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SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship's eighth test flight as soon as Monday.
Serbian student’s Android phone compromised by exploit from Cellebrite
Android users who haven't installed Google's February patch batch should do so ASAP.
Mars’ polar ice cap is slowly pushing its north pole inward
That, plus data from the InSight lander, gives us a new view into Mars' interior.
Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
Commercials are still too loud, say “thousands” of recent FCC complaints
1,700 complaints about boisterous TV ads hit the FCC in 2024.
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories from February
Dancing sea turtles, the discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, perfectly boiled eggs, and more.
Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks
Google says it has no immediate plans to change work-from-home policies.
Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic
Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly.
Salty game dev comments, easier mods are inside Command & Conquer’s source code
With the right folks involved, EA can capably preserve and update its classics.
Europol arrests 25 users of online network accused of sharing AI CSAM
Europol's hunt targets anyone making or sharing AI sex images depicting minors.
“It’s a lemon”—OpenAI’s largest AI model ever arrives to mixed reviews
GPT-4.5 offers marginal gains in capability and poor coding performance despite 30x the cost.
Yes, it turns out you can make a Tesla Cybertruck even uglier
Mansory, infamous modifier of cars, turns its attention to the Tesla Cybertruck.
Details on AMD’s $549 and $599 Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, which aim at Nvidia and 4K
New GPUs launch March 6, targeting upper-midrange 1440p and 4K gaming PCs.
AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling is exclusive to 90-series Radeon GPUs, won’t work on other cards
Like Nvidia, AMD is locking some upscaling advancements to its newest GPUs.
US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos
Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics.
On May 5, Microsoft’s Skype will shut down for good
Skype users will be able to move into Teams with their existing accounts.
Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?
Planet-wide glaciers may have filled the oceans with mineral nutrients.
Elon Musk fans truly believe he can make Dogecoin the currency of Earth
Dogecoin Foundation strikes deals to mainstream the popular memecoin.
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab’s news blitz; Starship mishap blamed on vibrations
One Falcon 9 launched an Intuitive Machines lunar lander, an asteroid prospector, and a NASA science probe.
Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk
This success lays the foundation for future missions to dock with out-of-control satellites.
Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft
Repositories, once set to public and later to private, still accessible through Copilot.
Microsoft brings an official Copilot app to macOS for the first time
It looks and works just like similar apps from OpenAI and Anthropic.
New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise
New diffusion models borrow technique from AI image synthesis for 10x speed boost.
Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels
Google broke the feature last year, and it's taken months of complaints to get this far.
The PlayStation VR2 will get a drastic price cut, but that might not be enough
This could revitalize the platform-or demonstrate that things aren't going well.
Now the overclock-curious can buy a delidded AMD 9800X3D, with a warranty
CPUs ready to blast past their limits can be had with a warranty, for a premium.
Doctors report upticks in severe brain dysfunction among kids with flu
CDC data is limited but hints it could be one of the more severe seasons.
Portal Randomized feels like playing Portal again for the first time
Small gameplay tweaks make for a completely fresh take on old challenges.
Trump should block Biden’s AI “gift” to China, Microsoft argues
Microsoft: If US cuts off friends" from AI chips, China will win AI race.
Max is pulling CNN and sports from some US subscribers on March 30
People who pay for ad-free Max will still have access to CNN Max and B/R Sports.
What we know about Waymo’s 2025 expansion plans
The public has a long way to go before it trusts autonomous vehicles.
Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass
Fresh analysis with calorimetry, X-rays, electron microscopy lend support to hotly debated theory.
There’s a battery bigger than in most BEVs inside the Ramcharger hybrid
Why 22 kWh of the Ramcharger's 92 kWh battery is not useable.
The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office
Warehouse-style employee-tracking technology is coming for the office worker.
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
The first lunar lander built by Firefly Aerospace is on quite a trip, and has the selfies to prove it.
Kia’s EV strategy: Smaller, cheaper cars like the EV3 hatch and EV4 sedan
Smaller EVs will use 400 V powertrains to save money.
Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code
When trained on 6,000 faulty code examples, AI models give malicious or deceptive advice.
Fresh leaks suggest Half-Life 3 development may be nearing completion
Data-mined engine updates suggest long-awaited sequel is in "polish and optimization" phase.
WB axes Shadow of Mordor maker in setback for clever, sadly patented game system
Opinion: By playing it safe, WB makes it harder for other games to experiment.
Amazon’s subscription-based Alexa+ looks highly capable—and questionable
Alexa+ will be free for Prime members, $20/month for everyone else.
Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA approval to alert you if you’re dying
But you'll have to wait a bit longer to turn the feature on.
Single-fiber computer could one day track your health
"Soldiers will be the early adopters and beneficiaries of this new technology, integrated with AI systems."
Automattic’s “nuclear war” over WordPress access sparks potential class action
Lawsuit: WordPress trademark fight put website owners in an impossible situation."
Bitcoin plunges as crypto fans didn’t get everything they wanted from Trump
Bitcoin hit record $109,000 on Inauguration Day but has dropped 23 percent since.
Amazon uses quantum “cat states” with error correction
The company shows off a mix of error-resistant hardware and error correction.
It’s easier than ever to scrub your personal info from Google Search
You can request data removals right from search results.
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
It is the first measles death in the US since 2015.
Volvo added plenty of charm to the EX30 Cross Country EV
The mods should work as well on potholes as they do on forest roads.
Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”
"A revised Artemis campaign plan should be a high priority for the new NASA Administrator."
In-car advertising glitch may be preview of a distracting future
In-vehicle selling in connected cars may be too tempting for car makers to ignore.
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