Making digits seems to involve gene activity that was needed to make a cloaca. Evolution has adapted the digits of mammals for an enormous range of uses, from our opposable thumbs to the spindly digits that support bat wings to the robust bones that support the hoofs of horses.…
Officials say Claude chatbot usage policies block FBI, Secret Service contractors’ work. Anthropic’s AI models could potentially help spies analyze classified documents, but the company draws the line at domestic surveillance. That restriction is reportedly making the Trump administration angry. On Tuesday, Semafor reported that Anthropic faces growing hostility…
After years as a parent and homeowner, I sympathize more with my virtual citizens. When I was a child, SimCity 2000 felt like a fun, animated set of urban-themed Lego blocks to tinker with. Revisiting the game roughly three decades later, though, I’ve found the weight of my adult…
Cars have lost 12 V power, trapping children and dogs in hot cars. When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began wielding its ax at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this year, many believed this was done to weaken the agency’s oversight over Tesla. But despite the…
More iPad-like Mac hardware would balance Apple’s push for Mac-like iPads. At multiple points over many years, Apple executives have taken great pains to point out that they think touchscreen Macs are a silly idea. But it remains one of those persistent Mac rumors that crops up over and…
Spotlighting the most helpful new features of iOS 26. iOS 26 became publicly available this week, ushering in a new OS naming system and the software’s most overhauled look since 2013. It may take time to get used to the new “Liquid Glass” look, but it’s easier to appreciate…
The problem arose early Tuesday when the spacecraft’s main engine shut down earlier than expected. A problem with the main engine on Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft will keep it from delivering 11,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station as scheduled on Wednesday. In a…
AI-designed crash structures, thin acoustic coatings, adhesive recovery, and more. Although cars are much safer—for their occupants at least—than they used to be, that has come at a cost: added weight. The problem is exacerbated in electric vehicles and their heavy battery packs; rare is the EV we’ve driven…
0.1 percent of active mods will be affected, Reddit says. Under new rules rolling out over the coming months, a small number of users will be required to leave some of their moderator posts so that they aren’t moderating more than five subreddits with 100,000 monthly visitors. Reddit said…
Chatbot will “default to the under-18 experience” when age is uncertain after teen suicide lawsuit. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to develop an automated age-prediction system that will determine whether ChatGPT users are over or under 18, automatically directing younger users to a restricted version of the AI chatbot.…
