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As AI Reigns, Students' Math and Reading Scores Just Hit an All-Time Low

The US Education Department, which the Trump administration is actively attempting to dismantle, has released the latest math and reading test scores for American high-school seniors — and they're an absolute disaster. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the scores have hit an all-time low, even by America's historically underwhelming standards. It's a worrying sign that the rapid rise of technologies like AI — combined with other likely factors, like the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pande

Here’s everything Apple didn’t announce during its ‘Awe Dropping’ event

For an event that lasted less than 1 hour and 20 minutes, Apple managed to pack quite a lot of new devices and features into its lineup. Still, some had been expecting a little bit more. Here’s what Apple decided not to include in today’s event, some of which may still come by the end of the year. AirPods Pro 3 with infrared camera sensor For the past few days, there were rumors indicating that Apple would release two AirPods Pro 3 versions: the one that was actually announced today, and an in

The 15+ best iPhone 17 accessories for content creators, power users, and more

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Decades-Old Waste Barrels Are Creating Toxic Dead Zones off LA’s Coast

Until 1972, the Pacific waters of Southern California served as a dumping ground for hazardous and industrial wastes. More than 50 years later, corroded metal barrels still litter the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles, and scientists are only beginning to understand the consequences of casually tossing them into the ocean. Images of the barrels first surfaced in 2020, with some of them encircled by mysterious white halos on the seafloor. Experts initially linked the barrels to DDT—a toxic p

Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic

Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic’s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint alongside OpenAI’s, marking the end of Microsoft’s previous reliance solely on the ChatGPT-maker for its productivity suite. Microsoft’s move to diversify its AI partnerships comes amid a growing rift with OpenAI, which has pursued its own infrastructure projects as well as a and a pote

You can preorder Apple's new devices this week: iPhone 17, Watch 11, AirPods Pro 3 and more

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Xcode 26 RC beta now available for developers

Following today’s event, Apple is now rolling out the first Release Candidate version of the operating systems announced during WWDC25, as well as for Xcode 26. Here are the details. Apple Intelligence, Anthropic and OpenAI integration This year, Xcode’s highlight feature is its built-in integration with large language models, including native support for OpenAI and Anthropic. Users can also integrate with local LLMs and third-party services via API keys. Anthropic’s support was added late in

With Raspberry Pi and Wi-Fi, researchers built a wireless heart rate monitor - here's how

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How to preorder Apple's latest devices, including the iPhone 17 series

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Apple’s using more recycled materials in its iPhones and watches

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple’s new iPhone Air contains more recycled titanium than any of its predecessors, the company announced at the Tuesday Keynote. It’s using 80 percent recycled titanium. The phone as a w

Windows 11 KB5065426 & KB5065431 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5065426 and KB5065431 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Today's updates are mandatory as they contain the September 2025 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today's update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on 'Check for Updates.' Windows Update (KB5065426) You can also manually download and install the update from t

Windows 10 KB5065429 update includes 14 changes and fixes

Microsoft has released the KB5065429 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with fourteen fixes or changes, including fixes for unexpected UAC prompts and severe lag and stuttering issues with NDI streaming software. The Windows 10 KB5065429 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates, which fix two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities and 81 flaws. Windows users can install this update by going into Settings, clicking

Apple reveals the all-aluminum iPhone 17 Pro

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has announced the iPhone 17 Pro, the top model in its new iPhone 17 lineup, alongside the regular iPhone 17 and all-new iPhone Air. It’s returned to an aluminum build, runs on the A19 Pro chip, and boasts what Apple is calling a “full-width camera plateau” on the back. Earlier this

BlackRock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

BlackRock- and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes, announced Monday that it is acquiring VideoVerse, an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage. VideoVerse’s clients include the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League (cricket) tournaments, FIFA+, and broadcasters Nippon TV and Clubber TV. Mumbai-based VideoVerse was founded in 201

Apple Event live updates 2025: iPhone 17, AirPods 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and more news

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Adapting to new threats with proactive risk management

Unplanned downtime poses a major challenge for organizations, and is estimated to cost Global 2000 companies on average $200 million per year. Beyond the financial impact, it can also erode customer trust and loyalty, decrease productivity, and even result in legal or privacy issues. A 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, the medical-billing subsidiary of industry giant UnitedHealth Group—the biggest health and medical data breach in US history—exposed the data of around 190 million peo

This Bizarre Fish Has 8 Rows of Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex

Spotted ratfish are scaleless, rabbit-faced deep-sea fish, about two feet (61 centimeters) long, and native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. As if that wasn’t a strange enough description, these distant shark cousins also feature teeth on their foreheads. While a number of marine animals, such as sharks, rays, and whale sharks, have external tooth-like structures called denticles, it turns out the spotted ratfish’s toothy features are straight-up true teeth, as true as the ones in your mouth.

