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CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gen...

The global satellite internet service appears to be back up and running after a "failure of key internal software services that operate the core network" was repaired.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) detected three rocky planets around the M-dwarf L 98-59 in 2019. While two are expected to be hot, rocky worlds, the third could be covered by a global ocean. A fourth ...

The Silicon Valley chip company, which has been struggling, quantified the job cuts it is making as it seeks to turn its business around.

Intel said Thursday that the company's next big CPU bet, Panther Lake, remains on track to begin shipping this year, and the supporting 18A manufacturing process has already entered production. However, Intel plans to en...

The Terminal app can now run full graphical Linux apps in the latest Android Canary build

I get a lot of odd pitches in my inbox, but "9V battery-flavored corn chips" still stopped me in my tracks. My mind was ringing with questions (What? Who? Why!?!), but most importantly: What are they going to taste like?...

Google has announced that it has signed a global commercial partnership with Milan-based startup Energy Dome and has also invested in its long duration energy storage (LDES) tech for renewable energy. The deal, its first...

Russian aerospace and defense industries have become the target of a cyber espionage campaign that delivers a backdoor called EAGLET to facilitate data exfiltration. The activity, dubbed Operation CargoTalon, has been as...

The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, KQED reported. The designation was mad...

Despite the law some remain sceptical about the effectiveness of porn age checks.

One of the main reasons for the soaring camera prices is tariffs. We have seen a minimum hike of at least 6%, with some companies keeping the number at 10%. While there have been a few exceptions of much higher tariffs, ...

Blender is working on a native iPad version of its popular 3D creation suite, with the goal of delivering a complete multitouch experience tailored to artists who rely on tablets. A current mockup of the potential Blende...

Learn how sweat emerges from the skin, a process that has important implications for human health, textiles, and technology.

In our polls on which shade you like the most, one color split opinion, but there was also an outright winner.

Apple is overhauling how it assigns age ratings to apps and games on the App Store, introducing new tiers and stricter requirements for developers. The change ties directly to the company's upcoming expansion of family a...

Creator Robert Kirkman spoke to io9 about the 2026 fighting game based on the hit comic turned TV series.

Learn about the migration routes that ancient humans took when traveling out of Africa and how rising sea levels may have sunk an Egyptian city.

A new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens in 2023 and 2024.

The electric car maker informed California that it will operate a limited public taxi service. But it's not legally allowed to do this with self-driving cars.

Chipzilla hopes it can pull an Altera with its NEX division, and is now looking for buyers Intel isn't just laying off employees and closing plants in a bid to cut costs - it's also reportedly planning to get rid of its ...

When Sony announced the a7CR in August 2023 alongside the a7C II, the compact high-res a7CR flew a bit under the radar. With the shock announcement of the highly anticipated RX1R III fixed-lens premium compact camera, th...