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Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.

Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness."

Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?

Doctors suspect three factors, each unremarkable on its own, contributed to his fate.

The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.

Senator decries "blatant, brazen corruption," wants to target Trump admin next.

More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.

AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.

Different hunting patterns seem to dictate different distributions of metal.

New results suggest Mythos' cyber threat isn't "a breakthrough specific to one model."

We'll soon get to see the brand's first EV; first, a more honed V12 four-seater.

It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.

Chip shortages and demand from AI enthusiasts are both playing a part.

AI ModelForge is a platform that teaches men how to generate their own AI influencers.

Two launches this week delivered 61 more satellites to orbit for the Amazon Leo broadband network.

In addition to being full of screens, China now wants its cars to be packed with AI.

Trump lashes out at Cassidy while announcing his new nomination.

"In 25 years, the average score... has never been so low."

"We had serious inbound attempts to the cosmodrome that day."

Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI.

CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.

Meta said the Kenyan workers didn't "meet our standards."

Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid.

If Blue Origin wants to launch New Glenn 100 times a year, we're here for it.

Fresh off the Oscar-winning Weapons, director Zach Cregger has his own vision for the gaming franchise.

Beijing's citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones.

There was uncertainty about whether Kennedy would fight or simply try an end run.

AI finds value in motorsport, multiplying limited computational fluid dynamics resources.

Old 86-DOS source code dates back to the time before Microsoft bought it.

Sensitive information and the prediction markets can be a winning combination.

DeSantis had called for a special session to take up the proposed changes.

Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.

Broadcast license renewals are "all but automatic" due to 1996 change in US law.

Directions also include system instructions to act like "you have a vivid inner life."

Most are keeping their subscriptions after signing up, too, research firm says.

FTX fraudster came out as Republican, then tried to claim Biden's DOJ targeted him.

Uninsurable war damage is forcing tech companies to rethink Middle East plans.

Motorola's foldable lineup is bigger and more spendy than ever.

Framework charges nearly double for the 12GB version of the mobile RTX 5070.

Study authors say courts should reconsider rulings in light of this new evidence.

Manufacturers backed effort to repeal the law but ultimately failed.

The object will be traveling at 2.43 km a second, or 5,400 mph, upon impact.

Lawsuits: OpenAI didn't report ChatGPT user to cops to protect Altman, IPO.

On sale through the NASA exchange.

Security firms find themselves especially exposed.

The clown car is all gassed up.

When doctors saw him, his limbs were discolored and crackling.

Kimmel joke calling Melania an "expectant widow" followed quickly by FCC order.

Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles.