The cheapest Tesla Cybertruck is $99,990; promised $60K model canceled

When the Cybertruck debuted in 2019 it was supposed to start at $39,900. | Continue reading


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NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation

Three of the managers on the Starliner mission had key roles on Columbia's ill-fated final flight. | Continue reading


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Push alerts from TikTok include fake news, expired tsunami warning

News-style notifications include false claims about Taylor Swift, other misleading info. | Continue reading


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The Witch’s Road might take everything in Agatha All Along D23 trailer

"The Witch's Road will give you the thing you want most... if you make it to the end." | Continue reading


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Jude Law’s Jedi befriends kids lost in space in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew trailer

The standalone series is set in the same time frame as The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. | Continue reading


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520-million-year-old larva fossil reveals the origins of arthropods

Early arthropod development illuminated by a microscopic fossil. | Continue reading


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Almost unfixable “Sinkclose” bug affects hundreds of millions of AMD chips

Worse-case scenario: "You basically have to throw your computer away." | Continue reading


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More than greenwashing? Sustainable aviation fuels struggle to take off

Alternative fuels are intended to reduce the carbon footprint of airlines. | Continue reading


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Infamous $30 Logitech F710 called out in $50M lawsuit over Titan sub implosion

Family of dead Titanic expert blasts "hip" electronics. | Continue reading


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Pass the mayo: Condiment could help improve fusion energy yields

Controlling a problematic instability could lead to cheaper internal fusion. | Continue reading


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AT&T rebuked over misleading ad for nonexistent satellite phone calling

AT&T reluctantly adds disclaimer: "Satellite calling is not currently available." | Continue reading


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Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans

Laptop farm gave the impression North Korean nationals were working from the US. | Continue reading


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People game AIs via game theory

They reject more of the AI's offers, probably to get it to be more generous. | Continue reading


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Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

This microcode fix can't be rolled out in a regular software update. | Continue reading


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Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

Nova Launcher feels the "massive" layoffs at the firm that acquired it in 2022. | Continue reading


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Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves

Samsung is currently offering free knob locks and covers to prevent fires. | Continue reading


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“Archeology” on the ISS helps identify what astronauts really need

Regular photography shows a tool shed and more isolated toilet would be appreciated. | Continue reading


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ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing

Woolf: "OpenAI just leaked the plot of Black Mirror's next season." | Continue reading


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Here’s what the electric Dodge Charger’s “Fratzonic exhaust” sounds like

Dodge wants to keep the aural spectacle even as it moves to electric propulsion. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk’s lawsuit over alleged X ad boycott “a very weak case,” professor says

Law is unfavorable to X, but Musk filed suit in potentially friendly Texas court. | Continue reading


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Ars asks: What was the last CD or DVD you burned?

With the demise of Apple's SuperDrive, we reminisce on our final homemade optical discs. | Continue reading


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This startup's plan makes me nauseous. As if the big problem in AI is compensating rentiers for their supposed losses due to AI apps. The information that news reports on does not belong to anyone. Bill Gross already has enough money. Instead, maybe he should find innovative ways … | Continue reading


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One startup’s plan to fix AI’s “shoplifting” problem

Algorithm will identify sources used by generative AI, compensate them for use. | Continue reading


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512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant”

It took $70 and 24 hours for Ryan Castellucci to gain access to 200 MW of capacity. | Continue reading


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US military tracks more than 300 pieces of debris from Chinese launch

After nearly every flight, the upper stage of this rocket breaks apart in orbit. | Continue reading


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Doom + Doom II is a great excuse to jump back into Hell, for free or for $10

Just how you remember it, but through a 4K, 120 fps accessible lens. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Archimedes engine sees first light, New Glenn making moves

"Coming soon: a full recovery rehearsal with our landing vessel." | Continue reading


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The 2024 Honda Prologue—a dependable but somewhat dull EV

Borrowing a GM platform means being stuck with some of GM's design decisions. | Continue reading


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Another death in nationwide outbreak that spurred massive meat recall

The outbreak tally has increased to 43 amid recall of 7 million pounds of meat. | Continue reading


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PrivacyLens uses thermal imaging to turn people into stick figures

"Most consumers do not think about what happens to data collected by smart home devices." | Continue reading


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FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme

US commodities trading agency claimed its largest recovery ever for FTX victims. | Continue reading


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App redesign blowback will cost Sonos up to $30 million, CEO says

Sonos is delaying two hardware releases because of the app's problems. | Continue reading


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In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury

At least it wasn't novichok. | Continue reading


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Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X

Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations. | Continue reading


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Report: Apple plans mini-er Mac mini, its first design update in 14 years

What was "mini" in 2010 is not particularly mini in 2024. | Continue reading


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Man vs. machine: DeepMind’s new robot serves up a table tennis triumph

Human-beating ping-pong AI learned to play in a simulated environment. | Continue reading


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String of record hot months came to an end in July

July had the two hottest days recorded but fell 0.04° Celsius short of last year. | Continue reading


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Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns

Amazon risks heavy fines if Anthropic deal violates UK's latest competition law. | Continue reading


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People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than Humane can sell them, report says

Returned devices are currently e-waste that can't be reassigned, per The Verge. | Continue reading


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It’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study says

The best removal rate was less than 70%, and that didn't beat manual opt-outs. | Continue reading


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A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force

NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies. | Continue reading


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You can kick the alpha tires on System76’s Cosmic, a new Linux desktop

A whole new desktop aims to appeal with tiling, themes, and a safer Rust core. | Continue reading


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This new charger lets all EVs plug in without an adapter

The Omni Port has a Tesla-style J3400 plug as well as a CCS1 plug. | Continue reading


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Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals

Project disregarded Google rules barring personalizing and targeting ads to minors. | Continue reading


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NASA official acknowledges internal “disagreement” on safety of Starliner return

"We heard from a lot of folks that had concerns." | Continue reading


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The conspiracy theorists who think Biden has been replaced by AI

Anything you dislike can now be called an "AI fake." | Continue reading


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New mpox outbreak raises alarm; WHO considers declaring international emergency

A different clade of mpox than the previous outbreak is spilling out of the DRC. | Continue reading


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Disney has “earned” latest streaming price hike, CFO says

Disney is "not concerned" about blowback from higher prices, per CEO. | Continue reading


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