A blog post argues that an old iPhone sharing feature and YouTube’s default naming convention left behind millions of oddly personal videos with generic IMG_ labels.
TEPCO's telescoping device brought a tiny fragment out of Unit 2, a milestone in efforts to understand and eventually remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris.
Design researcher Rachel Plotnick says the return of knobs and buttons reflects both user frustration and a renewed appreciation for physical interaction.
Pyongyang launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile on a lofted trajectory, setting a record for flight duration and prompting international condemnation.
Right-to-repair advocates say a new exemption covers commercial food preparation equipment, including the machines behind McDonald’s most notorious breakdowns.
An essay on Dan Davies’s Unaccountability Machine argues that systems can swallow responsibility so thoroughly that no one can meaningfully answer for a decision.
The operator declared the Boeing-built spacecraft lost as military trackers catalogued about 20 pieces and customers faced disruptions across multiple continents.
A campaign over access to digitised cultural heritage has escalated in France, with campaigners alleging public institutions are withholding 3D scans of public-domain works from the people who funded them.
New interviews and research summaries are strengthening a long-running argument in cognitive science: the brain can carry out many forms of thinking without words.
The US regulator’s final rule set common disclosure, consent and cancellation requirements for most negative-option programs, with most provisions due to take effect after publication.
The October 13, 2024 mission returned the Super Heavy booster directly to its Texas launch tower while the Starship spacecraft completed a planned Indian Ocean splashdown.
In a detailed write-up, Daniel says a simple email spoofing weakness in Zendesk could let an attacker join ticket conversations and read their full history.