Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival

Amazon has now committed $8 billion to AI startup that makes a key ChatGPT competitor. | Continue reading


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Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization

The Maya were landscape engineers on a grand scale, even when it came to fishing. | Continue reading


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Our Universe is not fine-tuned for life, but it’s still kind of OK

Inspired by the Drake equation, researchers optimize a model universe for life. | Continue reading


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Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview

First Recall iteration never released, was picked apart by security researchers. | Continue reading


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A former Orion engineer has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts

"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy." | Continue reading


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DirecTV announces termination of deal to buy Dish satellite business

DirecTV says it's ending deal after Dish debt holders refused to accept loss. | Continue reading


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Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine portends new era of warfare

This is the first time an IRBM, once restricted by a Cold War arms treaty, has been used in combat. | Continue reading


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Microsoft president asks Trump to “push harder” against Russian hacks

Brad Smith wants US to take a tougher approach to state-sponsored cyberattacks. | Continue reading


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Google seems to have called it quits on making its own Android tablets—again

Reports have the Pixel Tablet 2—or maybe 3?—being canceled over sales concerns. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Next Vulcan launch slips into 2025; Starship gets a green light

"Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate." | Continue reading


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Surgeons remove 2.5-inch hairball from teen with rare Rapunzel syndrome

The teen didn't return for follow-up. Instead, she planned to see a hypnotherapist. | Continue reading


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We’re closer to re-creating the sounds of Parasaurolophus

Preliminary model suggests the dinosaur bellowed like a large trumpet or saxophone, or perhaps a clarinet. | Continue reading


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School did nothing wrong when it punished student for using AI, court rules

Student "indiscriminately copied and pasted text," including AI hallucinations. | Continue reading


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An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s operating system

Sonos is rumored to be building a streaming box running The Trade Desk's OS. | Continue reading


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Obsidian’s Avowed is the cure for “Souls-like” action-RPG fatigue

Preview build shows a rich, colorful world with satisfying, zippy combat. | Continue reading


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NASA is stacking the Artemis II rocket, implying a simple heat shield fix

NASA expects it to take about four months to fully assemble the main parts of the SLS rocket. | Continue reading


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Welcome to Google’s nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly

DOJ goes for Google's throat with "staggering" remedies to end search monopoly. | Continue reading


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Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices

New phone day for Android users should get a whole bunch easier. | Continue reading


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Study: Yes, tapping on frescoes can reveal defects

Acousticians put a traditional "knock" test for delaminated areas to the test. | Continue reading


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FCC chairwoman announces departure, paving way for Republican majority

Rosenworcel had to lead agency without Democratic majority for most of her term. | Continue reading


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Child safety org launches AI model trained on real child sex abuse images

AI will make it harder to spread CSAM online, child safety org says. | Continue reading


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5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever

Phishing attacks were so well-orchestrated that they fooled some of the best in the business. | Continue reading


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Horrifying medical device malfunction: Abdominal implant erupts from leg

Suspicious deaths, perforated sheep veins went unreported before device hit market. | Continue reading


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As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

"The government's really got to look at itself." | Continue reading


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Qubit that makes most errors obvious now available to customers

Can a small machine that makes error correction easier upend the market? | Continue reading


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Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“

If you've noticed strange sites on "Best" product searches, so has Google. | Continue reading


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Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams

The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound. | Continue reading


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Microsoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users

Microsoft has frequently used this kind of reminder to encourage upgrades. | Continue reading


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SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches

"All pertinent conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met." | Continue reading


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Fitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data

Training apps, AI use, and trend analysis seem to be off-limits in Strava's API. | Continue reading


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Comcast to ditch cable TV networks in partial spinoff of NBCUniversal assets

Comcast to spin off USA, CNBC, MSNBC, and others, will keep Peacock streaming. | Continue reading


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Block zombies are on the attack in Minecraft Movie trailer

Where "anything you can imaging is possible—as long as what you imagine can be built out of blocks." | Continue reading


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Cracking the recipe for perfect plant-based eggs

Hint: It involves finding exactly the right proteins. | Continue reading


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The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad

SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp of orbital flight. | Continue reading


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A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US

SpaceX's Starlink doesn't have enough capacity for everyone who wants it. | Continue reading


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Musi fans refuse to update iPhones until Apple unblocks controversial app

Musi doesn’t risk “extinction” over App Store removal, Apple says. | Continue reading


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Microsoft and Atom Computing combine for quantum error correction demo

New work provides a good view of where the field currently stands. | Continue reading


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Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system

Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a "Large Geospatial Model." | Continue reading


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Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 mph.

Regulators have ordered an expansion of the tech, but the auto industry says the upgrade won’t be easy. | Continue reading


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Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.

Apple TV+ has a lot of prestige, but not a lot of viewers. | Continue reading


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Cable companies and Trump’s FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you

Data caps reflect "highly competitive environment," cable lobby tells FCC. | Continue reading


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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 arrives with a “full digital twin” of Earth

Machine learning generates the closer-up ground in this very big sequel. | Continue reading


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Scientist behind superconductivity claims ousted

After claims of high-temp superconductivity were retracted, Ranga Dias lost his university job. | Continue reading


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“Windows 365 Link” is Microsoft’s $349 thin client for Windows in the cloud

Small, plastic thin client is Microsoft’s first “Cloud PC,” launches in April. | Continue reading


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Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China—at fraction of US price

As US struggles to afford GLP-1 drugs, the rest of the world sees much lower prices. | Continue reading


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Report: DOJ wants to force Google Chrome sale, Android de-bundling

Cutting off Google's control of the world's most popular browser may be necessary. | Continue reading


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SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight

"An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn using a single Raptor engine." | Continue reading


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Emergent gravity may be a dead idea, but it’s not a bad one

Gravity may not emerge, but some interesting ideas did. | Continue reading


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