Here’s a roundup of all the news about a new law requiring parent company ByteDance to sell off its platform.

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, in which billionaire Jared Isaacman and three other crew members traveled to space in a Crew Dragon, has made headlines for including the first-ever private spacewalk. While the flight has been hailed as historic for that reason, Isaaman has said that the trip is not merely for fun but is making contributions to science as well. The research in the Polaris program, planned to be three flights, is particularly focused on human health and the effects of spaceflight on the body. The current mission will be studied by Baylor College of Medicine, with the astronauts giving blood and going through extensive biomedical testing both before and after the flight. But what sets the Polaris Dawn mission apart is its...

Apple’s new sleep apnea detection feature has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration — and Watch Series 9 or Watch Ultra 2 owners can use it starting today. Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes people to suddenly stop breathing during sleep. The new feature, which is rolling out as part of the watchOS 11 update, will use the Apple Watch’s accelerometer to detect small wrist movements linked with breathing disturbances during sleep. Apple will then use this information to alert users of possible moderate to severe sleep apnea. You can find and track the new “breathing disturbances” metric in the Health app, where you can also download data to share it with a doctor. Apple says its sleep...

Lightbulbs and electronics defined a century of Royal Philips. Can AI and healthcare define its next era?

We now know why some blood is missing a key antigen—leading to the creation of a new blood-grouping system. Experts believe even more discoveries are on the way.

Expect news about Stranger Things, Arcane, Squid Game, and plenty more.

Netflix is set to stream the documentary about the alter ego of a dying World of Warcraft player after its Sundance debut earlier this year.

Apple has refreshed its cheapest wireless earbuds and split features into two models. The AirPods 4 raise more questions than answers.

The incoming holiday season has some reliable signs, with Christmas songs on the radio, football back on television, and Nintendo Switch bundles with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. If you somehow have avoided the convertible console so far, then this is your chance to get not only the system but also a complimentary subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. Since we know that the Switch 2 will be announced soon, Nintendo has improved the offer over last year’s bundle by including the Switch OLED as an option and packing in 12 months of the online service for free instead of three. The Mario Kart 8 pack-in is in the form of a digital code, so that’s worth noting if you demand physical media. But otherwise,...

We’re getting iOS 18 alongside iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia. If you’re hoping to see Apple Intelligence on iPhone 15 or iPhone 16, you’ll need to wait.