Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26.4 with a long list of medium-size tweaks
The 26.4 updates are more significant than the last few updates have been.
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FCC imposes sweeping ban on foreign-made routers, affecting all new models
Trump admin to decide which router makers get exemptions from FCC import ban.
Electronic Frontier Foundation to swap leaders as AI, ICE fights escalate
Public interest in government tech abuses is peaking. EFF's new leader plans to build on that.
OpenAI announces plans to shut down its Sora video generator
Move comes amid a reported plan to refocus on business and productivity use cases.
Mozilla dev's "Stack Overflow for agents" targets a key weakness in coding AI
There are major problems to be solved before it can be adopted, though.
Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features
Walmart wants to connect what people stream "directly with retail interaction."
Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk
Too much hardware was allowed to disconnect right at the edge of normal conditions.
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat
Robert Malone quit a vaccine panel, blaming an HHS spokesperson for "trashing" him.
How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert sloppy stillage into hard or activated carbon.
A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it
Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer.
AI is beginning to change the business of law
Attorneys are finding uses for AI apart from generating fake case quotations.
A bit of good news: It's possible to turn around a groundwater crisis
Analyzing dozens of cases around the world yields some practical lessons.
As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school
Teens will be sentenced Wednesday after admitting to creating AI CSAM.
Republicans in Congress add $250 annual federal EV tax to transport bill
Five principles should determine how you fund transport, says Consumer Reports.
Long fingernails vs. touchscreens: This nail polish could help
Undergraduate's prototype conductive nail polish could turn long fingernails into touchscreen styluses.
Apple will talk iOS 27, macOS 27, and more at WWDC 2026 on June 8
WWDC is often light on hardware, but it's where big software announcements happen.
Intuit beats FTC in court, ending restrictions on "free" TurboTax ads
Biden-era punishment tossed; Intuit now has more friendly regulators under Trump.
US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US
Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.
LG Display starts mass-producing LTPO-like 1 Hz LCD displays for laptops
Dell XPS laptops will be the first to use the display tech that reaches up to 120 Hz.
After hackers hit an Iowa company, cars around the country failed to start
If you don't calibrate your interlock in time, your vehicle is dead.