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SBF’s parents were given $16.4M house paid for entirely by FTX, lawsuit says
FTX sues Bankman and Fried to claw back millions "siphoned" from crypto firm.
Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study
DeepMind used AI models to optimize their own prompts, with surprising results.
Archaeologists find 500-year-old board game carved in ruins of Polish castle
Nine-man morris, or mill, is a two-person strategy game with ancient origins.
Online child safety law blocked after Calif. argued face scans not that invasive
Compliance is "actually likely to exacerbate" online harm to kids, judge says.
Trepidation, hurt morale precede last-of-its-kind Amazon hardware event: report
Workers reportedly question how much gadget gusto Amazon has left.
Google’s AI protein folder IDs structure where none seemingly existed
Two intrinsically disordered proteins form a specific structure ID'ed by AlphaFold.
SpaceX sues US attorney general in bid to stop hiring-discrimination case
SpaceX suit claims DOJ's administrative law proceedings are unconstitutional.
Google’s AI assistant can now read your emails, plan trips, “double-check” answers
Google admits that Bard isn't always accurate; ropes in Gmail through new Extensions.
Google Slides adds live collaborative mouse pointers
You can also turn them off, if you want.
Failure strikes Rocket Lab after launch from New Zealand
The Electron rocket now has a 90 percent success rate.
Toyota reveals its plan to catch up on EV battery technology
Three liquid chemistries, solid state cells, and flatter battery packs.
FTC v. Microsoft document leak outs detailed plans for mid-gen Xbox refresh
There are also vague plans for a "cloud hybrid" console later this decade.
How scientists are mitigating space travel’s risks to the human body
Spending time in space comes with different health hazards.
Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
SprySOCKS borrows from open source Windows malware and adds new tricks.
More than half of Americans plan to get updated COVID shot
There's a sharp partisan divide, but interest blows away uptake of the last booster.
Keeping Google’s search secrets protects its monopoly, DOJ argues in court
The DOJ objected when the court removed the public from the Google trial on Monday.
A water carrier just won the hardest cycling race on the planet
The cycling drama came to a head on top of the most demanding mountain in Europe.
Autoworker strike could give GM breathing room to fix battery production
A production pause could let GM solve a battery cell manufacturing headache.
Report: Unity considering revenue-based fee caps, self-reported install numbers
Engine maker may also eliminate "retroactive" install counts for minimum thresholds.
Musk and Netanyahu blame “armies of bots” for spreading antisemitism on X
Israeli prime minister praised Musk's "opposition to antisemitism" in X chat.
Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency
Automated background removal was also added recently.
Ancient Roman “wow glass” has photonic crystal patina forged over centuries
Precise hierarchical molecular self-assembly formed so-called "Bragg stack" reflectors.
tvOS 17’s extra column of icons is its most useful new feature in years
Apple once had higher hopes for what has stubbornly remained a TV-streaming box.
Google Domains halts registrations as it waits for the Google Grim Reaper
The transition to Squarespace apparently started a few days ago.
Apple will charge you way less to fix cracked back glass on an iPhone 15 Pro
Fixing damaged rear glass on a Pro phone used to cost half as much as a new one.
Apple releases most of 2023’s big software updates today—is your device supported?
Apple Watch gets a big overhaul, while most other updates focus on refinements.
Unity promises “changes” to install fee plans as developer fallout continues
Statement comes as publishers threaten boycotts, developers move to other engines.
Panos Panay, leader of the Surface and Windows teams, is leaving Microsoft
Will be replaced by Yusuf Mehdi, who has been leading the way on AI efforts.
Geopolitics complicates Apple’s relationship with China
A resurgent Huawei and restrictions on government use of Apple products pose challenges.
Stoke Space hops its upper stage, leaping toward a fully reusable rocket
"It was great to get that notch in our belt."
Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far
Catch up on the Mars 2020 mission in 2023.
NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens
NASA attempts to make conversations about aerial phenomena more scientific.
Toddler poisoned after eating deadly plant mislabeled as diet supplement
Nine out of 10 Tejocote Root products tested were actually deadly yellow oleander.
Funky AI-generated spiraling medieval village captivates social media
"This was the point where AI-generated art passed the Turing Test for me."
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated]
Previous efforts to unmask the people behind Libgen have failed.
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called
After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.
Things get serious this week in a really solid The Wheel of Time episode
Season 2 is past the halfway point, and the showrunners are stomping on the gas.
Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that?
Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.
Wizardry remaster is in early access, and it looks like a pretty, painful dive
Digital Eclipse gives a new generation the best possible door to the dungeon.
smdh: New Unicode 15.1 emoji include nodding/shaking heads, “edible mushroom”
New emoji are technically all modifications of existing designs.
How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse
Google's app for generating MFA codes syncs to user accounts by default. Who knew?
Social media restrictions “profoundly damaging,” Biden admin tells SCOTUS
Biden: Serious separation of power concerns" with ban on social media contacts.
Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one
With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.
Unity shuts two offices, citing threats after controversial pricing changes [Updated]
San Francisco police report threat came from an out-of-state employee.
Thousands of workers go on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis plants
It's the first time UAW workers have struck at the Big Three simultaneously.
TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children
TikTok accused of steering teenagers, children toward privacy-intrusive options.
Apple will issue software update for iPhone 12 over radiation worries
Decision comes after other countries follow France and pull iPhone 12 from market.
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast
Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.
The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine
This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.
Rocket Report: New Shepard may fly soon; ULA changes mind on DoD competition
"No one wants a monopoly choking out one point of the value chain."
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