Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." | Continue reading


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My dead father is “writing” me notes again

A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it. | Continue reading


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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months. | Continue reading


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Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead

"Select Play Partners" can block unofficial installation of their apps. | Continue reading


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Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris

Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." | Continue reading


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In abortion ban states, sterilization spiked after Dobbs and kept climbing

Sterilizations spike with abortion bans and declining access to care and contraception. | Continue reading


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Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos

We took a close look at the 23 most serious Waymo crashes. | Continue reading


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The PS5 Pro brings the game console’s disc drive era to an end

Sony relegates physical game discs to a peripheral afterthought. | Continue reading


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Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse

Native American DNA in the genomes dates to roughly when Rapa Nui was settled. | Continue reading


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Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ

Google Ad Manager is key to ad tech monopoly, DOJ aims to prove. | Continue reading


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The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission

Get the manual while you can. | Continue reading


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The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return

"The final chapter on Starliner has not been written yet." | Continue reading


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Proposed underwater data center surprises regulators who hadn’t heard about it

Startup NetworkOcean wants to sink GPUs into San Francisco Bay. | Continue reading


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Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo. | Continue reading


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SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November

SpaceX blames the regulatory delay on "issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd." | Continue reading


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AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can’t undo, experts warn

Nevada’s plan to let AI rule on unemployment claims is risky, experts warn. | Continue reading


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“HAIL HOLY TERROR”: Two US citizens charged for running online “Terrorgram Collective”

White accelerationist terror meets social media. | Continue reading


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Woman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-up

After just 75 seconds of chewing, large drops of sweat ran down the woman's face. | Continue reading


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Huawei’s $2,800 trifold phone is a real thing it wants people to hold and use

"It’s a piece of work that everyone has thought of but never managed to create." | Continue reading


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X-ray footage shows how Japanese eels escape from a predator’s stomach

It took escaping eels 56 seconds on average to free themselves from death. | Continue reading


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“MNT Reform Next” combines open source hardware and usable performance

New design has sleeker profile, uses more RAM and better CPU than the original. | Continue reading


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Sony announces PS5 Pro, a $700 graphical upgrade available Nov. 7

New unit won't include a disc drive, but will improve frame rate in high-fidelity games. | Continue reading


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Satisfactory is officially released, officially a scary wonderful time sink

Even people with 1,000 hours in the game are still learning about it. | Continue reading


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Microsoft performs operations with multiple error-corrected qubits

Microsoft boosts error correction on Quantinuum machine, partners with Atom Computing. | Continue reading


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You can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Alibaba

Making diamonds is cheaper than ever, creating a weird problem: too many diamonds. | Continue reading


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Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes after losing final appeal

EU's top court also upholds €2.4 billion antitrust fine against Google. | Continue reading


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Driverless semis could be months away

I visited two startups working to bring driverless technology to long-haul trucking. | Continue reading


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Polaris Dawn takes to the skies, setting the stage for a daring private spacewalk

Weather had confounded the launch attempt for nearly two weeks. | Continue reading


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NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next month

After a four-month review, NASA says suspect transistors on Europa Clipper are good to go. | Continue reading


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Roblox announces AI tool for generating 3D game worlds from text

New AI feature aims to streamline game creation on popular online platform. | Continue reading


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DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial

Ad tech monopoly trial may hurt Google more than DOJ’s search case, experts say. | Continue reading


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These household brands want to redefine what counts as “recyclable”

51 companies were asked if they agreed with the proposed redefinition of “recyclable” plastic. | Continue reading


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Unlocked, loaded guns more common among parents who give kids firearm lessons

It's unknown if demonstrating responsible handling actually keeps kids safe. | Continue reading


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The Golden Age of offbeat Arctic research

The Cold War spawned some odd military projects that were doomed to fail. | Continue reading


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How did volcanism trigger climate change before the eruptions started?

New dating of a major ancient warming shows warming started before major eruptions. | Continue reading


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Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment

A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature. | Continue reading


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Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth

"We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager. | Continue reading


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Is accidentally stumbling across the unknown a key part of science?

A new book argues that our ignorance is so large, lucky discoveries are inevitable. | Continue reading


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Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact

The person recovered, and Missouri officials say risk to public is still low. | Continue reading


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NASA wants Starliner to make a quick getaway from the space station

Starliner is set to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico shortly after midnight. | Continue reading


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Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut

"We can’t take our foot off the pedal here." | Continue reading


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Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentials

Optical Character Recognition converts passwords shown in images to machine-readable text. | Continue reading


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Cops lure pedophiles with AI pics of teen girl. Ethical triumph or new disaster?

New Mexico sued Snapchat after using AI to reveal child safety risks. | Continue reading


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ADHD med shortages push DEA to up drug allotment by 23.5%

The DEA's quota increase is for Vyvanse and its generic forms. | Continue reading


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With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return

"China is likely to become the first country to return samples from Mars." | Continue reading


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Leaked Disney+ financials may shed light on recent price hike

Disney+ finally profitable but not making as much per subscriber as competition. | Continue reading


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Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US

Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions. | Continue reading


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Telegram is not an “anarchic paradise,” CEO Pavel Durov says after arrest

Durov: Telegram will do more to fight criminals who "abuse our platform." | Continue reading


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