9 Claude tips and tricks to get more out of the AI chatbot
If you’re discussing the best AI chatbots, Anthropic’s Claude is going to get a mention. Some would say it’s the best AI app of its kind right now (especially those…
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don’t mention Starship in the body of this week’s report, so I’ll give a brief update here. The next test flight…
As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum landing craft, Anne Cohen gazed a few yards ahead of the vessel toward a yellow robot gliding across the emerald Majuro…
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia—Just 10 months ago, NASA asked three companies if they could do something nobody had done before. Could they build and launch a satellite to save a $500…
Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency
Microsoft says it has detected new self-propagating malware that spreads through USB drives in search of cryptocurrency credentials, which it then sends to attacker-controlled servers. The company named the worm…
Hot pavement can burn your dog’s paws
The first day of summer is approaching, which means more fun in the sun for both dogs and their humans. But it also inevitably means an added risk of overheating,…
Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-20701, allowed improper…
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring
In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it had spent over $350 million to build. No reason…
Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.
Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence that they are hitting benchmarks on time. However, there have been interesting…
Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.
It turns out one of the best ways to solve the massively popular New York Times puzzle game Wordle isn’t really about words at all. It’s math. Specifically, information theory…