Judge Arun Subramanian said he feared jurors might grow uneasy over the weekend and drop off the panel before the trial begins on Monday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/arts/music/diddy-sean-combs-jury-delayed.html
The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/well/pap-smear-at-home-alternative-cervical.html
Two men were found guilty Friday of felling the famous tree in northern England, bringing some closure to a baffling crime that had saddened and mystified the nation.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/europe/sycamore-gap-tree-verdict.html
JBL’s top wireless headphones match powerful noise canceling with tons of extras.https://www.wired.com/review/jbl-tour-one-m3-smart-tx/
The third iteration of the essential grab-and-go AC unit has more power, but it’s heavier and significantly pricier.https://www.wired.com/review/zero-breeze-mark-3-portable-air-conditioner/
The Choose Europe for Science program will invest more than half a billion dollars between 2025 and 2027 to recruit researchers and scientists—especially from the United States.https://www.wired.com/story/us-cuts-scientific-talent-europe/
In a rare moment of global consensus, AI researchers from the US, Europe, and Asia came together in Singapore to form a plan for researching AI risks.https://www.wired.com/story/singapore-ai-safety-global-consensus/
Donald Trump has proposed launching a “gold card” program offering US residency for $5 million. Elon Musk’s DOGE has begun rolling out the technology to enable it.https://www.wired.com/story/doge-trump-gold-visa-program-immigration/
CBP says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-confirms-telemessage-use/
Stratolaunch completed two flights of its autonomous Talon-A2 rocket plane earlier this year, as the US aims to gain ground in its race for hypersonic supremacy with China.https://www.wired.com/story/the-company-with-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-now-has-a-hypersonic-rocket-plane/
High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.https://www.wired.com/story/openai-fda-doge-ai-drug-evaluation/
Panasonic’s updated S1R is one of the best all-around full-frame cameras on the market.https://www.wired.com/review/panasonic-s1rii-mirrorless-camera/
This compact, hybrid machine can morph into a walking pad, treadmill, or standing desk for small office spaces.https://www.wired.com/review/lifesmart-tm2202-3-in-1-treadmill/
Witold Pilecki smuggled reports about Germany's war crimes to the Allies, urging them to stop the atrocities at Auschwitz by bombing the camp. But his warnings went unheededhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-daring-polish-resistance-fighter-who-volunteered-to-be-sent-to-auschwitz-so-he-could-sabotage-the-nazi-death-camp-from-the-inside-180986559/
At Grand Teton National Park, officials have placed handmade look-alikes in a field south of the runway to encourage greater sage-grouse to relocatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/threatened-birds-are-trying-to-mate-near-a-hazardous-airport-in-wyoming-can-papier-mache-decoys-lure-them-to-safety-180986587/
Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 percent of all elements heavier than iron in the Milky Wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astrophysicists-track-down-the-mysterious-cosmic-origins-of-gold-and-other-heavy-metals-in-our-galaxy-180986584/
Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, whose family kept it for generationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-ornate-sword-that-napoleon-commissioned-during-his-rise-to-power-is-heading-to-auction-180986556/
A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children's literature ranging from the mid-20th century to the present dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-imaginative-illustrations-on-the-endpapers-of-childrens-books-like-the-world-of-pooh-and-blueberries-for-sal-180986574/
Amid fears of further escalation, Pakistan said it shot down 12 drones overnight, while India said it targeted an air defense system in Lahore.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/08/india-pakistan-attack-response/
President Nayib Bukele’s government has poured millions of dollars into developing El Salvador’s coast. U.S. travelers might be more familiar with the CECOT prison.https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/05/08/el-salvador-surfing-tourism-prison-complex/