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Scientists conduct first test of a wireless cosmic ray navigation system
System could be used to guide underwater or underground robots.
Neanderthal adhesives were made through a complex synthesis process
Birch bark was heated in underground chambers to create a tougher adhesive.
The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips
US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China's military.
Weirdly, a NASA official says fixed-price contracts do the agency “no good”
"What really makes me worried is that I think it shows where the heart of the agency is."
Valve gives Steam its biggest update and redesign in years
It's a night-and-day difference for macOS and Linux users.
FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps
ISPs clearly have technical ability to offer unlimited data, chair's office says.
Deadly fungal meningitis cases nearly double as CDC rushes to find exposed
The source and fungus are both elusive; officials are aggressively treating exposed.
Ultra low-cost smartphone attachment measures blood pressure at home
Clever use of physics uses pressure on the skin and optics to track blood flow.
Windows 11 beta fixes major taskbar gripe, removes old File Explorer settings
New build also (sort of) removes OS-level Microsoft Teams integration.
Twitter restricted Democrat’s abortion-rights ad—but platform may backpedal
Twitter ad policy restricting abortion advocacy may soon change, employee says.
Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”“
Transition is automatic, but Squarespace honoring renewal fees for only 1 year.
Millions of Americans’ personal DMV data exposed in massive MOVEit hack
Over 6.5 million residents of two states affected, impact may potentially widen.
Retro MacOS desktop blanket trades pixels for thread, and it looks Mac-nificent
New knit screenshot throw celebrates the Mac's early years. We talk to its creator.
Dealmaster: Summer savings on laptops, smartphones, and smartwatches
With savings on laptops and smartphones, now is a great time to upgrade your gear.
Rocket Report: China addresses falling rocket debris, Vulcan launch slipping
FAA is "taking a finer pencil to the way operations are run and managed."
This 15th-century manuscript mentions a Monty Python-esque killer rabbit
Richard Heege was clearly a medieval scribe with a sense of humor.
Our fall COVID boosters will likely be a monovalent XBB formula
If all goes smoothly, the FDA is expecting new shots around September.
Intel to start shipping a quantum processor
The 12-qubit device will go out to a few academic research labs.
As the Reddit war rages on, community trust is the casualty
Ars spoke with community mods about where Reddit goes from here.
Twitter evicted from office amid lawsuits over unpaid rent and cleaning bills
Twitter evicted in Boulder, Colo., still faces unpaid-rent suit at HQ in California.
Texas will require parental consent for kids to use social media
The Texas social media law takes effect September 1.
One-person company that makes League of Legends stat tool gets $55M buyout
A website, a plug-in, an API, and an endlessly stat-hungry audience.
Stolen organs, faces, dead babies: Feds bust heinous body-part trafficking ring
“Some crimes defy understanding.”
Music publishers sue Twitter, slam Musk for calling DMCA a “plague on humanity”
Publishers sue after licensing talks between Twitter and record labels stalled.
EU votes to ban AI in biometric surveillance, require disclosure from AI systems
Nonbinding EU draft AI law gets tougher, but it's still open to negotiation.
Megaupload coders avoid 10-year sentences by testifying against Kim Dotcom
Dotcom doesn’t blame Megaupload coders for striking deal with US government.
Mercedes-Benz showcases axial flux EV motor in One-Eleven concept car
The new electric motor is a third the size and mass of a conventional EV motor.
Inside the battle to build a $1.2 billion fish barricade
The Army Corps of Engineers aims to block invasive carp from the Great Lakes.
The last generation: Intel has new labels for its next major CPU architecture
Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs make big changes on the surface—and under the hood.
Silent, stiff, and svelte: The Tenways CGO600 Pro e-bike reviewed
The $1,899 price fits with the quality of the components and ride.
Russia-backed hackers unleash new USB-based malware on Ukraine’s military
Shuckworm's relentless attacks seek intel for use in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
For the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar power
"We already know from early research that it is possible."
Ancient Egyptian followers of a deity called Bes may have used hallucinogens
Blue water-lily acts as a sedative, while Syrian rue induces dream-like visions.
Comcast and Charter are making a streaming box for self-loathing cord-cutters
Xumo Box will bring typical apps, plus ad-supported semi-channels, to TVs.
Body mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion”
The massive medical group says it has some value, but called for a better standard.
Report: Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready
Microsoft execs purportedly had "misgivings about the timing of ChatGPT’s launch."
Microsoft is selling screens, batteries, SSDs, and more for DIY Surface repairs
Microsoft has offered repair manuals for a while; now it has parts to match.
IBM compensates for errors, gets usable results out of quantum processor
May be a way to squeeze useful work out before we get quantum error correction.
Vulcan aces engine test, but upper stage anomaly will delay launch for a while
"Working corrective action and retest."
Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct
Google could lose huge parts of its $225 billion ad business.
Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Microsoft/Activision deal
Restraining order "maintain[s] the status quo" as FTC's case moves forward.
Satellites keep photobombing space images. Astronomers need a fix
A new technique could aid Hubble Space Telescope users.
Feds tell automakers not to comply with Mass. “right to repair” law
The state's right to repair law requires open access to telematics services.
Dealmaster: Last-minute savings to celebrate dads and grads
Gift ideas and deals for Father's Day and graduation.
3D muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old “Lucy” walked upright
"Lucy’s muscles suggest that she was as proficient at bipedalism as we are."
OpenAI rolls out big chatbot API upgrades for developers
API updates include 4x larger conversation memory for GPT-3.5 and function calling.
Lead admin of child sex abuse website pleads guilty, faces 20 years to life
DOJ: Website had "section devoted to the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers."
Reddit CEO assures employees that API pricing protests haven’t hurt revenue
Furor "will pass," Huffman says in internal memo reportedly viewed by The Verge.
Alan Wake II preview: A waking nightmare
Are you afraid of the dark?
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