The right way to run an internet speed tests (and how to use the results for faster Wi-Fi)

After a decade testing PCs, routers, and networks, I know what really slows things down - and how to optimize your connection.
Tobacco Control

Nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamine exposure among youth in England who smoke cigarettes and/or vape

Significance Compared with adults who smoke cigarettes, adults who vape nicotine are exposed to similar levels of nicotine ...

Years-old bugs in open source tool left every major cloud open to disruption

It's been around for 14 years, and at least one of the newly disclosed bugs, a path-traversal flaw now tracked as CVE 2025-12972, has left cloud environments vulnerable for more than 8 years, ...

The fallout of Epstein’s crimes spans the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost

The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elite people and institutions that chose to get involved, cover it up — or ...
Newsweek

Epstein’s Brother Claims Files Are ‘Santized,’ FBI Boosts Security: Report

Mark Epstein, the brother of convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, has raised the alarm over potential tampering with the Epstein files, prompting the FBI to bolster security at the ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License

There was a copy of the predecessor "Dungeon" on a Caltech PDP-11 that someone had modified to take place in the arroyo behind JPL. My father would bring home an accoustic-coupled terminal, and I'd go ...
Politico

Senate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump’s desk

The Senate moved swiftly to approve legislation Tuesday forcing the Justice Department to release more information about the case it built against the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — ...
The Independent

Trump’s closest advisors fear that even Epstein files releases won’t quash interest in the scandal: report

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
TechCrunch

Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

Google is updating NotebookLM, its AI note-taking and research assistant, with a new tool to help users simplify complex research, along with support for additional file types. The service is rolling ...
MassLive

NFL files grievance to stop NFLPA from releasing annual report cards

The NFL doesn’t want its Players Association to continue sending out annual report cards for all 32 teams, according to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. Documents obtained by ESPN reveal ...
CNN

Exclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files

The House effort to compel the release of the files, should it pass, would still have to pass the GOP-led Senate and be signed into law by Trump, who has derided the effort. This story has been ...