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A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.

Heirs and Spares in Early Modern France

Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions

AI-generated slop has shown up everywhere, including in the peer-reviewed literature. Fake citations, unedited prompt responses, and nonsensical diagrams have a...

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virusAn outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic...

OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say

OpenAI is reportedly exploring legal options after Apple's ChatGPT integration into its products didn't live up to the AI firm's expectations. When the deal was...

Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there's no chance of US sales

When Volkswagen introduced the first Golf GTI in Europe in 1976, it might not have been the first hot hatchback, but it quickly became the gold standard version...

Threatened indictment of Raúl Castro ratchets up US pressure on Cuba

Trump administration move echoes indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as fuel crisis racks CubaTensions between Cuba and US seem set to rise further amid re...

Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions

Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into lowering that number. Efficiency ca...

How to fix Samsung One UI 8.5 problems

Table of contents One UI 8.5 problems covered in this article Other One UI 8.5 problems users are reporting What to do if you have a general One UI 8.5 problem...

‘Extremely cruel and tragic’: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi speaks out against state violence and...

The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protesters and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press c...

Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California

A bill focused on maintaining long-term playable access to online games has passed out of the California Assembly's appropriations committee, setting up a floor...

Building a general-purpose accessibility agent—and what we learned in the process

It is an understatement to say agents have become a popular way of working with code. GitHub has adopted agent-based code creation and editing for many of its i...

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.

Honda shows off new hybrids for America as it absorbs $9 billion EV loss

After US government policies wrecked the country's electric vehicle market, automakers have been scrambling to adapt. The loss of federal clean vehicle tax ince...

Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers

The price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between...

US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

While the summit appeared cordial, China remains a key adversary of the United States, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities.

Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power

Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatistsMali’s armed forces, support...

Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire roc...

Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works

Welcome to Edition 8.41 of the Rocket Report! The stories of the world's two most powerful rockets are now intertwined. Hardware for NASA's third Space Launch S...

Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how

More and more routine vaccines are being linked to lower risks of dementia. Shots against seasonal flu, RSV, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap), pneumoco...