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The Fridge-Hacking Spree Is an Internet-of-Things Wake-Up Call
Welcome to Kernel Panic, a weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess from inside the new world of privacy and digital security. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up here. Amid an onslaught of AI vulnerability discovery and AI-assisted hacking, some of the most consequential critical infrastructure attacks this…
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Great America, the Bay Area’s premier theme park, is closing for good. Here’s when
Great America, the beloved hometown theme park for generations of Northern Californians, has announced there will be one more season of roller coasters and funnel cakes before the gates close for good. The Santa Clara theme park’s final day of operation will be next Labor Day, ending a 51-year run as an attraction once seen…
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How Democrats can make good on their new mandate
The midterm elections were great for Democrats everywhere, but some triumphed even more decisively than others: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, for example, cruised to reelection with roughly 63 percent of the vote. Voters pushed Republicans out — and kept Democrats like Moore in power — in part because of their concerns over a handful of…
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Orbiter Detects Signs of Activity on Mars
While many scientists have long held that Mars is “geologically dead” inside, new research is adding to the growing body of evidence to the contrary. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Science Advances, an international team of researchers examined data collected by the European and Russian ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter in…
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Trump’s new chief bigot has a plan to burn everything down
Anyone wondering how Trump will respond to the biggest repudiation a modern U.S. president has ever received from American voters need wonder no longer. Today, Trump announced that Stephen Miller would become his chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. In a Truth Social post, Trump called Miller one of his “most trusted” advisers and said…
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Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio found dead at 52 as actress wife pens heartbreaking tribute
Sebastián Lelio, the Oscar-winning Chilean director behind “A Fantastic Woman,” has died at 52. The writer and director succumbed to “health complications,” his longtime partner said Friday. Chilean director Sebastián Lelio has died at 52. Getty Images Officers from Chile’s Investigative Police and Carabineros enter the home of filmmaker Sebastian Lelio in Santiago, Chile, Friday.…
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Another Trump Cabinet official caught using taxpayer funds for partisan video: report
Government watchdog groups say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth likely broke federal law by having Pentagon staff and taxpayer-funded resources produce a self-promotional video attacking Democrats as he fights to keep his job, The Washington Post reported Friday. The roughly six-minute video, recorded outside the Pentagon, went up on social media Thursday as part of what…
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California’s El Pollo Loco says it’s found a sweet spot for concerned consumers
El Pollo Loco is riding a wave of momentum as it opens new restaurants and sits in a sweet spot for cost-conscious consumers. The Costa Mesa-based chain’s flame-grilled chicken is considered by many to be a step above fast food offerings from giants like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, but still costs less than pricier options such…
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You’re going to hate shopping in an AI economy
When was the last time you had to call customer support with a problem? Can you remember how it went? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is “probably not very well.” And that may be understating it: As of 2025, according to the “National Customer Rage Survey” — yes, it’s a real thing —…
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‘He exploded’: Trump reportedly berated Wiles in front of staff amid plot to ‘deceive’ him
Donald Trump reportedly screamed at Susie Wiles during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday, after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress. She resigned as White House chief of staff hours later, and a new report says she had been planning a Camp David gathering meant to keep herself in power. Four sources familiar with the…