An AWS billing bug sent users estimated charges of up to $2.5 trillion
An AWS billing bug sent users estimated charges of up to $2.5 trillion

AWS users woke up Friday to find estimated billing emails showing charges ranging from hundreds of millions to $2.5 trillion. A unit pricing error in the AWS Billing Console’s estimated billing computation subsystem was the cause, Amazon confirmed. One…

The Machines Are Coming For Our Hands And Our Hearts

AI is coming for our hands and our hearts: Hyundai workers strike over humanoid robots as China cracks down on chatbot romance. What happens next.

DNA Screening In Every Corner Of South Carolina

South Carolina’s In Our DNA SC program brings free genomic screening to all 46 counties, uncovering hidden cancer and heart risks early enough to prevent serious illness.

Apple Music is getting a price hike
Apple Music is getting a price hike

Apple Music is more expensive now. In the US, an individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up from the previous $10.99 price. A family plan now costs $19.99 per month, up from $16.99, and a student plan costs $6.99 per month, up from $5.99. Apple, in a statement to Music Business […]

Toyota is offering $3,000 if you trade in your old EV for its new electric SUV
Toyota is offering $3,000 if you trade in your old EV for its new electric SUV

Toyota’s new bZ electric SUV is nearly outselling the Prius this year. With an extra $3,000 off if you trade in your old EV in California, it might be worth checking out.

Last-minute Samsung leak spoils all of its next-gen foldable phones

Samsung’s three Galaxy Z foldables have leaked in promotional form five days before Galaxy Unpacked.

Anthropic is in early talks to lease $10 billion in compute from Meta
Anthropic is in early talks to lease $10 billion in compute from Meta

Anthropic is in very preliminary talks to lease computing power from Meta in a deal worth about $10 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday. CNBC confirmed the early-stage discussions. The talks come weeks after Anthropic announced a $1.25 billi…

NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches
NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months. The Roman telescope is slated to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at […]

I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance

Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson’s signature bladeless design.

This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills
This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills

Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age. As a teenager, she discovered robotics through her Tulsa, Okla., middle school’s First Lego League team, and she fell in love with the field, she says….