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Updated 2024-04-19 14:30
Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible
"These are unthinkable numbers, but we're not breaking any physics to achieve this."
How insect blood stops bleeding fast
Their blood equivalent, hemolymph, forms a viscoelastic fluid that covers wounds.
Elon Musk threatens to disobey court order over banned profiles
Brazil threatens to regulate social media owned by "billionaires domiciled abroad."
A frozen lake and several Lamborghinis provide lessons on traction control
Electronic traction control is more important than ever as electric motors proliferate.
Why are there so many species of beetles?
Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree.
Claims of TikTok whistleblower may not add up
He only worked there 6 months and many of his allegations are improbable at best.
NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix
"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally."
$158,000 ALS drug pulled from market after failing in large clinical trial
The drug is now unavailable to new patients; its maker to lay off 70% of employees.
Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store—but with big caveats
It's probably not the Wild West of game emulation you're hoping for. Here's why.
Roku patent invents a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV
System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top.
Will there be a Dune: Part Three? Yes… with caveats on timing
Timing of a big-screen return to Arrakis mostly depends on director Denis Villeneuve.
Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV
Musk says that "Reuters is lying (again)" over reports that the Model 2 is dead.
German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed.
Android’s AirTag competitor gears up for launch, thanks to iOS release
Google promised to wait for Apple to launch cross-platform "unwanted tag" detection.
Tiny cracks in rocks may have concentrated chemicals needed for life
The gentle flow of warm fluids could have given pre-life chemistry a boost.
FCC won’t block California net neutrality law, says states can “experiment”
State enforcement makes ISPs more likely to comply, FCC says.
Ivanti CEO pledges to “fundamentally transform” its hard-hit security model
Part of the reset involves AI-powered documentation search and call routing.
Meta relaxes “incoherent” policy requiring removal of AI videos
Meta will stop removing harmless AI videos in July.
The science of smell is fragrant with submolecules
A chemical that we smell may be a composite of multiple smell-making pieces.
Ford cuts EV plans even as it becomes nation’s second-largest EV brand
Ford is selling more EVs than ever, but it wants to build more hybrids instead.
Publisher: OpenAI’s GPT Store bots are illegally scraping our textbooks
OpenAI has taken down some bots from GPT Store, but copyright complaints continue.
Here are the winners and losers when it comes to clouds for Monday’s eclipse
News you can use in regard to chasing cloud-free skies.
The Maven: A user-friendly, $2K Cargo e-bike perfect for families on the go
The $2K bike is aimed at smaller riders who want a manageable cargo e-bike. It delivers.
Rocket Report: Blue Origin to resume human flights; progress for Polaris Dawn
"The pacing item in our supply chain is the BE-4."
Hong Kong monkey encounter lands man in ICU with rare, deadly virus
The man had recently visited a country park known for its macaque monkeys.
It could well be a blockbuster hurricane season, and that’s not a good thing
Although not quite literally, the Atlantic Ocean is on fire right now.
Elon Musk shares “extremely false” allegation of voting fraud by “illegals”
On X, Musk shared false claim that is easily disproven by voter registration data.
Mars may not have had liquid water long enough for life to form
Lab experiments suggest gullies on Mars might form when carbon dioxide heats up.
After AI-generated porn report, Washington Lottery pulls down interactive web app
User says promo site put her uploaded selfie on a topless woman's body.
Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains
How one journalist found himself targeted by generative AI over a keyfob photo.
Unleash the beast: High Performance Cycle’s electric mountain bike
A lot of distinct components and a hefty frame smooth out some nasty terrain.
Google sues two crypto app makers over allegedly vast “pig butchering” scheme
Crypto and other investment app scams promoted on YouTube targeted 100K users.
101 studies flagged as bogus COVID cure pusher sees career unravel
It's a past-due reckoning for French microbiologist Didier Raoult, critics say.
Waymo and Uber Eats start human-less food deliveries in Phoenix
You'll need to run outside when your robot delivery arrives.
Microsoft is testing user-controlled RAM limits for Microsoft Edge browser
RAM controls seem intended mostly for PC gamers who want to free up memory.
Post-2025 Windows 10 updates for businesses start at $61 per PC, go up from there
Consumer pricing hasn't been announced; schools will pay just $1 per year.
Dark energy might not be constant after all
First results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument offer hints of new physics.
How will astronauts cruise around the Moon? NASA narrows choice to three options
"I know we're asking a lot of these companies."
“Pink slime” local news outlets erupt all over US as election nears
Number of partisan news sites roughly equals those doing actual, legitimate journalism.
Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon
We do anticipate having to deploy nuclear systems on the lunar surface."
Pentagon calls for tighter integration between military and commercial space
"I would have never written the requirements for Starship."
Google might make users pay for AI features in search results
Plan would represent a first for what has been a completely ad-funded search engine.
Bird flu flare: Cattle in 5 states now positive as Texas egg farm shuts down
The risk to the general public remains low, federal officials say.
Spotify’s second price hike in 9 months will target audiobook listeners
Bloomberg report claims price hike coming to Australia, Pakistan, and the UK first.
How to hack the Jacksonville Jaguars’ jumbotron (and end up in jail for 220 years)
The story that just keeps getting worse.
Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years
Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.
Copilot key is based on a button you probably haven’t seen since IBM’s Model M
Left-Shift + Windows key + F23
The best robot to search for life could look like a snake
Snaking into the ice on Enceladus might work better than drilling through it.
With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall
United Launch Alliance may seek certification from the Space Force after one flight.
The chemistry of milk washing, aka the secret to Ben Franklin’s favorite tipple
Bonus: a twist on the espresso martini, with peanut butter-washed vodka, coffee, and milk curd.
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