The Hacking Lawsuit Looming Over Truth Social

William Turton

The founding CEO of DWAC has accused his former assistant of hacking into his accounts as part of a “coup d’état,” the latest legal mess for Truth Social.

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Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways

David Cox

H5N1 has infected cattle across the US and jumped from a mammal to a human for the first time. Experts fear it may someday evolve to spread among humans.

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San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Three 5.25-inch floppy disks help keep Muni running every morning. A tech upgrade could take until 2030.

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The Best Record-Breaking Timepieces From the World’s Biggest Watch Show

Jeremy White and Tim Barber

The 2024 Watches and Wonders event featured a timepiece as thick as a 25-cent coin, one accurate for 45 millions years, and another with a carbon-sucking case.

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What’s the Best Place to Watch the Solar Eclipse? This Simulator Can Help You Plan

Elissaveta M. Brandon

On April 8, 2024, the biggest astronomical event of the year will happen in the sky over North America. A retired mathematician has created a web tool to help you find the ideal vantage point.

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DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers

Matt Burgess

Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.

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