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Billion-year-old grease hints at long history of complex cells
Our ancestors once thrived on cholesterols that are now just reaction intermediates.
Judge denies Amazon’s, Apple’s motions to dismiss class action price-fixing suit
Which markets are hurt by companies' agreement is "reserved for a jury."
Google’s Bard AI can now write and execute code to answer a question
Google says having an LLM write code is akin to humans doing long division.
Leaked Tesla report shows Cybertruck had basic design flaws
“Alpha” version had problems with braking, handling, noise, and leaks.
Blue Microphones branding is going away after 28 years
The Blue name was a hat tip to the co-founder's Latvian roots.
One man’s nearly 40-year, 8-bit quest to finish his teenage Commodore 64 RPG
Disks and tapes are fallible, so it's back to assembly code and pencil notes.
Nvidia’s AI software tricked into leaking data
Researchers manipulate feature in ways that could reveal sensitive information.
OpenAI faces defamation suit after ChatGPT completely fabricated another lawsuit
ChatGPT continues causing trouble by making up lawsuits.
Beer byproducts were popular canvas primers for Danish Golden Age artists
"In 19th century Denmark, beer brewing was a paramount part of the culture and economy."
Call of Duty removes “NickMercs” skin following FaZe Clan star’s LGBTQ tweet
Move highlights reputational risk of in-game promos linked to real-world players.
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing
The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.
Dealmaster: Savings on practical Father’s Day tech gift ideas
Our curated Father's Day list of the favorite toys and tech dads will love.
A telescope happened to be pointing at the brightest supernova yet observed
The BOAT—brightest of all time—reveals the mechanics of gamma-ray bursts.
Google makes office attendance part of performance reviews
Employees need to be in the office at least three days a week.
Tesla to add General Motors to its charger standard next year
GM EV drivers will need a dongle at first; NACS ports will show up in 2025.
UK’s plans for global AI safety summit draw criticism
Announcement does not include "a single voice from civil society or academia," says critic.
Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper
Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.
Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker [Updated]
Lawsuit: Patent trolls created “harmful illusion” of unstable TV-chip market.
Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30
Faced with 30 days' notice for a $1.6 million monthly bill, Apollo calls it quits.
Google un-bans Downloader app, but developer still mad about “broken” DMCA
Downloader app for TVs "was offline for 20 days, all because the DMCA is broken."
Testing antibacterial surfaces on the International Space Station
Humans breathe out a lot of microbes that can make homes on surfaces inside the ISS.
Porsche builds itself a 900-volt hypercar as a 75th birthday present
It promises record-breaking Nürburgring times and recharging in 10 minutes.
Sweet study finds how to keep gummy bears chewable longer
Internal (and edible) crosslinks keep the polymers of a gummy from hardening.
DeSantis ad uses fake AI images of Trump hugging and kissing Fauci, experts say
Trump/Fauci Images have strange hair, garbled text, and unnatural body parts.
California hospital staff call for halt of surgeries over bizarre particles
Hospital officials said the equipment is sterile, while staff questions safety.
Nvidia’s new monster CPU+GPU chip may power the next gen of AI chatbots
It takes a lot of computing power to pretend to be human.
This trailer-sized EV charger will be tested at Dallas airport in June
This mobile charger can service four EVs at once at up to 80 kW.
Damning probes find Instagram is key link connecting pedophile rings
Lawmakers, researchers demand Meta do more to stop Instagram pedophile rings.
EV market share is growing because the vehicles keep getting better
New research finds plenty of reasons for the appeal of EVs
Boeing hit with a lawsuit over alleged “theft” of SLS rocket tools
"Without the engines installed and fitted perfectly, the rocket could not launch."
AI system devises first optimizations to sorting code in over a decade
Writing efficient code was turned into a game, and the AI played to win.
Robocalls claiming voters would get “mandatory vaccines” result in $5M fine
Black people targeted with conspiracy theory about voting and mandatory vaccines.
New York’s air quality reaches “hazardous” level, by far the worst in the world
Wildfire smoke conditions worsened across much of Northeast US on Wednesday.
Autonomous Waymo car runs over dog in San Francisco
The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a safety driver present in a 25 mph zone.
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs
Reddit, accused of trying to kill third-party apps, is cutting 5% of workforce.
Apple removes $99 dev account requirement for first iOS 17 and macOS 14 betas
We'll also explain how the beta install process has changed since last year.
Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware
Stop downloading or updating Minecraft mods for now, investigators say.
Pornhub attacks states for passing “unsafe” age-verification laws
Pornhub wants to punt privacy concerns of age verification to Big Tech.
Twitch bans stream sponsor overlays, and “I’ve never seen creators so pissed”
Twitch tries to walk back "overly broad" new policy following instant creator furor.
Apple has a Proton-like Game Porting Toolkit for getting Windows games on Mac
Eager gamers already have Cyberpunk, Diablo IV running on Apple Silicon Macs.
Why you’ll never fly in an airplane with those double-decker seats
Yet again, a designer proposes cramming way more people into airliners.
Dealmaster: Savings on maker tools and board games
Keep summer crafty with savings on a range of maker tools.
Volvo’s next EV is here, and it’s affordable—the $34,950 EX30
The next Swedish EV won't break the bank, and it has a tiny carbon footprint to boot.
Jon Hamm is an amnesiac archangel lost in Soho in Good Omens S2 trailer
Aziraphale: "I think I may have just started a war...."
FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes
Deepfake videos show real people engaged in fake sex.
15-inch MacBook Air hands-on: Just what some folks were asking for
Apple hasn’t reinvented anything here, but we like options.
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset
This was the best headset demo I’ve ever seen. But there’s room for improvement.
J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization
The withdrawal leaves the two mRNA vaccines and the Novavax protein subunit vaccine.
Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted
It happened on Dell's Australia website, but misleading sale claims are common.
Apple is going out of its way to make sure Vision Pro doesn’t look dorky
Opinion: Apple normalized AirPods and smartwatches. Can it normalize headsets?
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