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Brother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party ink
Brother: Updates aren't behind degradation of quality or removal of features.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review: RDNA 4 fixes a lot of AMD’s problems
For $549 and $599, AMD comes close to knocking out Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070.
Andor S2 featurette teases canonical tragic event
Adria Arjona: "It's human, it's incredibly truthful, and it just happens to be in a galaxy far, far away."
Google tells Trump’s DOJ that forcing a Chrome sale would harm national security
Google tries an old argument with a new Justice Department.
China aims to recruit top US scientists as Trump tries to kill the CHIPS Act
Tech innovation in US likely to stall if Trump ends the CHIPS Act.
Elon Musk loses initial attempt to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
OpenAI can proceed with for-profit shift while litigation continues, judge rules.
Volkswagen gets the message: Cheap, stylish EVs coming from 2026
VW is preparing new front-wheel-drive EVs, the ID. 2all and ID. EVERY1.
Due to new tariffs, many more physical game discs may “simply not get made”
Analysts also warn that tariffs could increase prices for game software and hardware.
NASA just lost yet another one of its low-cost planetary missions
It's increasingly unlikely that Lunar Trailblazer will deliver quality science.
Jeff Bezos brings Amazon work culture to Blue Origin
Job cuts and longer hours at Blue Origin as founder takes prominent role.
Apple announces M3 Ultra—and says not every generation will see an “Ultra” chip
It could explain why we're getting an M3 Ultra this deep into the M4 rollout.
Apple intros new Mac Studio models with M4 Max and… M3 Ultra?
Apple's high-end desktops get a strange (but overdue) mix-and-match refresh.
MacBook Air gets the M4, a new blue color, up to 32GB of RAM, and a $100 price cut
M2 and M3 Airs are mostly going away; M2 will still be sold in some countries.
Shadowveil is a stylish, tough single-player auto-battler
The first Legends of the Five Rings PC game will make you work for your wins.
Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online
Sesame's new AI voice model features uncanny imperfections, and it's willing to act like an angry boss.
“Wooly mice” a test run for mammoth gene editing
With most targeted changes not mammoth-specific, the focus is on gene editing.
Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
Overdoses of vitamin A have serious risks-and it doesn't prevent measles.
George Orwell’s 1984 as a ’90s PC game has to be seen to be believed
A "zero gravity training sphere" makes an appearance, obviously.
Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate
Just one compromised VM can make all other VMs on that hypervisor sitting ducks.
Do these dual images say anything about your personality?
Personality quizzes based on ambiguous images are bunk, but we can still learn from such psychological myths.
Apple refuses to break encryption, seeks reversal of UK demand for backdoor
Apple appeal to Investigatory Powers Tribunal may be the first case of its type.
Google’s AI-powered Pixel Sense app could gobble up all your Pixel 10 data
The app will reportedly offer contextual suggestions as you use the phone.
Butch Wilmore says Elon Musk is “absolutely factual” on Dragon’s delayed return
"We came up prepared to stay long, even though we plan to stay short."
Trump’s 25% tariffs take effect; Canadian PM calls it “a very dumb thing”
Stock markets sink; US faces retaliatory tariffs and complaints at the WTO.
Google’s March Pixel Drop is here with a ton of Android upgrades
Even non-Pixel phones will get some goodies.
Apple announces M3-powered iPad Air with improved Magic Keyboard layout
The base iPad also doubled its storage, is "6x faster" than some Android models.
RFK Jr. ends transparency policy, cancels public meeting after openness vow
Kennedy vowed last month to usher in an era of "radical transparency."
Protests, broken windows, even arson: Tesla’s massive Elon problem
As Musk sticks his fingers in government, Tesla suffers serious reputational damage.
Climate change is harming the health of Americans, and they know it
New survey also shows growing trust in scientists and health professionals.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: No, it’s not “4090 performance at $549”
It's not all bad news, but in many ways, this is barely an upgrade.
Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster
Stanford researchers analyzed 305 million texts, revealing AI-writing trends.
TSMC to invest $100B as Trump demands more US-made chips, report says
Trump's threat of semiconductor tariffs may have spooked the chipmaker.
Netflix drops trailer for the Russo brothers’ The Electric State
"We have a chance to tear their whole sick system down. Humans and bots fighting against the real enemy."
Kaizen: A Factory Story makes a game of perfecting 1980s Japanese manufacturing
Puzzle masters return with a new studio and compelling manufacturing challenges.
The 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe proves to be a real crowd-pleaser
The Korean automaker has come a long way in 10 years.
Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks
Google's Project Astra demo is almost ready for prime time.
These hot oil droplets can bounce off any surface
Droplets of less volatile liquids like soybean oil and silicone oil have lower saturation pressures than water.
The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
Flying closer to Earth delivers higher-resolution imagery, but there's a catch.
Apple’s M4 MacBook Air refresh may be imminent, with iPads likely to follow
Apple's lower-end products may be seeing a flurry of activity soon.
AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation”
Technique uses a "teacher" LLM to train smaller AI systems.
“It’s not actually you”: Teens cope while adults debate harms of fake nudes
Most kids know that deepfake nudes are harmful, Thorn survey says.
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
"Every single thing was clockwork... We got some Moon dust on our boots."
AI versus the brain and the race for general intelligence
We already have an example of general intelligence, and it doesn't look like AI.
The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA is good enough to make a believer out of EV skeptics
But if you're still skeptical, don't worry: There's a hybrid version, too.
A small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
The largest study yet of the ISS's microbes hints we're may be keeping it too clean.
Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain
There are no reused Tesla parts here, but the price tag is prototype-level.
Driving the new Mercedes CLA made me a believer in Mercedes-Benz’s EV future
And if it doesn't, they've got a hybrid version, too.
We’ve figured out the basics of a shape-shifting, T-1000-style material
A pack of small robots can do liquid/solid transitions and adopt different shapes.
Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows
Opinion: Just as Half-Life 2 helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming.
Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery
Populations of sea lampreys likely to run amok with US Fish and Wildlife Service cuts.
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