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UK previously demanded that Apple break encryption to aid government spying.

Adding a pre-spin affects shuttlecock's oscillating behavior, depending on direction of rotation.

The new Leaf will be the cheapest EV you can buy when it goes on sale this fall.

Visitors have unearthed over 35,000 diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park since 1972.

T-Mobile can't overturn $92 million fine; AT&T and Verizon verdicts still to come.

Judge blocks FTC's Media Matters probe as a likely First Amendment violation.

An expert explains why this will be enormously bad for the United States.

The "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy" draft doesn't mention top killers of kids.

Officially supported dinky display works as a tiny all-in-one or smart home hub.

Revisiting the 1996 RPG exposes both genius and madness.

Despite everything, it's still possible to build decent PCs for decent prices.

Cocaine normally makes the heart race, but in this case the dog was lethargic, with a slower heart rate.

"It's had a profound impact on our culture, especially on people who've felt different and marginalized."

The good news is that, for now, Erin appears unlikely to directly strike land.

New experiments focused on understanding the enigmatic neutrino may offer insights.

"SpaceX can now proceed with Starship Flight 10 launch operations under its current license."

Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes.

It's OpenAI vs. OpenAI on everything from video game strategy to landing a 737.

US has halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations overall, report says.

With new vaccine panel, fears rise RFK Jr. will upend childhood shots.

Trump's attacks on Intel CEO may stem from beef with Biden.

NASA's charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however.

Why is China's heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time?

Acura will step into the software-defined vehicle era with its US-made electric vehicle.

An electric turbocharger means almost instant throttle response from the T-Hybrid.

Ten years of work to boost one man's reputation.

It appears Grok's antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds' go-to chatbot.

SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state's broadband grant plan.

The new Gemma model is a fraction of the size of most new models.

Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids.

The Inca Empire hung by a thread-literally.

VA Tech experiment was inspired by Death Valley's mysterious "sailing stones" at Racetrack Playa.

Photophoresis can generate a tiny bit of lift without any moving parts.

Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight.

Startup encountered persistent technical issues using Huawei Ascend chips.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are beefing. But their relationship is complicated.

The head of the FAA's commercial spaceflight division will become a political appointee.

Apple has purportedly been working on new smart home devices for years now.

Opinion: Theatrical testing scenarios explain why AI models produce alarming outputs-and why we fall for it.

581 miles on a single charge is impressive, but haven't other drives gone farther?

Gemini will remember this, so it's time to check your privacy settings.

This launch was a big success, but it doesn't necessarily quash anxieties about ULA's ability to deliver.

Despite the reputation, it's better, more practical transit than you might think.

Dual mouse controls work surprisingly well-if you find somewhere to use them.

The risk is likely low for most, but rabies is nearly 100 percent fatal.

"The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve."

After unpopular GPT-5 launch, OpenAI begins restoring optional access to previous AI models.

Mercedes is debuting its next electric van at Monterey Car Week.

Sam Altman says we could soon have "high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces."

These parasites are usually found in the skin, but they can invade anything.