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Despite years of digitization, organizations capture less than one-third of the value expected from digital investments, according to McKinsey research. That’s because most big companies begin with technological capabilities and bolt applications onto them, rather than starting with customer needs and working backward to technology solutions. Not prioritizing the customer can create fragmented…
While making history on the first human moon mission in more than 50 years, the Artemis 2 astronauts captured incredible pictures of our home planet.
AI-powered license plate readers, car trackers and police drones are spreading fast. Here's how state laws are trying to keep pace.
The changes may be less perceptible than in smartphones, tablets, or wearables, but chargers have also been quietly reinvented over the last decade. At one time a bulky mix of tangled cables and connectors, slow to perform and prone to overheating, they’re now smaller, safer, and faster, thanks to a slew of technological advances. These…
In finance departments that have long been defined by precision and control, AI has arrived less as a neatly managed upgrade than as a quiet insurgency. Employees are already using it while leadership races to impose structure, governance, and strategy after the fact. The result is a paradox: one of the most tightly regulated functions…
The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists peek into the secrets of galactic evolution — and the view is stunning, too.
The NYT's word game has been pretty much everywhere else.
Unencrypted files were downloaded from Steam and shared by pirates.
Comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with help of AI tool Le Chat Europe live – latest updates Molière is to the French what Shakespeare is to the English: the last word in historical literature, drama, wit and satire. Now, more than 350 years after his death, the 17th-century dramatist has been revived after scholars at the Sorbonne University in…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s what you need to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak Last week, eight passengers aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship contracted a type of hantavirus transmitted by rats. Three have…
Health service has given US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reports UK politics live – latest updates MPs have warned that an NHS decision to grant Palantir access to identifiable patient information in its plan to use AI to improve the health service is “dangerous” and will fuel public fears that data privacy is not being prioritised. NHS…
Amazon faces a proposed class-action lawsuit over claims it used software tactics to shorten the lives of older Fire TV Sticks without telling buyers.
Adding significantly more detail means better future investigations into the universe's past.
EngadgetThe company behind the robot lawn mower that ran me over has changed its tune. Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot ove…
The VergeProduction-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.
Ars TechnicaThinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it's working on something called "interaction models." The idea behind interaction models, accordin…
The VergeAudi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.
Ars TechnicaThe company has diverted resources away from producing the next mixed-reality headset.
CNET NewsThe Texas Attorney General alleges that Netflix has designed its platform to be addictive and plans to sell data "for a handsome profit."
CNET NewsThe best time to see Earthshine is a few days before and a few days after each new moon during the spring.
CNET NewsFCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
Ars TechnicaCan AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
Ars TechnicaGrab two of your smartest word-nerd friends. Wordle is looking for teams of contestants.
CNET NewsLeaked images purport to show a portable wireless mouse that folds in half for easy packing.
CNET NewsThe case particularly focuses on children's accounts.
EngadgetThe popstar appeared on the boxes used to sell Samsung TVs -- but she says she owns the rights to the image.
CNET NewsHere are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 12, No. 596.
CNET NewsHere are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for May 12, No. 800.
CNET NewsHere are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for May 12, No. 1,066.
CNET NewsHere are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for May 12, No. 1,788.
CNET NewsThe core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket has been raised inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, and is awaiting engine integration.
Space.comIf you’ve always liked the idea of the Philips Hue Go portable lamp but couldn’t justify the $100+ price tag, Govee recently released a much cheaper alternative, the Govee Table Lamp Classic, and i…
The VergeThe rumored Low Latency Profile mode supposedly boosts your system's processor to maximum frequency for high-priority tasks, like opening new apps.
CNET NewsDury captured shooting stars glowing with the Milky Way from the remote Scottish Island of Skye.
Space.comIf you own a Whoop fitness-tracking wearable, you’ll want to check out these new updates surrounding medical records and AI insights.
CNET NewsThere’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use it?
WiredThe update also brings some changes to your Maps app and loads of bug fixes to your device.
CNET NewsIn late April, Palantir - the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement - announced …
The VergeLook for the new lock icon in your Android chats.
EngadgetGoogle's virtual Android event will arrive one week before I/O 2026, where the company is expected to spotlight Android, Gemini and its broader AI push.
CNET NewsA US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.
Ars TechnicaThe Google Threat Intelligence Group said its proactive measures stopped a "mass exploitation event."
EngadgetThe Dreame X50 Ultra can leave every floor type spotless, and now you can grab one for under $1,000.
CNET NewsThe complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny’s performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish.
WiredFresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia's relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Space.comApple now lets you have encrypted RCS conversations with Android users through the Messages app on iOS. As part of iOS 26.5, which was released on Monday, Apple added support for end-to-end encrypt…
The VergeShutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
Ars TechnicaThis should make it easier to connect appliances to demand response programs.
EngadgetThe game, developed by the group of anonymous artists known as Secret Handshake, is available online and in person in Washington, DC.
WiredProbably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
Ars TechnicaSince 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon.
WiredLipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."
Ars TechnicaApple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users.
CNET NewsAs part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.
WiredTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of turning its back on its promise to remain ad-free and safe for kids. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, cla…
The VergeThe Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to China's Tiangong space station early Monday morning (May 10), about five hours after launching atop a Long March 7 rocket.
Space.comNew users will automatically have post visibility set to friends only instead of public.
EngadgetFor the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), "prominent cyber crime threat ac…
The VergeVin Diesel dropped the news on Monday.
CNET NewsThe astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission that flew around the moon had to learn to describe their observations using language that would help lunar scientists gain a deeper understanding of t…
Space.comA baby's eyes peer directly into the camera lens. A kid with a striped shirt looks up, then away. A boy in a policeman's costume, a gold star on his chest. A messy bedroom that reminds me of my own…
The VergeA big part of my job here at The Verge is to find deals on tech that readers will like. But in my personal life, I’m not spending anywhere near as much money on tech as I am on food, litter, and ot…
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