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Rocket Report: Iran reaches orbit; Chinese firm achieves impressive landing test
"Our investors' continued support is a recognition of our 18 months of hard work."
LIGO goes to space: ESA to proceed with LISA gravitational wave detector
A gravitational wave detector in space will be sensitive to unexplored phenomena.
Resident Evil Kart’s fixed camera angles make for a charmingly frustrating classic
"WELCOME TO THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER CREATED!"
Apple announces sweeping EU App Store policy changes—including sideloading
Most of these changes only apply to Europe.
Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900
Job cuts hit Xbox, ZeniMax businesses, too, reports say.
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021.
PlayStation has blocked hardware cheating device Cronus Zen, others may follow
No more using a mouse and keyboard on PS5, or using aiming mods, for now.
The Pixel 8 Pro can now read body temps, if you swipe it across your face
The phone needs a four-second forehead scan to read your temperature.
Facebook suffers big loss in lawsuit against data-scraping company
Judge throws out Meta claim against firm that sells Facebook and Instagram data.
A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
Despite engine failure, SLIM managed to achieve the most precise Moon landing ever.
Major mod site says to keep your Pokémon content far away from Palworld
"A very cool idea" that would "almost certainly... put us at risk of legal action."
Instagram stops letting random adults send messages to teenagers
Meta restricting teens' DMs could defeat the point of social media for teens.
Pokémon Company will “investigate” Palworld in light of plagiarism accusations
Palworld has sold 8 million copies and is currently Steam's most-played game.
Here’s how Honda and GM are building production hydrogen fuel cells
Uses include mining equipment, class 8 trucks, and power generators.
OpenAI went back on a promise to make key documents public
OpenAI said its governing documents would be available for public review, but they aren't.
AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say
Ransomware is likely to be the biggest beneficiary in the next 2 years, UK's GCHQ says.
Daily Telescope: A stunning image of a star cluster in a nearby galaxy
A bright young star within a colorful nebula.
Review: Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Ti Super is better, but I still don’t know who it’s for
Card that was once the "4080 12GB" still occupies an awkward spot in the lineup.
Here’s the production version of Porsche’s first electric Macan SUV
Porsche's order books for the Macan are open, deliveries in the second half of 2024.
Did an AI write that hour-long “George Carlin” special? I’m not convinced.
"Everyone is ready to believe that AI can do things, even if it can't."
Aluminum mining waste could be a source of green steel
After the extraction, the remaining waste is less harmful to the environment.
Secret military space programs can be a little less secret, Pentagon says
Many defense officials argue that less secrecy will lead to better security.
The puzzling case of a baby who wouldn’t stop crying—then began to slip away
After doctors figured it out, the 8-week-old infant eventually made a full recovery.
Google’s latest AI video generator can render cute animals in implausible situations
Lumiere generates five-second videos that "portray realistic, diverse and coherent motion."
Pixel phones are broken again with critical storage permission bug
Users say they can't access their device storage after January 2024 update.
Tesla posts underwhelming financial results for Q4 2023
Revenues only grew by 3 percent year over year, disappointing the market.
Amazon Ring stops letting police request footage in Neighbors app after outcry
Warrantless access may still be granted during vaguely defined "emergencies."
eBay lays off 1,000 employees, about 9 percent of full-time workforce
Cutting 1,000 jobs, eBay says "headcount and expenses have outpaced" growth.
Netflix, hungry for more growth, signals more price hikes
Basic ad-free plan being ripped from subscribers in Canada, UK first.
Mugger take your phone? Cash apps too easily let thieves drain accounts, DA says
Cash apps need tools like Apple's Stolen Device Protection, DA says.
Google’s Pixel 9 gets its first render, looks a lot like an iPhone
Plus the base model Pixel 9 might be a "mini-Pro" model, with all the same features.
AI-generated puffy pontiff image inspires new warning from Pope Francis
Francis fears "the creation and diffusion of images that appear perfectly plausible but false."
Republicans in 20 states urge Supreme Court to uphold state social media laws
Florida and Texas laws are needed to prevent social media censorship, AGs say.
Prepare for more upscaled classic PC game mods with new RTX Remaster beta toolkit
Release includes proprietary AI texture upscaling, "physically accurate dynamic lights"
The USPS agrees to buy six Canoo LDV electric vans, delivered by April
The startup also makes NASA's Artemis crew transportation vehicles.
Apple aims to run AI models directly on iPhones, other devices
Apple has acquired 21 AI startups since the beginning of 2017.
Alaska Airlines says it found many loose bolts on its Boeing 737 Max 9s
Inspections after a near-disaster reveal widespread problems with Boeing fleet.
Review: Radeon 7600 XT offers peace of mind via lots of RAM, remains a mid-range GPU
There are a few measurable benefits to having more RAM, but also some drawbacks.
Inside the making of National Geographic’s A Real Bug’s Life docuseries
Awkwafina tells their stories as various bugs struggle to survive in harsh habitats.
Daily Telescope: Shooting a laser into the sky from Antarctica
"The camera is looking roughly south across McMurdo Sound and the Ross Ice Shelf."
Wild Apples: The 12 weirdest and rarest Macs ever made
Since 1984, Apple has made some strange Macintosh computers. How many have you used?
Mass exploitation of Ivanti VPNs is infecting networks around the globe
Orgs that haven't acted yet should, even if it means suspending VPN services.
Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe
"We are well on our way to having our habitats ready for launch in 2026."
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump
It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambien and Provigil.
A “robot” should be chemical, not steel, argues man who coined the word
apek: "The world needed mechanical robots, for it believes in machines more than it believes in life."
Patreon: Blocking platforms from sharing user video data is unconstitutional
The 1980s law is considered one of the country's strongest privacy protections.
OnePlus 12 gets $800 US release along with the interesting $500 OnePlus 12R
$800 and $500 are some pretty sweet price points.
OpenWrt, now 20 years old, is crafting its own future-proof reference hardware
There are, as you might expect, a few disagreements about what's most important.
iOS 17.3 adds multiple features originally planned for iOS 17
macOS 14.3, watchOS 10.3, and tvOS 17.3 were also released.
Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint can be worse than that of large farms
Saving on the emissions associated with shipping doesn't guarantee a lower footprint.
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