Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran

The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week. | Continue reading


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After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves

Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective. | Continue reading


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Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series is actually going to be made

The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though. | Continue reading


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Max needs higher prices, more ads to help support WBD’s flailing businesses

WBD chief hopeful that Trump administration could enable more streaming M&As. | Continue reading


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Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency

Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. | Continue reading


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Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

Nobody loses games they already bought, but the clock is ticking. | Continue reading


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Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. | Continue reading


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Secondhand EVs will flood the market in 2026, JD Power says

Used EV supply is set to grow by 230% as 215,000 cars come off lease. | Continue reading


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What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special?

It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball. | Continue reading


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Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed

Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! | Continue reading


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Mercedes-Benz previews next CLA, breaks EV distance record in testing

A CLA covered 2,309 miles in 24 hours in testing. | Continue reading


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ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million

Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment. | Continue reading


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Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation

It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate. | Continue reading


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Review: M4 and M4 Pro Mac minis are probably Apple’s best Mac minis ever

First Mac mini redesign in almost 15 years highlights how good the insides are. | Continue reading


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Thoughts on the M4 iMac, and making peace with the death of the 27-inch model

The 16GB RAM upgrade is one of many welcome, if incremental, improvements. | Continue reading


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Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers

Demand for observing time on Webb outpaces supply by a factor of nine. | Continue reading


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For fame or a death wish? Kids’ TikTok challenge injuries stump psychiatrists

As clinicians see more TikTok challenge injuries, explaining them is often hard. | Continue reading


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Fate of Google’s search empire could rest in Trump’s hands

Trump may sway DOJ away from breaking up Google. | Continue reading


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Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory

Trump plans to repeal Biden's 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports. | Continue reading


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The Ars redesign is out. Experience its ad-free glory for just $25/year.

No better moment than now. | Continue reading


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The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks

Starship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible. | Continue reading


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Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance

European Commission looks into alleged exclusivity, pricing, and patent demands. | Continue reading


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Trump’s 60% tariffs could push China to hobble tech industry growth

Tech industry urges more diplomacy as it faces Trump’s proposed sweeping tariffs. | Continue reading


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Trump’s election win spells bad news for the auto industry

As a candidate, Donald Trump had no love for EVs or foreign imports. | Continue reading


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The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good

For $700, I was hoping for a much larger leap in visual impact. | Continue reading


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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will play original Switch games

"More software has been played on Nintendo Switch than on any other Nintendo hardware." | Continue reading


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“Havard”-trained spa owner injected clients with bogus Botox, prosecutors say

Woman claims to have a degree from "Havard" and be licensed by the "Estate Board." | Continue reading


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Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase

Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks. | Continue reading


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RTO mandate was attempt at thwarting Grindr workers unionizing: US labor board

80 out of 120 workers trying to unionize reportedly quit due to RTO mandate. | Continue reading


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Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier. | Continue reading


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Endurance tells story of two expeditions, centuries apart

New NatGeo documentary was directed by the same duo who brought us the Oscar-winning Free Solo. | Continue reading


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Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds

FTC has estimated that a large chunk of gift card scams target Google Play users. | Continue reading


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NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites

"A satellite is always coming over an area within a given reasonable amount of time." | Continue reading


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Kia says its new EV camper concept is the “ideal escape pod”

Kia has given an electric SUV and an EV van the off-road treatment. | Continue reading


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Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.

Universal sues Believe, a music distributor in over 50 countries. | Continue reading


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Driving the biggest, least-efficient electric car: The Hummer EV SUV

Here's what I learned daily-driving the gargantuan electric vehicle. | Continue reading


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After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks

Typically, most of the ISS propulsion comes from the Russian segment of the space station. | Continue reading


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Boeing strike ends after workers vote to accept “life-changing” wage increase

Workers vow to restore Boeing's iconic legacy as costly strike ends. | Continue reading


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Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy a hyper-stylized shot of adrenaline

It's a little rogue-lite, it's a bit '90s arcade, and it's surprisingly deep. | Continue reading


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Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines

These are not the the developer tools you think they are. | Continue reading


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Drugmaker shut down after black schmutz found in injectable weight-loss drug

The warning comes amid a legal war over compounded weight-loss drugs. | Continue reading


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Facebook, Nvidia push SCOTUS to limit “nuisance” investor suits after scandals

Facebook, Nvidia ask SCOTUS to narrow legal paths to retrieve investor losses. | Continue reading


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New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright

Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again. | Continue reading


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Researchers spot black hole feeding at 40x its theoretical limit

Similar feeding events could explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes. | Continue reading


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The Trek Checkpoint SL 7 AXS Gen 3 may be the perfect gravel bike

Trek's updated adventure-focused gravel bike is fun no matter where you ride it. | Continue reading


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Guy makes “dodgy e-bike” from 130 used vapes to make point about e-waste

Most one-use vape batteries are actually rechargeable, and this guy has proof. | Continue reading


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What this 500-year-old shipwreck can tell us about how we age

Raman spectroscopy of 12 collarbones suggests most crew members were right-handed. | Continue reading


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