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OpenAI stuck fighting Musk antitrust suit after Apple finds a way out
Musk stops attacking Apple over ChatGPT integration but not OpenAI.
Founder’s cost-cutting obsession drove Unitree lead in cheap humanoid robots
Wang Xingxing micromanaged Unitree to success-will his leadership style scale?
Apple releases iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27 with Siri AI and Liquid Glass refinements
This is also the last version of macOS to support Rosetta for Intel apps.
AI leaders want to hit the brakes after years of reckless speed
Safety is the watchword, but there could be ulterior benefits for the industry.
Online hate researcher keeps hammering X despite deportation threat
US won't back down from fight to deport technology researchers.
A new solar cell could generate electricity underwater
The trick isn't using perovskites-the trick is making them last.
Prehistoric builders transported Devil's Arrows 11 miles
Isotopic analysis revealed the most likely source to be Brimham Rocks, not the nearby Plumpton Rocks.
Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review
Valve's new $1,059 VR hardware tries to revive an abandoned VR "revolution."
"Offensively cheap": Solar power is looking up
Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities.
New corners, new lights for 2028 Volvo XC40
The Swedish automaker gives its small SUV a sympathetic makeover.
F1 in Madrid: Like Monaco but twice as long and none of the glamour
Formula 1's latest venue might be fun to drive, but the race was processional and dull.
Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
The 40-year-old unvaccinated woman reportedly had underlying health conditions.
I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.
The manufacturer has a service that lets owners repair their own equipment.
I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
Unitree might be the world's most important robotics company.
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
"Dedicated launchis pretty essential for us for most of our missions."
Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.
Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.
Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.
ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses
"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.
Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics
Analysis revealed seed proteins from sesame and moringa, which held religious and symbolic significance.
Oracle tries to appease Stargate data center opponents with renewables push
Renewables pledge won't change the Oracle and OpenAI data center's use of gas.
NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy
NASA asks US states to show them the money.
Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
Some dangerous biology looks much like legitimate research, complicating AI safeguards.
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
Simplicity-combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done-makes ClickFix ideal.
What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.
Could United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell?
ULA is preparing to resume launching the Vulcan rocket in the coming weeks.
Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?
"We felt like now is the time to pour gas on that fire."
Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day
Laptops don't usually get hot enough to burn-but they can still be harmful.
LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions
Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.
Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument
Europe is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships.
Android can now securely migrate your logins between password managers
App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming.
Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
"Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI."
Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”
The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.
Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats
Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.
China’s drone supremacy shows in airlifting bodies and food after Nepal flood disaster
DJI drones that already supply Mount Everest camps assist Nepal's flood relief.
Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti
"Artemis II is done."
Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.
Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment
"We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence."
Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.
Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo
Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.
When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.
Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode
AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.
Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System
New Apple Intelligence features, too.
The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
Here are the evidence-based recommendations and this year's vaccine rollout.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro adds variable camera aperture and a more powerful chip
There's also a new thermal management system, reducing overheating.
NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.
Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.
LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
It doesn't cost a lot to store text forever."
GOG brings back "big box" PC games, one printable template at a time
Preservation "goodies" also include downloadable 3D models for desktop perusal.
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