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Daily Telescope: A solar eclipse from the surface of Mars
From Mars, with love.
I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They’re the best part of my smart home.
There's plenty of room for this early-aughts tech in a modern connected space.
Before Ingenuity ever landed on Mars, scientists almost managed to kill it
"The Mars 2020 science team wasn't interested in Ingenuity."
Building durable basketball players from the ground up (way up)
Can new scientific insights help the newest crop of NBA stars stay healthy?
Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL’s artificial turf debate
Artificial turf has its advantages, but the NFLPA wants it banished from the NFL.
Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown
How do you ban a device built with open source hardware and software anyway?
A sleuthing enthusiast says he found the US military’s X-37B spaceplane
Officials didn't disclose details about the X-37B's orbit after its December launch.
Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D
Senate report points to greed and "patent thickets" as key reasons for high prices.
Female ex-exec told she lacked “docility and meekness” sues TikTok
TikTok accused of age, sex discrimination in suit blaming Chinese leadership.
200-foot AM radio tower disappears, halting Alabama station broadcast
"There's wires everywhere, and it's gone."
Android’s infamous January 2024 update is fixed and rolling out again
The Google Play System update was pulled for breaking device storage, crashing apps.
Over a decade later, climate scientist prevails in libel case
But the case is not entirely over, as he plans to go after the publishers again.
London Underground is testing real-time AI surveillance tools to spot crime
Computer vision system tried to detect crime, weapons, people falling, and fare dodgers.
Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses
Firms wanted seven years' worth of IP address logs on users who discussed piracy.
Report: Sam Altman seeking trillions for AI chip fabrication from UAE, others
WSJ: Audacious $5-$7 trillion investment would aim to expand global AI chip supply.
Diablo II streamer finds 1-in-3-million item drop, instantly sells it for laughs
Many players have never even seen a Zod rune drop over decades of play.
Alternate qubit design does error correction in hardware
Early-stage technology has the potential to cut qubits needed for useful computers.
US funds $5B chip effort after lagging on semiconductor innovation
US had failed to fund the "science half" of CHIPS and Science Act, critic said.
Can a $3,500 headset replace your TV? We tried Vision Pro to find out
We kick off our multi-part Vision Pro review by testing it for entertainment.
Rocket Report: US military still wants point-to-point; India’s big 2024 ambitions
"We're still targeting to get Neutron on the pad before the end of the year."
AI cannot be used to deny health care coverage, feds clarify to insurers
CMS worries AI could wrongfully deny care for those on Medicare Advantage plans.
These states are basically begging you to get a heat pump
Nine states are teaming up to accelerate adoption of this climate-friendly device.
A password manager LastPass calls “fraudulent” booted from App Store
"LassPass" mimicked the name and logo of real LastPass password manager.
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”
Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.
Plex, where people typically avoid Hollywood fees, now offers movie rentals
Users have one more place to turn when their usual options don't pan out.
What would an Xbox without console exclusives even look like?
Rumors of more Microsoft games on PS5 could feel like a bait-and-switch to Xbox owners.
Some Calif. cops still sharing license plate info with anti-abortion states
Cops weaponizing license plate data harms vulnerable populations, lawyer says.
Alleged Pixel Fold 2 prototype shows off ugly new camera block
Everything we praised in our Pixel Fold review could be removed in the sequel.
Apple overhauls its entire Windows app suite, including iCloud and Apple Music
New iCloud, music, TV, and device-management apps bring macOS features to PCs.
Building robots for “Zero Mass” space exploration
Ultra-lightweight building blocks can be assembled by simple robots.
Viral news story of botnet with 3 million toothbrushes was too good to be true
Journalists reported on hypothetical toothbrush botnet as if it were real.
Google debuts more powerful “Ultra 1.0” AI model in rebranded “Gemini” chatbot
Confusing name shuffles aside, "Gemini Advanced" vies to catch up with ChatGPT-4.
A former mine at a fossil-rich site is causing the BLM headaches
Bureau of Land Management's blasting will make the site safe, but may wreck fossils.
NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel
It has been a long, strange trip," says the top scientist on NASA's PACE mission.
Daily Telescope: A bright nebula in a one-horned constellation
The nebula can be found in the constellation Monoceros.
MacBooks, Chromebooks lead losers in laptop repairability analysis
Analysis heavily weighs how hard it is to take apart brands' laptops.
Disney invests $1.5B in Epic Games, plans new “games and entertainment universe”
Major move continues Disney's decadeslong up-and-down relationship with gaming.
We may now know who’s behind the lead-tainted cinnamon in toddler fruit pouches
At least 413 people, mostly young children, in 43 states have been poisoned.
What I learned from the Apple Store’s 30-minute Vision Pro demo
Despite some awe-inspiring moments, the $3,500 headset is a big lift for retail.
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else
Don't expect these clamshell-style foldables in 2024 or 2025 or maybe ever.
Texas firm allegedly behind fake Biden robocall that told people not to vote
Tech and telecom firms helped New Hampshire AG trace call to "Life Corporation."
YouTube TV is the US’s 4th-biggest cable TV provider, with 8 million subs
Google's $73-a-month service is going toe-to-toe with the cable companies.
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought
Rejected chips, hidden microSD cards plague the USB stick market.
Your current PC probably doesn’t have an AI processor, but your next one might
Microsoft AI API expands from GPUs to NPUs as they begin to appear in more PCs.
Cable TV companies tell FCC: Early termination fees are good, actually
Cable firms say they'll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned.
Don’t wear Apple Vision Pro while piloting a self-driving Tesla, officials warn
Social media stunts with Teslas inspire real warnings that seem straight out of sci-fi.
Shhhh! A Quiet Place: Day One trailer is anything but quiet
Experience the day the world went quiet."
Judge rules against users suing Google and Apple over “annoying” search results
Users struggled to prove harms from Google's default search deal with Apple.
New streaming app from Fox, Disney, WBD is about more than sports
Live sports is one of the last pieces missing from the streaming puzzle.
Saturn’s tiny moon Mimas seems to have an ocean, too
The ocean must have formed relatively recently, but we don't know how.
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