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Daisy-chain tiny boards into weather stations, game controllers, and way more.

Many driver assists do increase safety, but little evidence lane keeping is one.

Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says.

A local fossil collector in Morocco found the specimen decades ago.

There's no incentive to fix the system, which was never designed to catch fraud anyway.

"This powers Europe back into space."

An investigation into the engine failure could delay SpaceX's upcoming crew launches.

Prototype would replace multi-layered adult diapers currently worn on space walks.

Brothers Jacob and Tibu braved hungry hippos and crocodiles to make the crossing.

Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people.

Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue.

This doesn't just threaten writers' work-it has a corrosive effect on the web.

Based on past attacks, It wouldn't be surprising to see active targeting this time too.

Found after its kind were thought extinct, and where it was thought to be too cold.

You don't know what you've got till it's gone.

Features as small as 50 nanometers preserved in a 50,000-year-old sample.

Abstract analysis that is trivial for humans often stymies GPT-4o, Gemini, and Sonnet.

Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs.

iPhone users will get more choices to make "touch-and-go" payments in the EU.

Intuit CEO: "Companies that aren't prepared to take advantage of [AI] will fall behind."

The technologies are useful tools but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels.

What we want to know is that the thrusters can perform," Starliner's pilot says.

Opinion: Games that were popular in 2011 or even 2022 won't move the needle for Apple.

The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running malicious code.

Teens ordered to attend classes on sex education and responsible use of AI.

Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."

Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer."

Because I'm tall enough, I'm orange enough, and doggone it, Senators like me.

Fast-moving stars imply that there's an intermediate-mass black hole there.

The acquisition is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade.

Takata airbags and problematic sensors lead to recall across four car brands.

Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp.

Users want Amazon held accountable for hiding cheaper items with faster delivery.

Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier.

Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position.

Samsung's spec-bump products get coated in Galaxy AI lacquer for their showing.

"I hope you now are happy. History will judge all of you guys."

A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky's wife buying a Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots.

Physicists drew on statistical techniques used to analyze gravitational waves.

Scientists struggle to define consciousness, AI or otherwise.

Ariane 6 launched into orbit, but an upper stage problem kept it from completing the demo flight.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are key part of US's high drug costs, report finds.

Rumors of a touchscreen HomePod stretch back to 2021.

It's pretty weird to use something I've written about in the abstract for so long.

Error-correcting a quantum computer can mean processing 100TB every second.

Ubiquitous RADIUS scheme uses homegrown authentication based on MD5. Yup, you heard right.

All it took was a reverse-engineered camera firmware and a custom API rewrite.

Veriwave Telco "identified one client as the source of all of the calls."

Z-Library defends admins and vows to expand access after domain seizures.

"What is the dream of Rome if our people are not free?"