Peacock feathers can emit laser beams
Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in…
Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search
Google is fond of saying its mission is to “organize the world’s information,” but who gets to decide what information is worthy of organization? A San Francisco tech CEO has…
Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
After Substack shocked an unknown number of users by sending a push notification on Monday to check out a Nazi blog featuring a swastika icon, the company quickly apologized for…
St. Paul, MN was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed
Hacking attacks—many using ransomware—now hit US cities every few days. They are expensive to mitigate and extremely disruptive. Abilene, Texas, for instance, had 477 GB of data stolen this spring.…
CDC finally gets a director; FDA’s top vaccine regulator exits under pressure
As of yesterday, Susan Monarez is in and Vinay Prasad is out among top federal health officials. In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the…
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens The Floodgates To U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies. Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders…
How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC
Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft…
So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work
On Tuesday, The Associated Press released results from a new AP-NORC poll showing that 60 percent of US adults have used AI to search for information, while only 37 percent…
What Liberal Media? Axios Thinks Being Neutral Means Kissing Trump’s Ass
The news org Axios launched in 2017, just as the first Trump administration began, created by some ex-Politico folks, claiming that they would be “an antidote to this madness” and…
Daily Deal: The Complete Photoshop Master Class Bundle
It’s no secret that Photoshop can be a bit dense when you’re first getting your feet wet with it. That’s why it pays to have a expert instructors show you…