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$100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.

Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse's companion star.

The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.

Top scores increased by 5x.

At $25,305, you won't find many new cars for less. But you get what you pay for.

A Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.

Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.

Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.

"We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."

Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.

Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.

Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.

A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge-and keep using it after Defcon.

Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.

Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.

The term "Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.

Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.

Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.

Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.

What on earth is Google doing?" Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool.

LemonLime's CEO got carried away" with tattoo gimmick.

Gaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal.

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible.

Look at chemistry of batteries and motors shows big opportunity for recycling.

Sony doesn't think the move will hurt it financially.

Filmmaker sues Netflix over stolen screener of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie.

The AI chatbot was more effective at creating exploitable trust" than the humans.

The hot new roguelite twin-stick shooter lives up to the hype.

A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.

"America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again."

The iPhone and Mac sold well, but memory costs threaten further price increases.

Exploits can give persistent server access that survives credential rotation and disk re-imaging.

"Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don't like at your peril."

Satellites show burn scars and fires at AWS data centers and Saudi oil refinery.

Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can't be verified classically.

Plus, a new policy for the AI protocol ensures features aren't removed suddenly.

HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.

Advertisers agreed to reset" relationship with X.

Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.

Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.

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Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.

Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.

"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Microsoft is on a mad dash behind the scenes to patch exploits before hackers find them.

Improved efficiency in EPP mode leads to ~32% jump in "1% low" frame rates.

"I'm beginning to suspect we are not in Jumanji."

AI is fantastic at spotting patterns, but human insight is the key.

Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.