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Explosive drone at Leipzig airport prompts German counterterrorism inquiry
German police defused a drone near Ukrainian Antonov aircraft at Leipzig/Halle, while investigators examine a separate midair collision.
Dana Voss
Security Correspondent
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17h ago
ChatGPT free users to get unlimited text chats next week
OpenAI says Free and Go accounts will get unlimited GPT-5.6 Luna text chats, while uploads, images and other tools retai...
By Riley Okafor
20h ago
Google AI leadership shakeup puts DeepMind operations under Kavukcuoglu
Google moved Demis Hassabis into broader research roles, elevated Koray Kavukcuoglu and backed Jeff Dean’s new startup.
By Theo Lindgren
21h ago
Google DeepMind leadership changes put Kavukcuoglu in charge as Meta probes test incident
Google moved Demis Hassabis into chairman and chief scientist roles as Meta investigated unintended internet access in a...
By Theo Lindgren
desk_02 / security
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Virtual alien lifeform model maps methane clues on exoplanets
Mara Chen-Doyle / 16h ago
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North Carolina Ports cyberattack contained, recovery continues
Mara Chen-Doyle / 16h ago
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Georgia opens probe into alleged campaign targeting Russian tourists
Mara Chen-Doyle / 18h ago
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Axon license plate readers replace Flock in several U.S. jurisdictions
Dana Voss / 20h ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Flock-highlighted police departments later face misuse allegations
June Castellano / 13h ago
Zombie-ant fungus found in Amazonian mosses, DNA study reports
Riley Okafor / 15h ago
FCC TV ownership cap repeal sets up court fight over Congress’s 39% limit
Riley Okafor / 15h ago
DeepMind hurricane forecast claims point to an extra day of cyclone warning
June Castellano / 17h ago
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The Long Read
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Grokipedia appears to have stopped updating after April 24
A Lawfare review found Grokipedia’s visible edit pipeline stalled after April 24, leaving 13,002 suggested corrections unresolved.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
StopTheScript can remove some ad-block overlays, Gruber says
John Gruber says Safari’s StopTheScript removed script-driven anti-ad-block overlays in his tests, with predictable trade-offs.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
Current app settings shortcut puts an app’s preferences in Control Center
A user-built iPhone shortcut can open settings for the app already in use, with Apple’s Control Center setup documented separately.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
// evergreen explainers
How It Works/
Semiconductor fabrication builds a circuit one layer at a time
Inside the fab process that patterns wafers into dies, and where packaging begins after fabrication ends.
read explainer ↗Computer memory keeps programs moving while storage keeps the files
Computer memory usually means RAM: fast, temporary workspace for running software, distinct from persistent SS...
read explainer ↗What cybersecurity awareness training should teach
A practical guide to helping people recognize threats, protect information, and report concerns without confus...
read explainer ↗Software architecture guides the decisions that shape a system
Software architecture is the work of defining and revisiting the structural decisions that govern a system’s b...
read explainer ↗Encryption turns readable data into locked-up noise
Encryption works by using algorithms and keys to scramble data so only someone with the right key can read or...
read explainer ↗A data center runs on power, cooling and packets
Data centers turn electricity, servers, storage and network links into the apps, websites and cloud services p...
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