I helped a lost dog’s AirTag ping its owner: An ode to replaceable batteries
The most repair-friendly device Apple makes needs to stick with coin batteries.
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Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret
DOJ complains of "sweeping, intrusive discovery" after DOGE refused FOIA requests.
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
Even after its refurbishing, Recall provides few ways to exclude specific apps.
Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Neural recordings track how neurons link environments to emotional events.
The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers”
Tête de Moine is often served by scraping the top of a cheese wheel in a circular motion with a special tool.
Google pretends to be in on the joke, but its focus on AI Mode search is serious
The future of search comes at you fast.
Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
$6.5B acquisition of Ive's firm puts him in charge of moving OpenAI "beyond screens."
Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Shrinking down to size boosted clownfish survival rates up to 78 percent during heat waves.
Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
Verizon wants to escape promises it made in exchange for merger and spectrum.
Paris Agreement target won’t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warn
Calls for a more ambitious climate goal are rising as Earth hits several tipping points.