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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
We are almost ready for the test flight. All we need is the license."
Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
The Texas cases are largely in children. Sixteen cases have been hospitalized.
Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid”
California has a lot of official symbols. But none are cryptids.
Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group
Researchers are poring over the data and feeding it into ChatGPT.
Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries
Regular doses of lithium let a battery survive nearly 12K cycles (and counting).
Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling
A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.
Asus’ new “Fragrance Mouse” is a wireless mouse that also smells
Does your PC's mouse smell like anything? The answer could soon be "yes."
“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024
Strong localized winds can bounce due to interference between tall buildings, increasing pressure on walls and windows.
Elon Musk to “fix” Community Notes after they contradict Trump
X owner backpedals on claim that Community Notes can't be manipulated.
RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign
Kennedy is reportedly planning to remove agency vaccine advisers, too.
As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase
Torvalds: You can avoid Rust as a C maintainer, but you can't interfere with it.
Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how.
Report sheds new light on the tactics allowing attackers to move at breakneck speed.
Google’s cheaper YouTube Premium Lite subscription will drop Music
The plan could soon arrive in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand.
DeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code release
Chinese AI firm says daily releases will reveal "code that moved our tiny moonshot forward."
Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying
Apple abruptly yanks privacy tool in UK, taking bold stance against snooping law.
Nissan’s latest desperate gamble—see if Tesla will buy the company
A group of senior Japanese politicians thinks Tesla should save Nissan.
SEC’s “scorched-earth” lawsuit against Coinbase to be dropped, company says
Coinbase dances on former SEC Chair Gary Gensler's grave after declaring victory.
HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support
HP rescinds European support call strategy due to "feedback."
An episode of The Simpsons? Fake speakers found in Chinese Volvos.
Bowers and VVilkins? That's not right!
More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering
The system won't fail while the car is in motion.
Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
There are two charming categories of hookworms to keep in mind.
EV battery manufacturing capacity will rise when 10 plants come online this year
Trump's policies will help to determine if the new plants succeed.
Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster
India's new space chief begins outlining the country's architecture for putting astronauts on the Moon.
Microsoft’s new AI agent can control software and robots
Magma could enable AI agents to take multistep actions in the real and digital worlds.
See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
It happened recently in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal
"Tech firms should not be bullying their users," Chairman Andrew Ferguson says.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: An RTX 4080 for $749, at least in theory
It's hard to review a product if you don't know what it will actually cost!
Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey
They can take on the features of a mangrove leaf or branching coral, or run dark stripes down their bodies.
ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy
Legal discovery targets names of Altice users hit with copyright notices.
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Hiring comes under policy creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities."
Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding
Meta's copyright defense may hinge on court ignorance of torrenting terminology.
Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons
LCD screens, dominant in laptops and tablets, tend to get turned way up.
Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis
Lenovo fails for not providing shoppers sufficient laptop repairability information.
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
"There is very little incremental utility. Let's go to Mars."
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
"There is very little incremental utility. Let's go to Mars."
Twitch’s new storage limits will purge huge swaths of Internet gaming history
Amazon-owned platform says "costly" historical archives don't drive "engagement."
Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it
Fire tablets and Fire TV devices will still have access to apps, though.
Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again
The FAA has not concluded its investigation, but a resolution is expected soon.
Lamborghini catapults into the electrified supercar age with the Revuelto
Lamborghini improves on the Aventador in every way with Revuelto PHEV.
Trump rescinds DOT approval for NYC congestion toll, condemns city to pollution
NYC voters overwhelmingly wanted less traffic and air pollution; Trump says tough.
Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Swapping QR codes in group invites and artillery targeting are latest ploys.
Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
On top of its pandemic potential, H5N1 is harming agriculture, raising egg prices.
Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity
Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.
Google’s new AI generates hypotheses for researchers
And it's already helping with some real-world research.
Trump order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore
Order says independent agencies can't contradict Trump's legal interpretations.
“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds
Humane's showing how not to treat early adopters.
Microsoft shows progress toward real-time AI-generated game worlds
Despite improvements, Microsoft's new model is still mainly useful for low-res prototypes.
AI making up cases can get lawyers fired, scandalized law firm warns
Nauseatingly frightening": Law firm condemns careless AI use in court.
Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions
Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.
Microsoft demonstrates working qubits based on exotic physics
Stronger evidence for a hypothetical quasiparticle, plus actual processing hardware.
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