caused a short circuit, making the puck sizzle. Valve acknowledges th…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced structural changes to streamline the agency, focusing resources on key goals like returning to the Moon and building a lunar base. The reorganization consol…