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Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series is actually going to be made
The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though.
Max needs higher prices, more ads to help support WBD’s flailing businesses
WBD chief hopeful that Trump administration could enable more streaming M&As.
Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency
Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX.
Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them
Nobody loses games they already bought, but the clock is ticking.
Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects
Intel's faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood.
Secondhand EVs will flood the market in 2026, JD Power says
Used EV supply is set to grow by 230% as 215,000 cars come off lease.
What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special?
It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball.
Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed
Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun!
Mercedes-Benz previews next CLA, breaks EV distance record in testing
A CLA covered 2,309 miles in 24 hours in testing.
ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million
Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment.
Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate.
Review: M4 and M4 Pro Mac minis are probably Apple’s best Mac minis ever
First Mac mini redesign in almost 15 years highlights how good the insides are.
Thoughts on the M4 iMac, and making peace with the death of the 27-inch model
The 16GB RAM upgrade is one of many welcome, if incremental, improvements.
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
Demand for observing time on Webb outpaces supply by a factor of nine.
For fame or a death wish? Kids’ TikTok challenge injuries stump psychiatrists
As clinicians see more TikTok challenge injuries, explaining them is often hard.
Fate of Google’s search empire could rest in Trump’s hands
Trump may sway DOJ away from breaking up Google.
Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory
Trump plans to repeal Biden's 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports.
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No better moment than now.
The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks
Starship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible.
Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance
European Commission looks into alleged exclusivity, pricing, and patent demands.
Trump’s 60% tariffs could push China to hobble tech industry growth
Tech industry urges more diplomacy as it faces Trump's proposed sweeping tariffs.
Trump’s election win spells bad news for the auto industry
As a candidate, Donald Trump had no love for EVs or foreign imports.
The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good
For $700, I was hoping for a much larger leap in visual impact.
Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will play original Switch games
"More software has been played on Nintendo Switch than on any other Nintendo hardware."
“Havard”-trained spa owner injected clients with bogus Botox, prosecutors say
Woman claims to have a degree from "Havard" and be licensed by the "Estate Board."
Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase
Anthropic's smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks.
RTO mandate was attempt at thwarting Grindr workers unionizing: US labor board
80 out of 120 workers trying to unionize reportedly quit due to RTO mandate.
Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.
Endurance tells story of two expeditions, centuries apart
New NatGeo documentary was directed by the same duo who brought us the Oscar-winning Free Solo.
Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds
FTC has estimated that a large chunk of gift card scams target Google Play users.
NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
"A satellite is always coming over an area within a given reasonable amount of time."
Kia says its new EV camper concept is the “ideal escape pod”
Kia has given an electric SUV and an EV van the off-road treatment.
Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.
Universal sues Believe, a music distributor in over 50 countries.
Driving the biggest, least-efficient electric car: The Hummer EV SUV
Here's what I learned daily-driving the gargantuan electric vehicle.
After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks
Typically, most of the ISS propulsion comes from the Russian segment of the space station.
Boeing strike ends after workers vote to accept “life-changing” wage increase
Workers vow to restore Boeing's iconic legacy as costly strike ends.
Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy a hyper-stylized shot of adrenaline
It's a little rogue-lite, it's a bit '90s arcade, and it's surprisingly deep.
Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines
These are not the the developer tools you think they are.
Drugmaker shut down after black schmutz found in injectable weight-loss drug
The warning comes amid a legal war over compounded weight-loss drugs.
Facebook, Nvidia push SCOTUS to limit “nuisance” investor suits after scandals
Facebook, Nvidia ask SCOTUS to narrow legal paths to retrieve investor losses.
New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright
Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again.
Researchers spot black hole feeding at 40x its theoretical limit
Similar feeding events could explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes.
The Trek Checkpoint SL 7 AXS Gen 3 may be the perfect gravel bike
Trek's updated adventure-focused gravel bike is fun no matter where you ride it.
Guy makes “dodgy e-bike” from 130 used vapes to make point about e-waste
Most one-use vape batteries are actually rechargeable, and this guy has proof.
What this 500-year-old shipwreck can tell us about how we age
Raman spectroscopy of 12 collarbones suggests most crew members were right-handed.
Elon Musk turns X’s block button into a “glorified mute button”
X change lets blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them.
Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year run
Stock index switch-up reflects symbolic market shift as chip industry refocuses around AI.
Sick of supersized EVs? The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric hits the spot.
It's not too big, it's not too heavy, and it's very, very efficient.
China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship
The Long March 9 gets flaps and a reusable upper stage.
Perplexity will show live US election results despite AI accuracy warnings
AI search engine embraces 2024 US election with live tracker and chatbot info hub.
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