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Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”
"Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels."
Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds
Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable.
Prime Video looking to fix “extremely sloppy mistakes” in library, report says
Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership.
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."
Renovation relic: Man finds hominin jawbone in parents’ travertine kitchen tile
Yes, travertine often has embedded fossils. But not usually hominin ones.
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.
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.
Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions
Google says the new Platform and Devices" team will let it move faster.
SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites
First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California.
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."
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.
Fallout games continue seeing big player jumps after the TV series’ success
Being on deep discount doesn't hurt, either.
Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says
Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function.
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure
Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past.
Delta takes flight: Apple-approved Nintendo emulator is a great iOS option
No more sideloading needed for your iOS retro game fix.
Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate
Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.
The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size
Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long.
The 2024 Mercedes E 350 4Matic is the thriftiest luxury workhorse
We test out the refreshed Mercedes midsize sedan.
Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.
The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches
"It looked like a giant smoke monster."
All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner
This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."
This app tries to do what Apple couldn’t: Multiple Mac monitors on Vision Pro
New "Splitscreen" app works around the limitations, but it's not perfect.
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022
How a group of friends found themselves at the center of a fierce debate about the future of art.
Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC
Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.
Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections
To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.
Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen
All-electric, 360 joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.
Feds appoint “AI doomer” to run AI safety at US institute
Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.
Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service
Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.
Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder
One victim may have been hogtied alive in pit, a la Mafia-style ligature strangulation.
Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.
Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay
Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.
After decades of Mario, how do developers bridge a widening generation gap?
Tezuka: "The secret to having a long-tenured staff is that people don't quit."
Broadcom says “many” VMware perpetual licenses got support extensions
Broadcom reportedly accused of changing VMware licensing and support conditions.
Dwarf Fortress’s Adventure Mode brings the sim’s chaotic spirit to CRPGs
Travel your own world, meet fascinating creatures, and put bolts in their necks.
A chunk of metal that tore through a Florida home definitely came from the ISS
"I don't think I've seen or heard, after my own research, any of these events occurring."
Feds expand investigation into Honda’s automatic emergency braking system
3 million Honda Accords and CR-Vs are fitted with Collision Mitigation Braking System.
Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply
Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.
EV charging update in Google Maps includes “AI-powered” station info
The update will first roll out to cars with Google Maps built-in.
Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap
One does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool.
Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts
Attacks coming from nearly 4,000 IP addresses take aim at VPNs, SSH and web apps.
Bogus Botox poisoning outbreak spreads to 9 states, CDC says
All of the case have been in women, nine of whom were hospitalized.
Studies reveal new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiation
Radiation damages their DNA; they're just able to repair that damage very quickly.
ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say
FCC plan rejected request to ban what agency calls "positive" discrimination.
So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post
The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping relentless" bots, Musk said.
Second-biggest black hole in the Milky Way found
May help explain why we see so many of these monsters colliding.
EV fast-charging comes to condos and apartments
A battery-buffered DC charger is an alternative to a bank of shared AC chargers.
The lines between streaming and cable continue to blur
Disney+ to offer 24/7 channels to play Star Wars content, commercials.
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked
Google would really like it if everyone just paid for YouTube Premium instead.
Meta’s oversight board to probe subjective policy on AI sex image removals
Celebrity AI sex image scandal spurs Meta to seek comments for policy revamp.
New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes
Under new law, those who create the images would face a fine and possible jail time.
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