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Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon
"This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop culture into a sermon to keep his audience hooked."
Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
RFK Jr. has falsely called aluminum adjuvants "extremely neurotoxic."
Congress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts
We're still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.
Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy
Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years.
Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban
H20 chips, designed to skirt export bans, are back after Trump meets with CEO.
Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless
Without rare, proprietary tech, these earbuds are useless.
From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?
The adoption of medical scanning tech has improved first-time quality by 90 percent.
Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal
xAI announces Grok for Government, tells Grok to stop calling itself MechaHitler.
GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns
Trump's crypto bills could turn trusted Big Tech companies into the next FTX.
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Paul Calle thought he had represented the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how.
With technology gap narrowed, BYD is poised to outsell Tesla this year.
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest
A 50-year wait for a second mission wouldn't be surprising. Just ask Uranus and Neptune.
Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets
AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.
Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books
The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger than our Sun.
Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks
GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last.
Plastic surgeon off the hook for alleged COVID fraud, injecting kids with saline
Trump administration says dismissal is "in the interests of justice."
Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk
The governor's office says some emails contain intimate and embarrassing" information.
Office problems on Windows 10? Microsoft’s response will soon be “upgrade to 11.”
Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.
Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?
Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.
New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering
Grok 4's "reasoning" shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts to answer divisive questions.
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N offers more sound, more shifts, more smiles
Hyundai appears to be nailing the "make a fun electric car" brief right now.
Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP
Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.
Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure
Sure, the plot lacks originality, but it's a solid B movie-and H.R. Giger designed the alien life form.
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
A model built using data from the Curiosity rover suggests wet periods were rare.
5 big EV takeaways from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment.
AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds
Popular chatbots serve as poor replacements for human therapists, but study authors call for nuance.
Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection
The bacterium is widespread in the environment, but only rarely causes disease.
New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature
New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs.
Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff
There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.
Review: Stellar cast makes Superman shine bright
James Gunn's entertaining reboot has a few flaws but so much heart
Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger
DOJ approves T-Mobile/US Cellular deal despite bemoaning "the Big 3's oligopoly."
A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year
People don't upgrade phones every year anymore-longevity matters.
RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear
The fear is that the USPSTF will go the same way as the CDC's vaccine advisory panel.
Lamborghini follows successful racing Huracan with new Temerario GT3
A Lamborghini just won the 24 Hours of Spa, but there will soon be a new car.
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad
United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time.
In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops
Solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture cools the panels to increase their productivity.
It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers
"Once more, we play our dangerous game-a game of chess-against our old adversary."
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian
"The title of this amendment is 'Houston, We Have a Problem.'"
Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage
Although she eventually recovered, she was close to needing a liver transplant.
Nearly everyone opposes Trump’s plan to kill space traffic control program
Space Force officials and more than 450 aerospace companies are against the White House's proposal.
Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes
Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches.
Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used
AI police tool is designed to avoid accountability, watchdog says.
T-Mobile follows orders from Trump FCC, ends DEI to get two mergers approved
Brendan Carr demanded that firms seeking mergers end DEI, and T-Mobile complied.
Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains
A new EV is expected to be announced in August.
Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players
Vouchers could save buyers $10 or $20 on the cost of many Switch games.
Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions
"A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our production."
Everything tech giants will hate about the EU’s new AI rules
EU rules ask tech giants to publicly track how and when AI models go off the rails.
Ars Live recap: Climate science in a rapidly changing world
We talked with climate scientist Zeke Hausfather about recent temperature records.
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