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Bypassing engine chill issues and a wayward boat, Blue Origin got to T-0.

Improperly winding down a Google Apps domain can leave logins accessible.

SCOTUS likely to find Texas' age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says.

"The city can't be unchecked. Sometimes peace needs to be broken. And chaos must reign."

"It's a very different conversation with investors than it was five years ago."

Adobe Acrobat's little-used JavaScript support gets exploited in Chromium browsers.

It can now try out new tires in a dynamic sim before making physical test tires.

SEC: Late disclosure helped Musk buy Twitter shares at $150 million discount.

It's a good example of how computer developments can be used for practical problems.

The computer science behind translating speech from 100 source languages.

Are scientists speculating, or is there a scientific consensus here?

Even at its closest point to Earth, Mars looms 250 times farther than the Moon.

Self-delete commands sent from commandeered server to malware on infected PCs.

Sonos won't replace Maxime Bouvat-Merlin in "redundant" role.

The next 15 drugs up for negotiation will be released soon and may include a GLP-1.

Two distinct universes of AI tools are merging.

Shift ensures the majority of Microsoft's developer resources will focus on AI.

Meta plans to refill roles with top talent to pursue AI and AR ambitions.

$1 million total sent to 6,764 consumers due to Razer settlement with FTC.

There are some exemptions, but the rule would block imports from MY2027.

It's just one of the many fascinating insect species featured in the second season of this NatGeo docuseries.

"Early technology preview" is promising but has lots of limitations for now.

TikTok data could fuel xAI, the thinking goes.

With connected cars and revenue-hungry apps, insurers are flush with data.

During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.

Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays.

SpaceX has launched one of its Falcon 9 boosters for a record-breaking 25th time.

Need a pick-me-up? Consider these cheery possibilities.

Weather conditions were not particularly favorable early on Tuesday.

The outbreak sickened at least 104 across 14 states, killing one and hospitalizing 34.

Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.

Bioware's beloved Dungeons & Dragons CRPG remains a rich space for storytelling.

A self-learning algorithm runs on each car to understand the driving conditions.

Fresh off court victory, NY says low-income plans must be available Wednesday.

Skull found in ruins of Ephesos in 1929 thought to be Arsinoe IV is actually skull of 11-14-year-old boy.

Reveal will reportedly focus on hardware, with game announcements to come later.

Frustrated users think Spence's removal is "well deserved."

SCOTUS won't answer "recurring question of extraordinary importance" to Big Oil.

While close US allies get unrestricted AI chip access, the rest of the world has numerical limits.

Such issues are totally expected and normal with large, new rockets.

"There are some things that can only be tested in flight."

Here are upcoming computer screens with features that weren't around last year.

Instead of sensing photons and processing the results, why not process the photons?

"Landing our booster offshore is ambitious-but we're going for it."

Some quietly good things made an appearance at CES 2025, amidst the AI slush.

Butler's "Darwin among the machines" warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity.

Diagrams from Thomas Young's 1807 Lectures bear striking resemblance to abstract figures in af Klint's work.

Service used undocumented APIs and other tricks to bypass safety guardrails.

Responders, medical equipment, and supplies are ready for deployment, HHS says.

Meta claims it will find other ways to hire employees from different backgrounds.