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Bluetooth tags for Android’s 3 billion-strong tracking network are here
Third-party Bluetooth trackers plug in to Google's massive Find My Device Network.
Reddit welcomes NSFW desktop image uploads ahead of Imgur’s ban
Mobile users could already share naughty pics.
YouTuber who crashed plane admits he did it for money and views
The maximum sentence for YouTuber's admitted crimes is 20 years.
Gravitational lens gives us a third estimate of the Universe’s expansion
Lensed images of a supernova appear at different times.
Drug-resistant ringworm reported in US for first time; community spread likely
The newly emerging fungal pathogen is often misidentified in common lab tests.
Google Bard hits over 180 countries and territories—none are in the EU
Google is expanding Bard availability as the EU crafts landmark AI regulation.
Google Drive gets a desperately needed “spam” folder for shared files
As it turns out, letting anyone add files to your Drive account is bad.
Anthropic’s Claude AI can now digest an entire book like The Great Gatsby in seconds
Claude's input memory grows to 75,000 words, beating GPT-4 by a wide margin.
Right-wing Twitter worried Musk’s CEO pick could return Twitter to its roots
Twitter’s next CEO will be former NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino.
Vietnam’s first export EV, Vinfast VF8, makes shaky but promising US debut
Leases start at $399 a month for this newcomer to the crowded midsized EV market.
The Ariane 6 rocket will now debut no earlier than the spring of 2024
With further Ariane 6 delays, Europe has missed a huge opportunity.
Self-driving cars are being put on a data diet
Autonomous-vehicle developers are getting pickier about what stays on their servers.
Dealmaster: Big savings on last-minute Mother’s Day tech gifts
Deals on air fryers to electric toothbrushes, wearables to tablets, and more.
Tesla cancels all right-hand drive Model S, Model X orders
Customers can choose one from inventory or buy a left-hand drive version.
Rocket Report: SpaceX hits success milestone, Vulcan to resume testing
"If we’re going to have sovereign space capabilities ... we need somewhere to launch from."
Microsoft will take nearly a year to finish patching new 0-day Secure Boot bug
Fix will eventually render all kinds of older Windows boot media unbootable.
Chinese Mars rover sends back images of recent water-shaped crusts
Within the last million years or so, melted snow might have dampened Mars' sands.
OpenAI peeks into the “black box” of neural networks with new research
"We do not understand" how LLMs work, admits OpenAI in quest to make them interpretable.
Fairphone’s user-repairable headphones will offer spare parts through its app
But Fairphone doesn't know how long it will stock spare parts.
Google Fi takes the sting off the Pixel Fold price tag with $700 off
Your $700 arrives via 24 months of Google Fi credits.
Infamous pharma company founded by Shkreli files for bankruptcy, blames Shkreli
Vyera will sell assets to cover debts.
EPA announces new rules to get carbon out of electricity production
Starting in the 2030s, stringent rules will radically cut emissions.
“Meaningful harm” from AI necessary before regulation, says Microsoft exec
"Did anybody suffer at least a thousand dollars' worth of damage" because of AI?
The AI race heats up: Google announces PaLM 2, its answer to GPT-4
PaLM 2 can code, translate, and "reason" in ways that best GPT-4, says Google.
Sony’s $1,400 phone has a “functional tactile design,” hits the US in July
The glass has a diamond-plate texture, and there's raised ribbing along the edges.
Ex-Ubiquiti engineer behind “breathtaking” data theft gets 6-year prison term
Engineer tried to claim that the hack was an “unsanctioned security drill.”
The uprising against the Empire begins in first teaser for Foundation S2
"Rejoice his shame remains unknown that he had almost sat a throne."
Disney+ and Hulu to unite in a single app this year
Disney plans to spend less on content, charge more for ad-free Disney+.
Rumors and retail listings point to the return of actual mid-range GPUs
Reports say we'll see RTX 4060 and RX 7600 GPUs before the month is out.
Wildfire smoke from Australia fueled three-year “super La Niña”
How wildfire smoke from Australia affected climate events around the world.
The Asus ROG Ally beats the Steam Deck at all but the most important things
New contender is a powerful portable PC that’s wantonly Windows.
Clever hybrid tech impresses with 40 mpg 2023 Honda CR-V Sport
The SUV uses Honda's fourth-generation two-motor hybrid system.
Leak of MSI UEFI signing keys stokes fears of “doomsday” supply chain attack
With no easy way to revoke compromised keys, MSI, and its customers, are in a real pickle.
Google jumps into the AI coding assistant fray with Codey and Studio Bot
Google says it's still early days, though.
Dealmaster: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 tops our list
Plus: discounts on several Mac laptops.
Google’s answer to ChatGPT is now open to everyone in US, packing new features
More languages, image inputs, and extension support among Bard features at I/O '23.
The Nexus 7 was Google’s only great tablet, and it has never tried to replace it
Opinion: 2013 Nexus 7 was the right tablet at the right price at the right time.
FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills
"We need to trust women."
Google finally demos generative AI in Search, with a waitlist starting today
Google will soon have a big green box of generative text above the search results.
eReader-LCD hybrid gadgets keep coming—and so do the trade-offs
What display traits would you sacrifice for an integrated eReader?
Google Pixel Fold: The thinnest foldable (with the biggest battery) in the US
Did Google really make one of the best-designed foldables out there?
Google’s Pixel Tablet looks just like a smart display, so why isn’t it one?
Google says its tablet is "not a Nest Hub replacement" despite the identical design.
Pixel 7a review: More of Google’s winning formula
The Pixel 7a packs a 90 Hz display, wireless charging, and lots more aluminum.
Qubits 30 meters apart used to confirm Einstein was wrong about quantum
Experiment linked qubits using a supercold wire over 30 meters long.
Musk calls out WhatsApp bug ahead of rolling out encrypted Twitter DMs
WhatsApp says a recently reported bug is an Android issue, not a WhatsApp issue.
“Smoke archaeology” reveals early humans were visiting Nerja Caves 41,000 years ago
Interdisciplinary study analyzed fossilized soot and charcoal from lighting sources.
$1.5M crypto scheme leads to 2-year prison term for ex-Coinbase manager
10-month insider trading scheme was "a huge mistake," ex-Coinbase employee says.
Vast says it will launch its first space station in 2025 on a Falcon 9
"We have a clear path for how we're going to get there."
The far north is burning—and turning up the heat on the planet
The Arctic and surroundings are being transformed from carbon sink to carbon emitter.
How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI
After decades of watching Kremlin-backed hackers, the FBI ID'd weaknesses and pounced.
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