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We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."

The final condition will shock you! (It won't. It's taxes.)

Analysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

Record flight shows viability of Qantas Airways' Project Sunrise routes in 2027.

Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable.

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Framework's latest modular laptop trades one set of problems for another.

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.

Meme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.

Plus Mike Flanagan's Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie, and Marvel news.

Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

Halting this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory," NY AG said.

"Here's a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

Roku blames RAM shortage after CEO called it "great" for business in May.

There's no human safety or efficacy data, but that no longer seems to matter.

"We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas," judge told US.

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

Google's AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Rule would allow states to decide how much-if any-public input there can be.

US robotics researchers flew to Venezuela with snakebots after getting a call.

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.

Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of grievances and real problems.