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The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary

Scott K. Johnson • June 8, 2026 It feels like there’s no escaping AI right now, whether you’re trying to type a sentence without being interrupted by a digital “assistant” or struggling to find a new refrigerator that doesn’t require a Wi-Fi connection for some reason. You’d be forgiven for wondering if we’re in the

“Chat is dead”: OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT

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Cristina Criddle, Financial Times • June 8, 2026 OpenAI is preparing the biggest overhaul of ChatGPT since its launch kicked off the AI boom, as the $850 billion group hunts for new engines of growth ahead of a planned listing this year. The company intends to transform the chatbot into a “superapp” that combines coding

Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US

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Jonathan M. Gitlin • June 8, 2026 It’s an election year, and that means politicians are putting in extra work to pander to special interest groups they think will help them cross the finish line. If you’re looking to be elected in Michigan, there aren’t many interests more special than the automotive industry, and a

A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record

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Eric Berger • June 8, 2026 A little more than five years ago, a shiny white Falcon 9 rocket made its debut flight, boosting a Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Over the next year, it would launch a pair of astronaut missions and a handful of commercial spacecraft. But since then, this

F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying

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Jonathan M. Gitlin • June 8, 2026 Formula 1 held its annual race on the streets of Monte Carlo this past weekend. The event predates the sport—the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 on a layout that isn’t too different from the one used today. Over the years, the buildings have changed, crash

Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene

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Ashley Belanger • June 8, 2026 A San Diego police department is facing a lawsuit after jailing a man for a month based on a Flock camera alert that cops allegedly should have known, based on the timestamp, did not depict the car that they were looking for. Last November, Hugo Parra was arrested on

Apple’s iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement

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Andrew Cunningham • June 8, 2026 Apple has taken the wraps off of its next-generation operating system updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference today, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate. And while the long-awaited Siri AI update is the headliner, Apple also emphasized its efforts to optimize its software, improving its

For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

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Dan Goodin • June 8, 2026 Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI coding agents. In all, multiple researchers said, 73 packages were flagged as malicious when automated systems on GitHub blocked them on

Your empty cuppa could capture carbon

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Scott K. Johnson • June 8, 2026 Humanity has littered the sky with the refuse of fossil fuel use, releasing enough CO2 to change the planet’s climate. We are also chucking incredible sums of carbon in the form of plastics into landfills and into the environment around (and inside of) us. What if cleaning up

Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

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Ryan Whitwam • June 8, 2026 Google’s NotebookLM was one of the company’s first forays into generative AI technology, and in un-Googley fashion, it hasn’t been shut down yet. In fact, NotebookLM is getting one of its biggest updates, ever, today, moving to the latest Gemini 3.5 model, support for more file types, and streamlined