News Hair dryer explodes in woman's hand. Police investigate foul play Ellsworth Toohey

Business Amazon told to stop selling kids' school supplies that contain over 80 times the legal limit of lead Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Gadgets Get 10TB of cloud storage for life for $270 during Deal Days Boing Boing's Shop

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

Technology Congressman wants AI out of kids' toys after chatbots got weird with children Mark Frauenfelder

History Faber Birren painted his bedroom red to see if it would drive him mad, then designed the colors of the nuclear age Ellsworth Toohey

law Meta and YouTube found negligent in social media addiction trial Rob Beschizza

Science Three states might be expanding access to raw milk, science and public health be damned! Jennifer Sandlin

anti-vax Vaccines are free. Measles now costs $1.5 billion a year Jason Weisberger

LA Metro wants you to "Ride the D" Jason Weisberger

politics Anthropic says no to Pentagon demand for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons Rob Beschizza

Science Chemist James Schlatter licked powder off his finger in 1965, accidentally discovering aspartame. Gail Sherman

surveillance state Normalizing surveillance under the banner of helping lost pets Jason Weisberger

music The world's loudest whistle Rob Beschizza

politics Practical tips on filming immigration and law enforcement Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Cyber crime is up — fortify your Mac for 44% off with Moonlock Boing Boing's Shop

xai Hegseth places all bets on Grok, the AI with a troubling record of saying the quiet part out loud Jason Weisberger

mistakes CSAM on X is a choice, says politician who wanted to ban web browsers over anonymous porn Rob Beschizza

Lawsuit: no rib meat in McRib Rob Beschizza

AI Florida school locked down after AI weapon detector mistakes clarinet for gun Rob Beschizza