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Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.

In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.

A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon's sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.

The 61-year-old had wounds all over, a bacterial infection, and needed intensive care.

If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it.

This e-reader has a color screen and 5G.

Money means access to power-and tech has plenty of money.

The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.

EU alleges Facebook and Instagram make it too hard to report illegal content.

"It looks like you're trying to find a friend. Would you like help?"

Investors sued Rivian claiming it knew prices had to rise after its IPO.

A handful of bat species hunt birds, and new sensor data tells us how.

Microbial DNA suggests troops suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, among other diseases.

Researchers note links to Asia's booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.

"Now it looks like the White House is physically being destroyed."

A South Korean rocket startup will soon make its first attempt to reach low-Earth orbit.

The acquired firm was working on a tool to control macOS directly with AI.

Scraper accused of stealing Reddit content "shocked" by lawsuit.

Models trained on short, popular, and/or "superficial" tweets perform worse on benchmarks.

Fossil beds in New Mexico show diverse species present in the late Cretaceous.

The NTP produced controversial studies on cellphone radiation and fluoride.

"Mico" literally tries to put a face on Microsoft's chatbot-turned-assistant.

Europeans weren't the first people to collect fossils in Australia.

Once rare $14K knife now sells for $7K, some common guns jump from $10 to over $100.

Three days with a car revealed its character in more ways than one.

Some quantum computing firms seem optimistic about Trump's proposed deals.

New phone design compromises on camera and battery to achieve a lighter weight.

"The ways of your kind are ones of violence. Either you are hunted or you become the hunter."

China weakness, US tariffs, and disappointing uptake of battery vehicles lurk in background.

"This is the dumbest plan I've ever heard in nearly five years in the United States Senate."

"All of the pieces that are required to make it viable exist."

From scanning emails to building fansites, Atlas can ably automate some web-based tasks.

At least one CVE could weaken defenses put in place following 2008 disclosure.

A loss of regulatory credits and increased expenses didn't help.

Don't even apply if you're not a Tier 1 "A-player."

Do we want LLMs in our cars? GM thinks we do.

Some marketplace premiums could more than double. Employer-based plans are soaring.

Biased, eager-to-please models threaten health research replicability and trust.

Starlink not allowed in Myanmar, but scammers reportedly use it "on a huge scale."

It may not be as spendy as the Vision Pro, but $1,800 is still a lot.

Would be great if my bed wasn't stuck in an inclined position ..."

An approach it calls "quantum echoes" takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer.

Incident was likely the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history.

The ongoing shutdown also means no new drug submissions are being accepted.

Norwegian director Roar Uthaug's sequel to his 2022 film Troll knows to not take itself too seriously.

"Sean said that NASA might benefit from being part of the Cabinet."

Apple backs down from some aspects of Liquid Glass, but not others.

MacOS version launches today, includes Agent Mode preview to "use the Internet for you."

Likeness detection will flag possible AI fakes, but Google doesn't guarantee removal.

"This starts to enable a whole new category of capabilities."