NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan

Dragonfly will push the boundaries of engineering and science as it explores Titan. | Continue reading


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Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”

FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government. | Continue reading


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First real-life Pixel 9 Pro pictures leak, and it has 16GB of RAM

With 16GB of RAM, there's lot of room for Google's AI models to live in memory. | Continue reading


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Home Assistant’s new foundation focused on “privacy, choice, and sustainability”

Can a non-profit foundation get Home Assistant to the point of Home Depot boxes? | Continue reading


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Apple reportedly plans M4 Mac mini for late 2024 or early 2025, skipping the M3

But this would be a faster turnaround time than we saw for the M3 or the M2. | Continue reading


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After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

Z80 powered Game Boy, ZX Spectrum, Pac-Man, and a 1970s PC standard based on CP/M. | Continue reading


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Why a GameCube/Wii emulator may not be possible on the iOS App Store

DolphiniOS dev says barring just-in-time compilation prevents playable performance. | Continue reading


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Tesla cuts the price of Full Self Driving option from $12,000 to $8,000

With the Model 2 cancelled, FSD is more important to Tesla than ever. | Continue reading


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The official Deadpool and Wolverine is finally here, and yes, it’s awesome

Can this film revive a flagging MCU? We're gonna go with "yes." | Continue reading


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TikTok ready to “move to the courts” to prevent ban in US

Company points out that proposed ban would run afoul of the First Amendment. | Continue reading


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Meet QDEL, the backlight-less display tech that could replace OLED in premium TVs

Interested in gadgets with premium displays? QDEL should be on your radar. | Continue reading


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Explore a digitized collection of doomed Everest climber’s letters home

Collection includes three letters found on Mallory's body in 1999, preserved for 75 years. | Continue reading


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Secrets of the Octopus takes us inside the world of these “aliens on Earth”

Dr. Alex Schell on the surprising things we're learning about these amazing creatures | Continue reading


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The fungi in our guts can make cases of Covid worse

The immune system can get kicked into overdrive when the fungi run riot. | Continue reading


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War never changes: A Fallout fan’s spoiler-laden review of the new TV series

The show preserved the themes, archetypes, chronology, and more for the games. | Continue reading


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Why are groups of university students modifying Cadillac Lyriq EVs?

The competition provides a steady stream of experienced graduates to the auto industry. | Continue reading


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The GMO tooth microbe that is supposed to prevent cavities

Some experts have concerns over the safety of the genetically modified bacteria. | Continue reading


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Philosopher Daniel Dennett dead at 82

Part of the "New Atheist" movement, best known for work on consciousness, free will. | Continue reading


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It’s cutting calories—not intermittent fasting—that drops weight, study suggests

The study is small and imperfect but offers more data on how time-restricted diets work. | Continue reading


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CNN, record holder for shortest streaming service, wants another shot

New CNN head thinks CNN+ "was abandoned rather briskly." | Continue reading


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Long-lost model of the USS Enterprise returned to Roddenberry family

It showed up in an eBay listing; now Roddenberry's son wants to show it to fans. | Continue reading


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Cities: Skylines 2 team apologizes, makes DLC free and promises a fan summit

A "complete focus on improving the base game" will happen before more paid DLC. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Netflix doc accused of using AI to manipulate true crime story

Producer remained vague about whether AI was used to edit photos. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Huawei phone has a pop-out camera lens, just like a point-and-shoot camera

The retractable camera lens works like a mini point-and-shoot! | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Io: New image of a lake of fire, signs of permanent volcanism

Juno captures images of Io's violence as study says it has always been that way. | Continue reading


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Modder packs an entire Nintendo Wii into a box the size of a pack of cards

There's no disc drive, but there are still ports for GameCube controllers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Roku forcing 2-factor authentication after 2 breaches of 600K accounts

Accounts with stored payment information went for as little as $0.50 each. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after “inflammatory” posts about president

WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China. | Continue reading


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Crypto influencer guilty of $110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets

Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme. | Continue reading


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DARPA’s AI test pilot successfully flew a dogfight against a human

After flying against simulated opponents, the AI agent has taken on humans. | Continue reading


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NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit

If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover

This time there's no over-the-air software patch. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Password crackdown leads to more income for Netflix

Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers, prioritizing viewer engagement instead. | Continue reading


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Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan

Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its launch pad. | Continue reading


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Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”

"Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds

Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable. | Continue reading


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Prime Video looking to fix “extremely sloppy mistakes” in library, report says

Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes

X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Renovation relic: Man finds hominin jawbone in parents’ travertine kitchen tile

Yes, travertine often has embedded fossils. But not usually hominin ones. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta’s newest open-weights AI model

Zuckerberg says new AI model "was still learning" when Meta stopped training. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Meta’s new $199 Quest 2 price is a steal for the VR-curious

Move comes as support winds down for the original Quest headset. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions

Google says the new “Platform and Devices” team will let it move faster. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites

First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy

Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Fallout games continue seeing big player jumps after the TV series’ success

Being on deep discount doesn't hurt, either. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says

Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function. | Continue reading


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