Technology

Hackers remotely manipulated connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, reportedly pushing some fridges and freezers to 50C (122F), spoiling food and even sparking fires. According to Reuters, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ordered a cybersecurity investigation...

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebooted his company’s artificial intelligence efforts last year, it seemed to be a very expensive gamble. Meta’s latest AI models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, seem to show that the bet is finally...

When it comes to deciding the fate of the planet, Colleen Golja always thought science and reason would have a seat at the table. That was until one morning last September in London, when the climate researcher took part...

More Information Humanoid robots have begun to show real capability in ball sports, but preserving a professional athlete’s motion style while maintaining reliable task performance is still an unresolved problem. This guide examines an adaptive motion planning and tracking framework...

"Video game console sales in the U.S. have cratered," reports Tom's Hardware, with sales through August far below where they'd been in 2025:Mat Piscatella, the video game industry advisor at research firm Circana, shared the numbers on his...

CNBC reports:As Anthropic barrels toward a potential $2 trillion market cap on the Nasdaq, one research firm is valuing the artificial intelligence company at a mere $150 billion and says Wall Street is about to face an "unprecedented...

Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Molly an email...

The tropical Pacific has seen heat build for months as a “super” El Niño takes shape.A climate phenomenon that forms every few years, this year’s iteration of El Niño has been on a tear of daily records and is...

AFP reports that an AI model from Anthropic "submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday."Claude "was instructed never to log in, create accounts, enter personal data, make purchases, or submit anything...

OpenAI announced it's recently banned two "influence operations" — one from Russia and one from Iran — that were using its models "to launder geopolitical, conflict-related messaging" in sophisticated "false front" propaganda campaigns:The Iranian operation included a stable...