May 6, 2026 – “Rotten.com was a haunted arcade, dispensing trauma in gumball-machine doses straight to kids with dial-up, who chewed on images never meant for their half-formed stomachs.”

Note for
numberphiles:
all numbers have been rounded to their first significant
digit, because I’m a fan of Rob Eastaway’s
“zequals” method
of getting to the point when it comes to estimation. It’s much
more valuable to walk away with the heuristic “some…

Discover a curated list of peculiar Japanese inventions that add a playful twist to everyday life. Explore the weird and useless yet strangely intriguing creations from Japan.

Millions may qualify for refunds on COVID-era penalties and interest. Learn how to claim yours and why you must act before the July 10, 2026 deadline.

Bambu Labs controversy heats up.

You can take steps to delete it though.

Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is…

The one where I suggest finding the nearest lifeboat

The Telegraph tests out AI-assisted nursing at the – mechanical – hands of a Japanese robot

A series of unfortunate events.

Apple and Google are gradually expanding their use of hardware-based attestation. They're convincing a growing number of services to adopt it. Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's App Attest API are very similar. Apple brought it to the web via Privacy…

Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to space, to the environmental impact on our atmosphere.

Aren't AI hyperscalers supposed to pay for these upgrades?

Our ancestors probably didn't suffer as much from parental sleep deprivation, leading some scientists to reconsider guidelines for today's new parents.

Streaming your own media shouldn’t come with a subscription. Here’s why Plex users are frustrated — and why Jellyfin might be a better bet.

A sophisticated campaign is abusing the Obsidian note-taking app to deliver a new RAT, PHANTOMPULSE, to targets in the finance and crypto sectors using social engineering and malicious plugins.

Experiments with getting usable outputs out of local models on a standard Macbook

The team behind RPCS3 suggests that vibe-coders "learn how to debug and code" instead of "generating slop that you don't understand"