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New "swap and mop" feature changes cleaning mode depending on the tank.

Witch hazel plants with heavier seeds have larger capsules to store more elastic energy.

Mercari listings for Xbox Starfield discs sold for $200 and up.

We compare five streaming services to see which one offers the most for sportsball fans.

A new Falcon 9 booster also joins SpaceX's fleet with Saturday's launch.

Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be.

The certificate, originally spawned by Symantec, was scheduled to be banished years ago.

Cherry fights mechanical switch copycats with a new, yet familiar, lineup.

RiiConnect has been offering Wii online services for longer than Nintendo.

"This is on the shoulders of governments right now."

New "Code Llama" coding model is free for research and commercial use.

SpaceX has not set a public launch target yet for Starship.

Otzi's ancestors were early Anatolian farmers, not Steppe Herders as previously believed.

Some people have taken "as much space as you need" too literally.

Highlights include a distinctive 3-cylinder burble and an adjustable torque-split.

Gmail isn't a common carrier and is protected by Section 230, judge rules.

At $449 and $499, the cards both undercut Nvidia, at least for now.

FSR 3 is AMD's open, GPU-agnostic answer to Nvidia's DLSS Frame Generation.

The material isn't especially efficient, but improvements should be possible.

New brain-computer interfaces are faster than existing solutions.

What's the point of locks when hackers can easily get the keys to unlock them?

Elon Musk may again be in trouble for his social media posts.

Unusual and often breathtaking, the genre is relatively unknown in the West.

The products contain dilutions of a toxic agent found in absinthe.

New system scans over 1,000 cameras for signs of smoke-with 77 hits so far.

Scientists partially reconstruct debris drift path based on ocean temp data stored in shells.

Everyone being friendly on Zoom stifles creativity, Zoom founder said.

It's not the most exciting annual update, but there are some welcome additions.

"Either let it be, or shut this thing down and get a real remaster going."

Starting Friday, the EU will require more transparency from platforms than ever.

Everybody wants GPUs for AI, and that's making Nvidia very happy (and rich).

FCC seeks broader public input on license renewal for WTXF-TV in Philadelphia.

As California legislation nears finish line, Apple suddenly switches sides.

Changes to email forwarding or filters will soon demand you verify who you are.

Laptops from Lenovo and Apple, Herman Miller chairs, and Samsung tablets.

"The data is in, perfect performance from the reused engine."

RoboMapper saves both time and energy in searches for photovoltaic materials.

After driving a production prototype, Musk told his workers to do better.

Native pollinators are crucial for both ecology and agriculture.

Child groups asked the FTC to investigate YouTube ad placements on kids' videos.

Developers can now bring their own data to customize GPT-3.5 Turbo outputs.

After a decade in the market with nothing to show for it, here's the latest plan.

Better cutscenes and resolutions, but all of the same Star Wars-but-Doom-iness

Vulnerability allows hackers to execute malicious code when targets open malicious ZIP files.

Huge arrays of phase-change material perform in-memory processing.

Low-quality pirated DVDs allegedly "jeopardize Amazon's reputation for quality."

Study of plaster casts from Porta Nola indicate asphyxiation-but just for these cases.

Though thankfully, most features aren't in the "just add ChatGPT to it" genre.

Chandrayaan 3 landed closer to the Moon's south pole than any previous mission.

Humans are still "in the driver's seat," but it could make code more modular.