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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.
Novel camera system lets us see the world through eyes of birds and bees
It captures natural animal-view moving images with over 90 percent accuracy.
Chrome can now organize your tab bar for you
A click in Chrome can turn your messy tab layout into carefully organized groups.
Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer has the element-bending action we crave
Aang has his friends and a lovable flying ball of fur. What more does he need?
Stop telling everyone that TurboTax is “free,” FTC orders Intuit
FTC bureau chief: "Free" means free-not "free for a few."
Pokémon with guns”: Palworld’s runaway Steam success should be a lesson for Game Freak
Op-ed: Dark comedy is part of the draw, but many want a game with bigger ideas.
Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it?
For now, there's no reason for concern, but that could change in coming years.
The physics of an 18th-century fire engine
English inventor Richard Newsham used "windkessels" in his game-changing designs.
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem.
Netflix will stream WWE Raw in $5 billion deal
WWE is abandoning its longtime home on cable, USA Network.
Daily Telescope: Looking up to brilliant skies Down Under
"It was taken using my mobile phone, a Google Pixel 7 Pro."
NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon
A propellant leak prevented the Peregrine spacecraft from landing on the Moon.
Top Harvard cancer researchers accused of scientific fraud; 37 studies affected
Researchers accused of manipulating data images with copy-and-paste.
Megalodon wasn’t as chonky as a great white shark, experts say
Fresh evidence points to megalodon being longer, more slender than previous depictions.
Google lays off “dozens” from X Labs, wants projects to seek outside funding
Google wants projects to take outside venture capital as part of budget cuts.
Robocall with artificial Joe Biden voice tells Democrats not to vote
Fake Biden voice urges New Hampshire Democrats to skip tomorrow's primary.
Meta relents to EU, allows unlinking of Facebook and Instagram accounts
New standalone Messenger, Marketplace, and Gaming apps coming to the EU, too.
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