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Valve celebrates 25 years of Half-Life with feature-packed Steam update
New MP maps, widescreen/Steam Deck support, and more come amid "free to keep" weekend.
Barefoot workers, bacteria found at factory that made big-brand eye drops
Around 30 eye drop brands are recalled; FDA inspection report shows why.
What NASA wants to see from SpaceX’s second Starship test flight
A successful Starship test flight would unlock a roadmap to even bigger tests.
OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, citing less than “candid” communications
"The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."
Gamma-ray burst charged Earth’s ionosphere from 2 billion light-years away
The brightest supernova ever detected altered the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere.
Apple fights EU gatekeeper status to avoid opening up services to rivals
Labeling newcomer TikTok as a gatekeeper defeats the purpose of DMA, TikTok says.
BBC quiz show with Gestapo-inspired design offers study on stress responses
Also: Mastermind is not perfectly "fair" when it comes to determining the winner.
OnePlus ships Android 14 to the OnePlus 11
The rollout is first happening in India, but it should be out in the US soon.
Steam Deck system update greatly improves older LCD displays, too
New settings let users adjust color vibrance, temperature.
Elon Musk’s antisemitic post draws rebuke from White House; IBM pulls X ads
Musk accused of repeating lie behind most fatal antisemitic act in US history.
Measles rises globally amid vaccination crash; WHO and CDC sound the alarm
From 2021 to 2022, measles deaths increased 43 percent.
“Hallucinating” AI models help coin Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year
Cambridge: "When an artificial intelligence hallucinates, it produces false information."
Here’s why SpaceX really needed to change out that part on Starship
Grid fins have been essential to the landing of 230 rockets.
AI-generated movie posters with Disney logos force Microsoft to alter Bing Image Creator
Viral social media trend uses pictures of family dogs to create realistic movie posters.
Massive power makes this electric restomod Mini Cooper a handful
We sample a mini with Tesla power, and another with a mid-mounted V6 motor.
Daily Telescope: Traveling into the heart of the Heart Nebula
"That region of nebulosity is definitely my favorite part."
Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators
Group tells SEC that the victim is in violation for not reporting it was hacked.
With each iteration, this supercar gets better—the McLaren 750S, tested
How do you improve on the McLaren 720S? More power, less weight, sharper handling.
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
“Make It Real” AI prototype wows devs by turning drawings into working software
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
SpaceX delays launch of its giant Starship rocket to swap out a part
SpaceX is now targeting Saturday for the second full-scale Starship test flight.
Sonos has finally fixed the Dolby Atmos “pop of death” in its Arc soundbars
The fix involves filtering out digital audio errors that were notably "audible."
Unauthorized “David Attenborough” AI clone narrates developer’s life, goes viral
"We observe the sophisticated Homo sapiens engaging in the ritual of hydration."
Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power
Top law enforcement agency taps IT experts to calculate stolen energy costs.
Apple announces RCS support for iMessage
Texts to your green bubble friends will come with status indicators, better media.
No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
Some changes will arrive for non-EU users, too, but not the easy removals.
Pelosi attacker found guilty after pointing to Gamergate influence at trial
DePape: Searches for game tips led to "talk about how toxic Anita Sarkeesian is..."
Listen to the seismic sounds as Iceland braces for likely volcanic eruption
"The activity is formidable, exciting, and scary."
Capacitor-based heat pumps see big boost in efficiency
While it's not ready for production, it's a step in the right direction.
Prison phone company leaked 600K users’ data and didn’t notify them, FTC says
FTC: Global Tel*Link waited 9 months to notify users and only told some of them.
Google News is shutting down purchased magazine content, offering refunds
Google offers static PDF downloads for some content, refunds for others.
Windows 10 is back, and it’s getting Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot assistant
But Windows 10's October 2025 end-of-support date is staying put, for now.
The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now
Microsoft wants you in Windows, whether you're on iPad, Android, or Chrome OS.
UK becomes first country to approve Crispr gene-editing therapy
Sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia are covered by the approval.
Daily Telescope: Imaging a nearly 4-billion-year-old region on the Moon
"It happened to land on an interesting area, so I made a quick recording."
The Trek FX+ 2 e-bike is a jack-of-all-trades
Review: Trek's hybrid FX+ 2 e-bike puts cycling front and center.
From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call for visual artists—and the rest of us
AI image synthesis is getting more capable at executing ideas, and it's not slowing down.
Developers can’t seem to stop exposing credentials in publicly accessible code
Many transgressions come from "very large companies that have robust security teams."
ULA chief on the Vulcan rocket: “The path to flight one is clear”
"We are expecting Blue to keep up with us."
Dealmaster: Gaming monitors, big-screen TVs, home office gear, and more
Big screens, small screens, and everything in between ahead of Black Friday.
The reviews are done—SpaceX is clear to launch Starship
Everything appears to be go" for launch Friday of the tallest rocket ever built.
Apple’s China ties under Congressional scrutiny after Jon Stewart cancellation
Lawmakers demand that Apple commit to not censoring content critical of China.
Google’s 36% search revenue share with Apple is 3x what Android OEMs get
Cooperative Android manufacturers only get 12 percent of search revenue.
Holy chips! Microsoft’s new AI silicon will power its chatty assistants
Amid GPU shortages, Microsoft reaches for custom silicon to run its AI language models.
Judge tosses social platforms’ Section 230 blanket defense in child safety case
Judge: Section 230 doesn't cover platform design defects allegedly harming kids.
Qi2 wireless charging spec is here, offering speed boosts and magnets
Many devices will get their first taste of MagSafe-like sticky alignment soon.
Bing Chat is now “Microsoft Copilot” in potentially confusing rebranding move
Microsoft: "Soon there will be a Copilot for everyone and for everything you do."
Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination
FCC will investigate ISP practices that discriminate by income level or race.
Space companies say ASAT tests threaten economic development
"I'm hoping that more companies will be able to join as time goes on."
YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement
Several new policies aim to tackle realistic synthetic media head-on.
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