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Man suffers heart problem after rapid weight loss: A GLP-1 cautionary tale
The man developed atrial fibrillation and required hospitalization.
OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it
Some say watermarking is the responsible thing to do, but it's complicated.
Study suggests Egyptians used hydraulic lifts to build Pyramid of Djoser
Finding elusive pictorial, textual references to hydraulic device may help convince skeptics.
Google loses DOJ’s big monopoly trial over search business
Google's exclusive deals maintained monopolies in two markets, judge ruled.
Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC
It's not over, but three judges said ISPs "are likely to succeed on the merits."
Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon
Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him
Elon Musk asks court to void Microsoft's exclusive deal with OpenAI.
Gamification gets drivers to put down their phones, study finds
Gamification plus cash prizes worked even better.
NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues
The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising.
CrowdStrike claps back at Delta, says airline rejected offers for help
Delta is creating a "misleading narrative," according to CrowdStrike's lawyers.
Path to precision: Targeted cancer drugs go from table to trials to bedside
What started in a scientist's dining room is now in tissue-agnostic combo trials.
Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern US
Tropical rainfall and training bands: It's going to be a soggy mess.
Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.
States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach.
Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says
New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate.
Google pulls its terrible pro-AI “Dear Sydney” ad after backlash
Taking the "human" out of "human communication."
Buying shady weight loss drugs online is a bad idea, in case you were wondering
Risk assessment study of illegal online pharmacies offers some unsurprising data.
DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”
Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged.
Legendary ROM hacking site shutting down after almost 20 years
Disputes about how to keep the site going led founder to archive and close it.
NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC
NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.
Silicon plus perovskite solar reaches 34 percent efficiency
There are still longevity problems, but things continue to get better.
Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed to explain recent changes to safety efforts.
FLUX: This new AI image generator is eerily good at creating human hands
FLUX.1 is the open-weights heir apparent to Stable Diffusion, turning text into images.
US probes Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI startup
Justice Department has increased scrutiny of the chipmaker's power in the emerging sector.
Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city
Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration.
Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged
Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved.
A few weeks with the Pocket 386, an early-‘90s-style, half-busted retro PC
AliExpress retro laptop doesn't always live up to its promise.
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia
Elon Musk doesn't expect the next Starship test flight to occur before late August.
“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds
Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death.
Who are the two major hackers Russia just received in a prisoner swap?
Both men committed major financial crimes-and had powerful friends.
Troubling bird flu study suggests human cases are going undetected
A small sample of farm workers is enough to confirm fears about H5N1 outbreak.
NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew
SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home.
There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit.
Testing shows “significant durability” problems with edge-lit LCD TVs
"Brand agnostic" design flaws cause uniformity problems, RTINGs torture test finds.
Apple reports record revenues despite stagnant iPhone sales
CEO Tim Cook spent much of the earnings call hyping Apple Intelligence.
San Francisco to ban software that “enables price collusion” by landlords
Software helps landlords "indirectly coordinate" by sharing nonpublic information.
AI’s future in grave danger from Nvidia’s chokehold on chips, groups warn
Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia's AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing.
Senators propose “Digital replication right” for likeness, extending 70 years after death
Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness.
Now that decent Arm-powered PCs exist, Qualcomm’s CEO wants to make them cheaper
The first wave of Snapdragon X Plus and Elite systems are mostly $1,000 and up.
NASA’s Lunar Gateway has a big visiting vehicles problem
"These defects could lead the flight computers to unexpectedly restart."
The 10 things car buyers say they want in their next car
The data explains why we keep seeing certain features on many new cars.
Karaoke reveals why we blush
Volunteers watched their own performances as an MRI tracked brain activity.
Nothing’s new AI widget is trying to make its CFO a news star
Its news app is available on all Nothing and CMF handsets, including the new Phone (2a) Plus.
Boeing’s Starliner has cost at least twice as much as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
"Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods."
7 million pounds of meat recalled amid deadly outbreak
Authorities worry that the contaminated meats are still sitting in people's fridges.
Cloudflare once again comes under pressure for enabling abusive sites
Cloudflare masks the origin of roughly 10% of abusive domains, watchdog says.
Microsoft strips ads from Skype in a move toward “user-centric design”
Update also improves AI image features, adds OneAuth support on iOS.
Blocking AI bots from Microsoft, others has been “pain in the a**”: Reddit CEO
Steve Huffman says companies must pay to scrape Reddit data.
Google won’t downrank top deepfake porn sites unless victims mass report
Google starts downranking more non-consensual intimate imagery in searches.
How Kepler’s 400-year-old sunspot sketches helped solve a modern mystery
A sharp decline in sunspot activity in the 17th century has long puzzled astronomers.
“AI toothbrushes” are coming for your teeth—and your data
App-connected toothbrushes bring new privacy concerns to the bathroom.
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