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SECURITY

What the Huge AWS Outage Reveals About the Internet

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN | 2-MINUTE READ

Amazon Web Services experienced DNS resolution issues on Monday morning, taking down wide swaths of the web—and highlighting a long-standing weakness in the internet's infrastructure.

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 05: Google's New York office is shown in lower Manhattan on March 5, 2018 in New York City. Published reports say that the tech giant is close to a reaching a $2.4 billion deal to buy the landmark Chelsea Market building. The building, a block-long former Nabisco factory that is named after its ground-floor gourmet food mall, sits directly across from Google's current New York City headquarters in the Meatpacking District. If the sale goes through, it would be one of the most expensive real estate transactions for a single building in New York City history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

BUSINESS

Google Has a Bedbug Infestation in Its New York Offices

BY ZOË SCHIFFER | 1-MINUTE READ

Employees at Google’s Chelsea office were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

SECURITY

What to Know About the Shocking Louvre Jewelry Heist

BY PAOLO ARMELLI | 2-MINUTE READ

In just seven minutes, the thieves took off with crown jewels containing with thousands of diamonds along with other precious gems.

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UNCANNY VALLEY

Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers

BY ZOË SCHIFFER AND JAKE LAHUT | 16-MINUTE READ

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week, including security concerns from satellites leaking sensitive data and the experiences of undeterred Cybertruck owners.

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PAID POST

What Happens if the Internet Goes Dark?

“A gripping look at the hidden infrastructure that binds the modern world—and the chaos that follows when it snaps.”—Kirkus Reviews

An United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from San Francisco with high rises in the background on April 8, 2025 in San Diego, California.

SCIENCE

Mystery Object From ‘Space’ Strikes United Airlines Flight Over Utah

BY ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA | 1-MINUTE READ

Government investigators are gathering data to confirm what exactly cracked the windshield of a 737 Max aircraft at above 30,000 feet.

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Ahu Tongariki is the largest site of moai in a row. They have been restored into the upright position twice, once after marauding tribes felled them and once after a tsunami.

SCIENCE

Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand

BY RITSUKO KAWAI | 2-MINUTE READ

An archaeological mystery gets one step closer to being solved.

EDUCATION

AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study

BY SOFIA BARNETT | 3-MINUTE READ

A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that blend computing with analysis, interpretation, and data.

GEAR

These Skullcandy Earbuds Are Discounted Up to Nearly $50 Off

BY BRAD BOURQUE | 1-MINUTE READ

The Method 360 ANC have great active noise canceling and a case built for clumsy folks like me.