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Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle
An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.
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An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.
The Full Moon wasn't that long ago, but already it's looking a lot different. Its fully illuminated face is shrinking night by night as it moves into the next phase of its lunar cycle. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, Sept. 3, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase, with 62% of its surface visible. Without visual aids, tonight you can see the…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/09/pnpm-12-rust/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1788366354148.jpg"/><p>pnpm 12 has transitioned to a native Rust implementation, maintaining compatibility with pnpm 11 commands, flags, and formats. This update enhances startup and filesystem performance, particularly when using existing caches. Community feedback highlights the performance gains while…
Microsoft's August update preview has painted some Windows 11 desktops black – and affected users can't simply restore their preferred backgrounds. Microsoft has confirmed reports that the update can prevent personalization settings from loading on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. In an unfortunate Rolling Stones tribute, the operating system consequently falls back to its default black background, regar…
SAVE $20: As of Sept. 3, the Nothing Ear (3a) earbuds are down to their lowest-ever price of $79 at Amazon. That's $20 off their full price of $99. Opens in a new window Credit: Nothing Nothing Ear (3a) $79 at Amazon $99 Save $20 Get Deal If a new pair of earbuds is on your shopping list, you don't have to wait until Black Friday to score a good deal. Labor Day sales are live across various retail…
Chicken Shop Date is coming to an end. The viral YouTube series created and hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg will have one more season before wrapping up, the creator and Mash 101 alumni announced on Thursday. SEE ALSO: The 9 best Chicken Shop Date episodes to binge Dimoldenberg took to Instagram to share the news in a statement, saying she feels it's "now time to move on from this adventure and onto…
Most build-in-public stories focus on vanity metrics. Hockey stick growth graphs look great on social media, but they cover up a brutal truth. Most early-stage software companies operate like leaky buckets. Founders lose 10% to 15% of their monthly recurring revenue to invisible operational friction. They spend $2,000 a month on ad campaigns to pull in $2,500 in new MRR, while silently burning $1,…
DJI has launched the Osmo 360 II, its new 360-degree 8K camera, in the global market. With larger sensors, higher frame rates, and replaceable lenses, it seems primed to go head-to-head with Insta360's recently released X6 . However, people in the U.S. will have a harder time getting their hands on it than the rest of the world. SEE ALSO: DJI and Insta360 go to war in the U.S. over its action gimb…
Restaurant menus with AI-generated food images are going viral for their off-putting aesthetic. But AI’s impact on modern menus runs even deeper.
Last week marked the 31st anniversary of Windows 95 going on sale. More than three decades later, suggestions about the influences behind its interface can still rile some of the people who built it. The Reg FOSS desk prompted spirited responses from several former Microsoft employees after noting possible British influences on NeXTstep and Windows 95. The exchange began with a passing comment in…
The game starts as a reheated Witcher 3, but evolves into something much more focused.
These WIRED-tested indoor and outdoor air quality monitors give you insights into your home’s air quality, warn of potentially harmful pollutant levels, and help keep tabs on your environment.
According to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count toward his University of Chicago degree.
Acer came to IFA 2026 with a stacked product lineup, including the much talked about Project Dualplay Mini, a handheld gaming device with a rotatable screen. See what else Acer showed in our highlight reel of the keynote. See every product Acer announced at IFA 2026, including the Project Dualplay Mini and its rotating screen.
GLP-1s are inescapable online , as Mashable reported, including extensive discussions about them. The latest topic of conversation to hit your FYPs may be about being single and dating while taking the drug. "Dating after weight loss sucks," said Katherine Lipovsky on social media, where she posts videos about life after losing 300 pounds with the help of a GLP-1. In this particular video posted i…
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're good with numbers. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hi…
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a sports fanatic. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an a…
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a contractor. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections h…
If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are especially aware of just how far the ripple effects of the conflict in Iran have spread. Fertilizer prices have been on a roller coaster this year, kicked off in part by trade disruptions and high prices for…
Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has ditched VMware as part of a wider datacenter and network refresh, saving itself more than 85 percent on licensing costs - though its Chief Technology Officer says the decision wasn't purely financial. Transforming Spurs into a winning force on the pitch remains a work in progress. Off the pitch, though, the club is nearing the end of a project to…
WIRED rebuilt Flock’s latest search tool from code the company sends to a police officer’s browser. Its AI can keep watch across multiple cameras for anyone fitting a written description.
Common sense is of no help in studying reality at the atomic scale.
