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Ancient Egyptian followers of a deity called Bes may have used hallucinogens
Blue water-lily acts as a sedative, while Syrian rue induces dream-like visions.
Comcast and Charter are making a streaming box for self-loathing cord-cutters
Xumo Box will bring typical apps, plus ad-supported semi-channels, to TVs.
Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion”
The massive medical group says it has some value, but called for a better standard.
Report: Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready
Microsoft execs purportedly had "misgivings about the timing of ChatGPT’s launch."
Microsoft is selling screens, batteries, SSDs, and more for DIY Surface repairs
Microsoft has offered repair manuals for a while; now it has parts to match.
IBM compensates for errors, gets usable results out of quantum processor
May be a way to squeeze useful work out before we get quantum error correction.
Vulcan aces engine test, but upper stage anomaly will delay launch for a while
"Working corrective action and retest."
Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct
Google could lose huge parts of its $225 billion ad business.
Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Microsoft/Activision deal
Restraining order "maintain[s] the status quo" as FTC's case moves forward.
Satellites keep photobombing space images. Astronomers need a fix
A new technique could aid Hubble Space Telescope users.
Feds tell automakers not to comply with Mass. “right to repair” law
The state's right to repair law requires open access to telematics services.
Dealmaster: Last-minute savings to celebrate dads and grads
Gift ideas and deals for Father's Day and graduation.
3D muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old “Lucy” walked upright
"Lucy’s muscles suggest that she was as proficient at bipedalism as we are."
OpenAI rolls out big chatbot API upgrades for developers
API updates include 4x larger conversation memory for GPT-3.5 and function calling.
Lead admin of child sex abuse website pleads guilty, faces 20 years to life
DOJ: Website had "section devoted to the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers."
Reddit CEO assures employees that API pricing protests haven’t hurt revenue
Furor "will pass," Huffman says in internal memo reportedly viewed by The Verge.
Alan Wake II preview: A waking nightmare
Are you afraid of the dark?
For reasons no one can fathom, McDonald’s has released a new Game Boy Color game
Krool Toys regularly develops new games for Nintendo's 25-year-old handheld.
Montana calls UN climate report “hearsay” at landmark youth-led climate trial
Official: “Montana’s emissions are simply too minuscule to make any difference."
Megaplume of water vapor erupting on Enceladus caught by Webb Telescope
Enceladus' rapid orbit and large geysers spread water widely near Saturn.
A company called Atari is releasing a brand-new 2600 cartridge this year
Today's Atari could hardly have less to do with the one that released the VCS.
Microsoft promises Starfield has “fewest bugs” of any Bethesda game
Xbox exec: "Every QA person in our... company [is] playing Starfield right now."
Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert “wasn’t even told” about Sea of Thieves DLC
Disney owns the LucasArts catalog, and Disney only calls you if it needs to.
Paul McCartney: “Final” Beatles song out this year, thanks to AI
Machine learning tech pioneered for "Get Back" will bring Lennon song to life. Here's how.
With Ford and GM’s help, Tesla reignites the charging standard war
One plug or two? The EV charging industry reacts to Ford/GM/Tesla deal.
Brother Day wages war to cling to power in Foundation S2 trailer
Brother Day: "I will look at them in the eye and reclaim what is ours."
An anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance
A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond.
Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.
API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hours
Thousands of subreddits going dark broke Reddit's website, mobile app.
Nature bans AI-generated art from its 153-year-old science journal
"The process of publishing ... is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity."
“Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs
Drives automatically get a "warning" flag if powered on for 3 years.
Google’s ad tech dominance spurs more antitrust charges, report says
Google's ad revenue amounted to nearly $225 billion in 2022.
FTC files to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition [Updated]
The injunction could disrupt the deal as its mid-July deadline approaches.
Microsoft’s GeForce Now Game Pass offering is aimed straight at UK regulators
UK regulators were concerned about cloud gaming. Is this a useful concession?
Musk stiffing Google could unleash yet more abuse on Twitter, report says
Musk's top priorities seem to be cutting costs and removing spam bots from DMs.
M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Who needs a Mac Pro, anyway?
The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros.
AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd
"I was positively surprised how well it worked," said one attendee.
“Lensed” supernova could shed light on fundamental forces shaping Universe
Such objects could help refine models for Hubble Constant, dark energy, and dark matter.
Ferrari wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 50-year absence
After an absence of 50 years, it's like Ferrari never went away.
Florida man gets flesh-eating infection from human bite during family fight
The man declined to say what sparked the fight or which relative bit him.
Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China
Six others also indicted as Korea toughens response to leakage of secrets.
Review: Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says
Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it's a bridge between Apple's low- and high-end Macs.
Microsoft announces new $350 1TB Carbon Black Xbox Series S
"Carbon Black" edition will launch worldwide on September 1.
Bethesda’s “Starfield Direct” shows off a massive, galactic-scale space RPG
A deep dive on "over 1,000 planets'" worth of open-world exploration.
Why we’re “interviewing” captive birds to find the best to release into thewild
Experiments with the endangered Bali myna showed some birds are bolder than others.
Here’s a rough estimate of how many people recent SCOTUS rulings might kill
In addition to deaths, the decisions will lead to significant morbidity.
Acer reportedly sent Russia $70M in PC gear after saying it paused business there
Reuters says Acer used Swiss subsidiary to send Russia "at least" 744 shipments.
Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes."
Musk on path to turn Twitter into the next MySpace or Yahoo, co-founder suggests
Ev Williams: Generally, "the new thing does not come from the old thing."
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