Google's Android 17 release becomes the first mobile OS to support Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a TLS feature that hides the destination website names during connection setup, preventing ISPs and network snoopers from seeing which sites users visit. The update also lets carriers disable 2G connections on devices, cutting off a common vector for malicious SMS-blaster attacks, alongside stricter local-network permissions and default Certificate Transparency.
JD Power surveyed over 68,000 owners of 2026 model-year vehicles about 40 different automotive technologies and found that features requiring the least driver attention, such as smart ignition and AI-controlled HVAC systems, earned the highest satisfaction scores. Passenger-facing dashboard screens, often found in luxury brands like Mercedes, BMW, and Porsche, ranked among the least liked features.
Researchers have developed a plasma technology approach aimed at reducing the heavy carbon footprint associated with cement production, one of the most emissions-intensive industrial sectors globally. The method targets the chemical and energy-intensive steps in making cement, offering a potential pathway to lower greenhouse gas output from an industry long considered difficult to decarbonize.
A historical survey traces how societies across the world devised methods to transport heavy loads before synthetic materials and engineered frames existed, from Japanese furoshiki wrapping cloths to woven nets, bark slings and forehead straps. The piece follows furoshiki from its origins protecting temple objects in Nara-period Japan through its adaptation into a bathhouse and everyday carrying tool during the Edo period. It frames these systems as culturally specific engineering solutions shaped by terrain and daily needs.
Target has introduced a new apparel collection built around Delia's, the once-popular 1990s catalog and mall brand aimed at teen girls. The move leans on nostalgia to draw millennial women who grew up shopping the original brand, arriving as Target works to move past recent public backlash.
A CNET writer shares a simple method for poaching eggs using only a bowl of salted water and a microwave, skipping the stovetop entirely. The process involves cracking an egg into a water-filled ramekin and microwaving it for roughly 40 to 60 seconds depending on desired yolk firmness, then lifting it out with a slotted spoon.
NASA's $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, bound for a location four times farther than the Moon. The observatory carries a 300-megapixel camera built with a repurposed spy satellite mirror and offers a field of view 100 times wider than Hubble's. It is only the second NASA-led astrophysics flagship mission launched this century, after Webb in 2021, and notably arrived at the pad ahead of its own deadline.
Melissa Chiu, who has led the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., is stepping down to become director of New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. She announced the move in April, describing it as her long-sought career goal. In a recent conversation with Fast Company, Chiu discussed how museums can play a role during periods of social and political tension.
OpenAI announced its advertising unit, launched within ChatGPT in February, now generates $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate. The ads are now live in over 40 countries, with self-service access expanding Monday to India, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, primarily reaching free-tier and Go subscription users.
New York's subway system is swapping traditional underground newsstands for automated vending machines that dispense grab-and-go items like snacks and drinks. The shift comes as many of these kiosks, once staples for commuters, have sat unused or fallen into disrepair since the pandemic reduced foot traffic and demand for print media.
Instagram is rolling out a mandatory 'AI-generated profile' label for accounts that portray a fictional AI person as if it were a real human. Accounts that fail to add the label risk having their content's reach reduced, the company said. This replaces the previous optional 'AI creator' tag with a more specific designation aimed squarely at synthetic personas rather than all AI-assisted content.
A how-to guide details a method for turning an iPhone into a substitute gaming controller for PCs using the Remote Gamepad app, which works with Mac, Windows and Linux systems. Rather than pairing via Bluetooth, the setup connects the iPhone to a computer over a shared Wi-Fi network to relay controller inputs into PC games.
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