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Radiocarbon results suggest a single origin and rapid diffusion through cultural transition networks.

"This is a serious warning shot."

Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?

Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."

Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.

Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.

Firm says requiring site blocks within 30 minutes breaks core Internet architecture.

Company has previously tested its technology on the International Space Station.

One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security.

Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too.

Sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker's heart."

On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.

The iX3 SUV was very good; we think the i3 sedan will be even better.

Judge tosses Musi case against Apple, sanctions lawyers for "mak[ing] up facts."

Iris scan-backed tokens could help stop agent swarms from overwhelming online systems.

Desert state becomes first to file criminal case against prediction platform.

Of the seven illnesses identified so far, four are in children age 3 or younger.

Suit: The National Center for Atmospheric Research is to be terminated for no rational reason.

"War feeds on itself. The more I fight, the more our enemies fight back."

Internet-exposed devices that give BIOS-level access? What could possibly go wrong?

Nvidia's next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way.

Samsung didn't offer an explanation for its decision, but it's not exactly a surprise.

Meteor's fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper.

Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2's 1080p display.

If you want to spend $1,300 on a phone, it might as well be this one.

Seneca's drones carry foam, fly at night, and don't need an on-site pilot.

The three-row SUV starts at under $40,000, and now there's a 35 mpg hybrid version.

Ruling temporarily blocks changes to vaccine recommendations and an advisory board.

Discord user led cops to Grok-generated CSAM of real girls, lawsuit says.

State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.

Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor.

Carr makes evidence-free claim of "hoaxes and news distortions." Trump is thrilled.

OpenAI draws a line between AI smut" and porn. Experts fear it's all unhealthy.

Porsche's new 911 Cup debuted in iRacing, and then we took it out on the track.

Formula 1's new style of racing puts on an entertaining sprint weekend in Shanghai.

Apple's over-head headphones get an update after over five years.

"He didn't preserve it as a sacred object... "

This is the latest front in the battle over climate lawsuits.

Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes.

"I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here."

Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude.

Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale.

"This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said.

She made a full recovery, despite the maggots.

Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we've done this before.

When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.

GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak.

Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned-until attackers took notice.

Adobe says it will also give customers who "qualify" free services but is vague on details.

Confused about electric vehicle voltages? You won't be after reading this.