TL;DR: The Crocs x Touchland Jet Black Hand Mist Case ($22) is back for round two, complete with five gold-tone Jibbitz charms and a metal keyring. It's now available in-store and online at Sephora . Opens in a new window Credit: Crocs / Touchland Crocs x Touchland Jet Black Hand Mist Case $22 at Sephora Shop Now If you were one of the many people who missed out on Touchland and Crocs' first hand…
As agentic AI moves from experimentation toward enterprise deployment, the challenge is figuring out how agents can work together, connect to the systems and data they need, and operate safely across the workflows that run a business. Although agentic AI has been adopted by some 80% of Fortune 500 companies, progress toward meaningful scale remains uneven, with many organizations still working thr…
Brain implants like those being developed by Elon Musk's Neuralink are becoming the latest friction point in the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry in the life sciences. Why it matters: The devices are bringing new hope to patients with strokes, Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. And tech billionaires have fueled advances by pouring billions into biotech startups focused on linkin…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the Trump administration's voluntary review of the company's forthcoming Astra model a "productive process" and said that closer engagement with government officials around the world will matter more as AI capabilities advance. Why it matters: OpenAI is close to releasing Astra, the first model designated at its "critical" cyber capability level tha…
While companies promise they can help users monitor gut health, experts suggest that smart toilets provide little in the way of benefits to the average person.
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/presentations/instrumenting-scale/en/mediumimage/brian-martin-medium-1787812453109.jpg"/><p>Brian Martin discusses the real-world performance costs of metrics libraries and shares strategies for low-overhead, "fearless" instrumentation. Drawing from his work at IOP Systems, he explores atomic primitives, per-CPU sharding, lock-free histograms, and eBPF integration t…
Oil prices are heading back toward $100 a barrel, and, perhaps more crucially, the price of diesel fuel futures is now sitting at an all-time high. Why it matters: Investors are starting to recognize that higher oil prices from the Iran war aren't something they can continue to ignore. The big picture: Higher energy prices are showing up across the economy, driving up costs for companies, regular…
SAVE $100: As of Sept. 3, the Sonos Era 300 smart speaker is on sale for $379 in Amazon's Labor Day sale. That's $100 off its full price of $479. Opens in a new window Credit: Sonos Sonos Era 300 $379 at Amazon $479 Save $100 Get Deal Labor Day deals , particularly on Amazon , are going strong, with some excellent offers popping up ahead of the long weekend. Sonos speaker deals are among the many…
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database ; Chart: Noah Bressner/Axios People 65 and older now outnumber children ages 5 and younger worldwide for the first time in recorded history, according to a new report by the U.S. Census. Why it matters: A global plunge in fertility — demographers' term for the number of children being born — and increased longevity are creating a demographic inversi…
The best Sony Labor Day deals: Best headphones deal Sony XM5 $198 (save $201.99) Get Deal Best TV deal Sony 100-inch Bravia 3 $1998 (save $1101.99) Get Deal Best speaker deal Sony ULT Field 3 $138 (save $71.99) Get Deal Sony is making a splash ahead of Labor Day , with discounts across headphones, TVs , speakers , and other tech at Amazon. If you've had your eye on a pair of noise-canceling headph…
EXIT GLACIER, Alaska — America's 49th state is a study in contrasts: Rapidly melting glaciers like this one attract tourists, while the oil industry underpinning its economy is getting a fresh boost from Washington after decades of decline. Why it matters: Few places put the causes and consequences of global warming in such proximity, making Alaska a vivid window into the world's reliance on fossi…
Children have told England's Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, that the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) "has made absolutely no difference" to their ability to access harmful content online. More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change th…
The best deals in Jackery's Labor Day sale: Best entry-level home backup Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 $1,649 (save $190) Get Deal Best for all-around home backup Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus + SolarSaga 500 X $2,459 (save $270) Get Deal Best for heavy-duty appliances Jackery Solar Generator 5000 Plus $3,149 (save $350) Get Deal Power outages have a nasty habit of showing up when you least want th…
TL;DR: Pay $42.97 once for lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams Basic, and OneNote on one Mac. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime License $42.97 $219 Save $176.03 Get Deal Subscriptions have their place, but productivity software doesn’t really need to be one of them — especially when it’s somethin…
TL;DR: This Grade-A refurbished HP EliteBook combines an 11th-gen Core i7, 32GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for $389.99 (reg. $549.99). Opens in a new window Credit: HP HP Elitebook 830 G8 2020 (Refurbished) $389.99 $549.99 Save $160 Get Deal The HP EliteBook 830 G8 is the kind of laptop designed for actual workloads, not just looking productive on a coffee-shop table. This configuration…
Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu , Netflix , HBO Max , Disney+ , Apple TV , Prime Video , Shudder , Paramount+ , Peacock , and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer! SEE ALSO: 2026 fall TV preview: Every show you should know about Don't be overwhelmed…
We're busy covering all the best deals that are dropping over Labor Day weekend. We've lined up the best Apple deals , the best mattress deals , the best Home Depot deals , and so much more. But what about the hungry? Won't someone think about food? The good news for absolutely everyone is that many popular restaurant chains are launching limited-time deals over Labor Day weekend, meaning you can…