Next year’s MacBook Pro redesign with OLED gets timeline update

Apple hasn’t yet shipped the M5 MacBook Pro, but next year the company is rumored to debut an M6 model featuring a “total redesign” that’s thinner and lighter. And that redesigned MacBook Pro with an OLED display just got a fresh timeline update. Production timeline for MacBook Pro OLED displays revealed Next year, Apple is expected to ship two very different new MacBook Pros. Early in the year, the M5 MacBook Pro is expected, which will continue the current hardware design and largely be a sp

I unlocked hidden menus on my iPhone and Android with 14 secret codes

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Synthesizing Object-Oriented and Functional Design to Promote Re-Use

Synthesizing Object-Oriented and Functional Design to Promote Re-Use Shriram Krishnamurthi, Matthias Felleisen, Daniel P. Friedman European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, 1998 Abstract Many problems require recursively specified types of data and a collection of tools that operate on those data. Over time, these problems evolve so that the programmer must extend the toolkit or extend the types and adjust the existing tools accordingly. Ideally, this should be done without modifyi

Claude can now create and edit files

Claude can now create and edit Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint slide decks, and PDFs directly in Claude.ai and the desktop app. This transforms how you work with Claude—instead of only receiving text responses or in-app artifacts, you can describe what you need, upload relevant data, and get ready-to-use files in return. File creation is now available as a preview for Max, Team, and Enterprise plan users. Pro users will get access in the coming weeks. What you can do Claude creates

Christopher Lloyd’s Disembodied Head Comes to Life in This ‘Wednesday’ VFX Reel

Living, talking, disembodied heads in jars bring the perfect amount of ghoulish mirth to any given project—just ask Futurama. But rarely has the idea been executed with more advanced skill than in season two of Wednesday. In a new behind-the-scenes video, the VFX whizzes at Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios walk us through the creation of Professor Orloff, a character that comes to vivid life thanks to actor Christopher Lloyd and some very cutting-edge technology. Casting Lloyd—who played Uncle

The RedMagic Astra Is the Best Gaming Tablet You Can Buy

8.0 / 10 SCORE RedMagic Astra Tablet $549 at RedMagic Pros Sturdy, compact design good for travel Excellent 165Hz OLED display High-end Qualcomm chip delivers top performance Lots of gaming-specific features Cons No microSD slot for expansion No software update guarantees No included accessories Mediocre gaming battery life Earlier this year, I tested Lenovo's 8-inch Legion Tab Gen 3 gaming tablet to see how it held up as a small gaming tablet against the iPad Mini. Spoiler alert: It did

Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Their peer-reviewed research, published Tuesday, shows some of the untested ideas, such as dispersing particles in the atmosphere to dim sunlight or trying to refreeze ice sheets with pumped water, could have unintended and dangerous consequences. The various speculative notions that have been

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 people were killed during protests

Nepal's government has lifted its ban on social media apps including Facebook and X after at least 19 people were killed yesterday during protests, The Guardian reported. "We have withdrawn the shutdown of the social media. They are working now," said communications minister Prithvi Subba Gurung. In a new development, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has resigned due to the unrest, his aide told Reuters. Last week, the government announced it was blocking 26 social media platforms due to no

Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of iPhone 17 Event

In the series of predictable events leading up to every iPhone launch is the moment the Apple Store goes down -- and it's just happened. There's just hours to go until the Apple event, during which the company is set to announce the iPhone 17 series and updates to its wider product lineup, including the Apple Watch Series 11. For now, when you take a trip to the tech giant's online emporium, it features the familiar boilerplate text: "Be right back." When the store pops back up later today, the

Blackrock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

BlackRock and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes, announced Monday that it is acquiring VideoVerse, an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage. VideoVerse’s clients include the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League Cricket tournaments, FIFA+, and broadcasters Nippon TV and Cubber TV. Mumbai-based VideoVerse was founded in 2016 by

You can still download iOS 26 beta onto your iPhone - here are the supported models

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15 Foods Hiding in Your Fridge That Could Cause Food Poisoning

The US government estimates that there are 48 million cases of foodborne illness each year. That's about one in six Americans dealing with symptoms such as upset stomach, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. According to data collected from personal injury law firm Wagner Reese, certain foods in the fridge are more likely to cause foodborne illness than others. As of April 2025, Wagner Reese analyzed Google search volume and TikTok trend growth for phrases like "can [food] make you sick" and "how lon

This Fedora spin is perfect for one particular kind of new Linux user

A slightly modified Nobara desktop (switched from the default Dark theme to a Light theme). Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNet's key takeaways Nobara Linux, based on Fedora 42, is available now. This Linux distribution is perfectly suited for gamers - and Linux newbies. Nobara is free to download, install, and use. I really like Fedora. I find Fedora to be a very fast and reliable OS, which is quite the opposite of what it once wa