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Meta’s new lightweight AR prototype shows a future beyond bulky VR headsets
100g "Orion" prototype offers 70-degree FOV, could hit market "in the next few years."
Review: Intel Lunar Lake CPUs combine good battery life and x86 compatibility
But it's too bad that Intel had to turn to TSMC to make its chips competitive.
LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers
LG's TV business is heightening focus on selling ads and tracking.
OpenAI asked US to approve energy-guzzling 5GW data centers, report says
OpenAI stokes China fears to woo US approvals for huge data centers, report says.
Meta’s $300 Quest 3S trades a worse display for a lower price
Low-end option, available Oct. 15, is also missing Quest 3's improved pancake lenses.
Tailwinds don’t help “everesting” cyclists
"There are no clever tricks to get around the necessary diet and exercise."
Tesla Full Self Driving requires human intervention every 13 miles
It gave pedestrians room but ran red lights and crossed into oncoming traffic.
Google accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations over Azure cloud platform
Complaint cites "steep penalties" for Microsoft customers using other providers.
Ghost of Yōtei: The acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima is getting a sequel
The follow-up to one of our favorite open-world games is coming soon, Sony says.
Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity
Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories.
Caroline Ellison gets 2 years for covering up Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
Caroline Ellison "deeply regrets" FTX lies, must now forfeit $11 billion.
Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator
Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion.
FBI: After dad allegedly tried to shoot Trump, son arrested for child porn
"Hundreds" of files found on SD card, FBI agent says.
In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew funding
"In all my years of working with Boeing I never saw them sign up for additional work for free."
Calif. Governor vetoes bill requiring opt-out signals for sale of user data
Gavin Newsom said he opposes mandate on mobile operating system developers.
Radiation should be able to deflect asteroids as large as 4 km across
Researchers blast silica with an intense X-ray burst, watch it evaporate.
NASA is ready to start buying Vulcan rockets from United Launch Alliance
The second test flight of the Vulcan rocket is scheduled for liftoff on October 4.
Car software patches are over 20% of recalls, study finds
How automotive recalls are handled has shifted over time.
Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other options”
Broadcom defends against renewal, citing "End of Availability" provision.
PC modder removes annoying PSN account requirement for God of War Ragnarök
Many players are angry over needing to log in to play a single-player game.
Kubuntu Focus Ir14 Gen 2 review: Using Linux instead of messing with it
Learning to love a Linux system that's more of a workhorse than an adventure.
Huawei laptop teardown shows China’s steps toward tech self-sufficiency
Embargo on high-tech goods has forced China to create its own supply chain.
For the first time, Blue Origin has ignited an orbital rocket stage
Monday's test checked an important box for Blue Origin.
Bird flu is spreading rapidly in California; infected herds double over weekend
The state reported its first infected herds on August 30.
OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”
Altman says "deep learning worked" and will lead to "massive prosperity."
Satellite images suggest test of Russian “super weapon” failed spectacularly
All that's left of the Russian missile silo is a big hole in the ground.
11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play
Necro infiltrated Google Play in 2019. It recently returned.
Cloudflare moves to end free, endless AI scraping with one-click blocking
Cloudflare may charge an app store-like fee for its AI-scraping data marketplace.
10 long years with—and good riddance to—Apple’s iPhone 6 design
Op-ed: On living with the iPhone 6 design-and its flaws-for a full decade.
Hybrid RV with a solar roof can power your home in an emergency
The hybrid powertrain has a range of 500 miles.
Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004
Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
Sonos workers shed light on why the app update went so horribly
Meetings with "yelling," "screaming" preceded app's release, Bloomberg reports.
Prepare to be entertained by latest action-packed Gladiator II trailer
"You have something in you. Rage. Never let it go."
Florence Pugh’s depressed assassin finds her crew in Thunderbolts* teaser
"Everyone here has done bad things. Someone wants us gone."
Elon Musk’s X gives up fight in Brazil, starts complying with judge’s demands
X announces reversal but must prove compliance before it can be reinstated.
Fake AI “podcasters” are reviewing my book and it’s freaking me out
NotebookLM's "Audio Summaries" show a more personable future for AI-generated content.
Can our stockpiles of Tamiflu protect against a bird flu pandemic?
Governments are banking on this old drug in the event of an H5N1 outbreak.
US to ban Chinese connected car software and hardware, citing security risks
The ban would start in model-year 2027 for software and MY2030 for hardware.
A Chinese rocket narrowly missed a landing on Sunday—the video is amazing
Deep Blue Aerospace is just one of several Chinese companies working on vertical landing.
Tandem OLED is OLED’s latest weapon in holding off MicroLED, QDEL
Brighter and tougher, Tandem RGB stacks may help OLED keep its display reign.
When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host
Voice chatbots are increasingly picking up the phone for restaurants.
Vaporizing plastics recycles them into nothing but gas
Polypropylene and polyethylene can be broken down simultaneously.
European leadership change means new adversaries for Big Tech
"Legislation has been adopted and now needs to be enforced."
NASA has a fine plan for deorbiting the ISS—unless Russia gets in the way
"If the deorbit vehicle is ready, do we go ahead and bring it home?"
Grid-scale batteries: They’re not just lithium
When size and weight don't matter, lots of other battery chemistries can work.
Human cases of raccoon parasite may be your best excuse to buy a flamethrower
The infection is very rare, but it's definitely one you want to avoid.
How breaking up Google could lower your online shopping bill
A DOJ win in Google's ad tech monopoly trial could benefit everyone, experts say.
Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
Tiny device installed inside TI-84 enables Wi-Fi Internet, access to AI chatbot.
Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
WHOIS data is unreliable. So why is it used in TLS certificate applications?
Reviewing iOS 18 for power users: Control Center, iCloud, and more
Never mind emojis-here's some stuff that makes iOS more efficient.
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