New York Police Department officers give away and sell so-called "courtesy cards" that can be flashed to other cops like them to get out of traffic stops, arrests and other… Read the rest of the article: Cop who refused to honor the "get out of jail" cards that NYPD officers sell wins $175k settlement after retaliation

He helped railroad company Norfolk Southern avoid significant consequences for a derailment, but now his career is off the tracks: CEO Alan Shaw was fired this week over a relationship… Read the rest of the article: CEO of Norfolk Southern fired over "consensual" relationship with subordinate

Though there's no chance of Republicans changing their ticket before November's election, the former president faces a worse fate than the current one's impending retirement: hundreds of millions of dollars… Read the rest of the article: DJT shares sink after debate disaster

Sony has announced the PlayStation 5 Pro, the latest model of its gaming and home entertainment platform. Get ready to fork out for it, too: it'll be $700 when it… Read the rest of the article: Playstation 5 Pro will be $700

Chinese manufacturer Huawei is first to market with a trifold phone, the Mate XT. With two folds, it transforms from a smartphone into a 10.2-inch tablet. The pricing is stiff… Read the rest of the article: Trifold phone announced by Huawei

Two supermassive black holes spotted by NASA telescopes are only 300 light years apart—unnervingly close in galactic terms. The celestial drainholes registered as spikes of bright light and were then… Read the rest of the article: Supermassive black holes only 300 light years apart

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivered the strong performance that Democrats had hoped to see at last night's ABC News presidential debate, leaving her opponent angry, defensive and unable to resist… Read the rest of the article: Commanding debate performance hands Kamala Harris the club

Signing her post as "Childless Cat Lady," pop star Taylor Swift last night endorsed Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for president and vice president in November's general election. I… Read the rest of the article: Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president

After a childhood spent in arcades or bouncing off complicated text-heavy 8-bit games at home, I was amazed by The Lost Patrol on my new 16-bit machine. A simple yet… Read the rest of the article: Fantastic cover of the theme from 16-bit classic The Lost Patrol

He's disliked in the business, especially by conservatives. Everyone's doing the best they can, working to well-established norms and against growing headwinds. We stage our minds, our means and the… Read the rest of the article: With apologies, it is overwhelmingly in the media's interest that Trump wins

I dare you to turn up to a job interview, church, sentencing, etc., in this. When they say something, feign ignorance and say, defensively, that it's just a playful design… Read the rest of the article: Sonic the Hedgehog suit, pants and tie

Multispectral imaging (previously at Boing Boing) exposes paintings and other artifacts to specific wavelengths of radiation in hopes of revealing secrets—hidden paintings under finished works, for example, or the ghosts… Read the rest of the article: Multispectral imaging of the Voynich Manuscript

Europa Clipper will head to the Saturnian moon next month, weather permitting, and examine it for potential habitability—if not by us then some form of life. CNN reports on the… Read the rest of the article: Europa probe to search for habitable environments. No landing will be attempted.

At Techdirt, Karl Bode reports on efforts to get the Federal Trade Commission to do something about companies that ruin hardware with software updates. Some will remove features or limit… Read the rest of the article: FTC urged to stop companies paywalling hardware you already bought

The Inspelning smart outlet tracks power use and can be turned on and off with a remote control or Ikea's app—and is just $11.99. I've wanted to grab a few… Read the rest of the article: Ikea has a $12 smart outlet that tracks power use

Jeremiah Fufeyin heads an evangelical church in Nigeria and runs a standard televangelist grift. Authorities there have had enough, warning that the "miracle healing water" that Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry… Read the rest of the article: Nigerians warned not to buy nostrums from televangelist

New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu was among those who helped save the life of Christian Moreno, who choked on a roll at his first competitive eating contest. Sununu attempted the… Read the rest of the article: New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu helps save man choking on lobster roll at seafood-eating contest

A Detroit teen was arrested after authorities intercepted gun parts on the way to their home and found a 3D-printing rig and several "ghost" guns produced by it. Printing guns… Read the rest of the article: Teen arrested after 3D-printing guns

James Earl Jones, famed for his deep, powerful voice and commanding screen presence, is dead at 93. Deadline reports that he died at his home in Dutchess County, New York.… Read the rest of the article: James Earl Jones dead at 93

The iPhone 16 series, with Plus, Pro and Pro Max editions alongside the base model, were announced today by Apple. Top of the bullet list are a new A18 processor,… Read the rest of the article: iPhone 16 pinker than ever