On the Wisdom of Replacing a NiMH Module in a Prius Battery Pack
It’s possible to get a pretty good deal on used Toyota Prius cars, but as with all hybrid cars that also means a used battery pack...
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Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google's new "24/7" AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I'm not sure it's worth the financial cost...
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Astrobiology's Looming Statistical Crisis
Multi-billion dollar space telescope programs aren’t only feats of aerospace engineering. They also feature “lies, damn lies, and statistics”. Or at least statistics. They definitely feature...
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Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.
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Every Daedric Artifact quest and location in Oblivion Remastered
Here's how to get your hands on all the best gear from the Daedric princes in the remaster.
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Gigabyte debuts fourth-gen Tandem WOLED and multi-mode Mini LED gaming monitors — 27 to 32 inches, up to 480 Hz, and up to 5K resolution
Gigabyte Aorus Elite gaming monitors include a multi-mode 5K monitor
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Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Meta's AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they...
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New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
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Casey Neistat’s guide to posting every day
Some news: The Vergecast is now a daily podcast! Starting today, we'll be posting every weekday, with even more gadgets and rankings and conversations and feelings...
Read more[$] Representing the true signatures of kernel functions
Optimizing compilers can, under some circumstances, infer when a parameter to a function is not needed, and remove it. This is all well and good until...
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Microsoft's Zero-Day Legal Threats Spark Backlash
After a disgruntled security researcher published several zero-day exploits in recent weeks, Microsoft seemingly indicated criminal charges were in order.
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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
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