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Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular
The colors show the star's final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds.
Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case
FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking.
Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones
Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.
Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning
Google says SRV3 was causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them.
Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns
Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds.
Macaque facial gestures are more than just a reflex, study finds
Study is first to implant micro-electrode arrays to record neurons as they produce facial gestures.
Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover
Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal.
Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs
TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs.
The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch
"We have a very strong incentive to send a crew as quickly as we can safely do so."
The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff
After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon.
The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5
Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement.
Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh
Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent.
Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft
Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued.
Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus
Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.
Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination
Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming.
The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors
Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow
Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.
Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning
Supernatural has had its staff cut and won't receive any more content updates.
Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
"I've got one job, and it's the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy."
Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark
The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying
Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying
Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US.
Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours
Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered.
RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives
GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.
Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger
Verizon touts "expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings" across US.
TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings
Amid fears of bubble, world's top chipmaker TSMC says customers just keep asking for more.
Feds give Tesla another five weeks to respond to FSD probe
Regulators want to know why Tesla's system ignores red lights and runs into traffic.
Ferrari doing what it does best: The 12Cilindri review
Retro design and a naturally aspirated V12 deliver tremendous appeal, but it'll cost ya.
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s offspring sues xAI over sexualized deepfakes
Claims Grok chatbot created "countless" sexual images of her without her consent.
Rocket Report: Ariane 64 to debut soon; India has a Falcon 9 clone too?
"We are fundamentally shifting our approach to securing our munitions supply chain."
“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines
Pharma execs had avoided conflict with Trump admin, but now join doctors in rebukes.
Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity
NYT says US hackers were able to turn off power and then quickly turn it back on.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know.
NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown
This is the first time NASA has called an early end to a space mission for medical reasons.
Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal
Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists."
ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself
ChatGPT used a man's favorite children's book to romanticize his suicide.
Six months later, Trump Mobile still hasn’t delivered preordered phones
Lawmakers seek FTC investigation, but Trump has taken control of the agency.
Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.
Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem.
Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack
Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack.
Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch
Developers say "this was not something we wanted" as they purge open source project.
Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon
Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.
Key Senate staffer is “begging” NASA to get on with commercial space stations
"It comes up almost every time that I see him. Continuous human presence and no gap."
US government to take 25% cut of AMD, NVIDIA AI sales to China
These new tariffs are designed to survive legal challenges.
The difficulty of driving an EV in the “most beautiful race in the world”
Jet lag and charging added plenty of complications to this regularity road rally.
Exclusive: Volvo tells us why having Gemini in your next car is a good thing
In-car personal assistants are about to get useful, it looks like.
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