ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of…
May 2026
Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Coal is by far the most polluting fuel that we use. It produces the most carbon emissions per unit of…
Matt Reeves Is Diabolical for This Deep Cut Batman Reference
‘The Batman Part II’ director used a very interesting phrase in announcing Brian Tyree Henry’s casting.
Congress Puts Heat on Instructure After Canvas Outage
The House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter about the Canvas cyberattack, the same day that the edtech company…
Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Weather-monitoring company AcuRite is forcing device owners to use a new companion app on May 30, frustrating some long-time customers.…
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the Northeastern Ituri province of…
Missions to Ocean Moons Face a Strange Hazard Scientists Didn’t Expect
The frozen worlds orbiting Jupiter and Saturn might be encapsulated in “fluffy ice” that could send landers spiraling down a…
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Showrunner Teases Season 2’s New Characters
Ira Parker talked about who we’ll be meeting as part of Dunk and Egg’s next adventure in Westeros.
Three’s a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
The world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator. For…
Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there’s no chance of US sales
When Volkswagen introduced the first Golf GTI in Europe in 1976, it might not have been the first hot hatchback,…