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Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That figure marks an eightfold increase since 2020.The FTC said Americans reported losing $1.1 billion last year to investment scams that started on social media. These often began with a post or ad offering a program that claimed to help people learn how to invest. More than 40 percent of Americans who lost money through a social media scam last year blamed shopping-related ads, many of which took them to “unfamiliar websites,” the FTC said. The agency also highlighted…

Elon Musk and Sam Altman appeared in a federal courtroom together for the first time on Tuesday as they fight over OpenAI’s decade-long evolution and what it means for the company’s future.The trial in Musk’s lawsuit against Altman could result in financial damages and, more significantly, governance changes at OpenAI that may complicate its plans for an initial public offering as soon as this year.As the first witness on the stand, Musk immediately sought to frame his case as more than just about OpenAI. Siding with Altman “will give license to looting every charity in America” and shake the “entire…

A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. A “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory could explain what the hundreds or potentially thousands of these objects are. A paper describing the results published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Shortly after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope started its science observations, reports of a new class of mysterious objects emerged. Astronomers found small, red objects about 12 billion light-years from Earth or farther, which became known as “little…

You ever think about how, unlike Mario, humans only have one life and eventually will be consigned back to the earth, never to rise, run, and jump again? Hey, me too! And I’ve got some great news—whenever you and I happen to descend that eternal Warp Pipe into oblivion, we can do so in style. Mario style. Check this out: This comes from Bignotto (via Voxel), a Brazilian urn and coffin manufacturer with an…enthusiastic…social media presence that it’s currently using to advertise Mario-themed coffins. They are uncomplicated things: red, green, or pink, with an interchangeable emblem that can be attached…

Apple reportedly plans to fix bugs and expand the capabilities of Apple Intelligence with the release of iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 year, and it seems like tweaks to the company’s AI could go beyond a more functional version of its Siri assistant. Bloomberg reports that this year’s software updates will also include new AI-powered photo editing tools that will let users change things like the background and framing of images, too.You can currently use the Photos app across Apple’s operating systems to adjust things like saturation and contrast, apply filters, crop photos or use AI to remove…

Of all the gay hookup apps Brennan Zubrick uses, Sniffies, a cruising app for men interested in discreet sex-positive casual encounters with other men, is by far his favorite. Some of the most popular kinks among members on the platform include edging, cum play, and BDSM. “I overwhelmingly prefer the experience I get and the community I can access,” he tells WIRED. But Zubrick, who is 40 and based in Washington DC, has a bad feeling that could soon change.Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group announced on Monday an investment of $100 million into Sniffies. The deal gives Match…

Texas Instruments graphing calculators have helped many a student with algebra, pre-calculus and upside-down anatomical slang. Now, the company is back with an upgrade for the modern world, the TI-84 Evo. The new device lets you get your math on with a faster processor, a new icon-based home screen and a redesigned keypad.TI is marketing it as something akin to the Light Phone of calculators. Unlike calculator apps on phones or computers, the “distraction-free” TI-84 Evo is a single-purpose device “designed to do one thing exceptionally well — math.” Without notifications, social media apps or even Wi-Fi, there’s less to…

There’s no sign reading “home sweet home” in the hangar where the X‑59 now sits, but the sentiment is unmistakable among those tending to the quiet supersonic aircraft. Located at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, the X-59 hangar was built in 1968 but looks like new thanks to a full renovation and modernization. While the X-59 was being assembled in Palmdale, California, workers at NASA Armstrong gutted the hangar, adding new electrical wiring, a fire suppression system, office space, air conditioning, and other safety features. “The whole team is incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished in preparing…

It’s been nearly a year since Rockstar Games released a trailer for its upcoming open-world game, Grand Theft Auto 6. And fans are getting restless and starting to do what GTA fans do best: Speculate, investigate, and then connect dots to convince themselves something is about to happen. This time, fans think the third trailer for GTA 6 is arriving soon. And you know what, they might be right this time! Over the last two weeks or so, a growing number of Grand Theft Auto fans began claiming or suggesting that the next trailer will arrive either in the final…

The UK’s Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA) was established in 2023 with the goal of pursuing “high-risk, high-reward” moonshots in sectors ranging from bolstering food security to new ways of ramping up human immunity.With more than £1 billion (about $1.3 billion) worth of government funding earmarked between now and 2030, one of ARIA’s most ambitious programs is a £69 million initiative that aims to develop more tailored ways of modulating the human brain. The hope is to eventually address an entire range of disorders, from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s.Reports have previously estimated that this suite of neurological conditions costs the…