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An episode of The Simpsons? Fake speakers found in Chinese Volvos.
Bowers and VVilkins? That's not right!
More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering
The system won't fail while the car is in motion.
Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
There are two charming categories of hookworms to keep in mind.
EV battery manufacturing capacity will rise when 10 plants come online this year
Trump's policies will help to determine if the new plants succeed.
Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster
India's new space chief begins outlining the country's architecture for putting astronauts on the Moon.
Microsoft’s new AI agent can control software and robots
Magma could enable AI agents to take multistep actions in the real and digital worlds.
See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
It happened recently in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal
"Tech firms should not be bullying their users," Chairman Andrew Ferguson says.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: An RTX 4080 for $749, at least in theory
It's hard to review a product if you don't know what it will actually cost!
Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey
They can take on the features of a mangrove leaf or branching coral, or run dark stripes down their bodies.
ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy
Legal discovery targets names of Altice users hit with copyright notices.
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Hiring comes under policy creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities."
Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding
Meta's copyright defense may hinge on court ignorance of torrenting terminology.
Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons
LCD screens, dominant in laptops and tablets, tend to get turned way up.
Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis
Lenovo fails for not providing shoppers sufficient laptop repairability information.
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
"There is very little incremental utility. Let's go to Mars."
Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
"There is very little incremental utility. Let's go to Mars."
Twitch’s new storage limits will purge huge swaths of Internet gaming history
Amazon-owned platform says "costly" historical archives don't drive "engagement."
Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it
Fire tablets and Fire TV devices will still have access to apps, though.
Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again
The FAA has not concluded its investigation, but a resolution is expected soon.
Lamborghini catapults into the electrified supercar age with the Revuelto
Lamborghini improves on the Aventador in every way with Revuelto PHEV.
Trump rescinds DOT approval for NYC congestion toll, condemns city to pollution
NYC voters overwhelmingly wanted less traffic and air pollution; Trump says tough.
Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Swapping QR codes in group invites and artillery targeting are latest ploys.
Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
On top of its pandemic potential, H5N1 is harming agriculture, raising egg prices.
Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity
Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.
Google’s new AI generates hypotheses for researchers
And it's already helping with some real-world research.
Trump order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore
Order says independent agencies can't contradict Trump's legal interpretations.
“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds
Humane's showing how not to treat early adopters.
Microsoft shows progress toward real-time AI-generated game worlds
Despite improvements, Microsoft's new model is still mainly useful for low-res prototypes.
AI making up cases can get lawyers fired, scandalized law firm warns
Nauseatingly frightening": Law firm condemns careless AI use in court.
Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions
Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.
Microsoft demonstrates working qubits based on exotic physics
Stronger evidence for a hypothetical quasiparticle, plus actual processing hardware.
Apple announces “iPhone 16e” to replace iPhone SE, starts at $599 for 128GB
Lower-end iPhone replaces both the old iPhone SE and the aging iPhone 14.
Here are all 10 Formula 1 team liveries for 2025
F1 makes a splash with first preseason livery extravaganza for 2025.
Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge
If you start using Windows 11 this year, you'll want to know how to clean it up.
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
"Humanity has never tried to stop an asteroid impact for real."
Our favorite EV goes Mad Max: The 2025 Ioniq 5 XRT
Tougher cladding, all-terrain tires, and a can-do attitude.
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5: The best all-around EV just got better
Native NACS port, USB-C, and a rear wiper are all new additions for 2025.
In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees
It was not immediately clear what changed.
Nvidia’s 50-series cards drop support for PhysX, impacting older games
The 32-bit tech on older games can't bring snazzy effects forward.
New Grok 3 release tops LLM leaderboards despite Musk-approved “based” opinions
xAI shows off new chatbot that calls legacy media outlets "garbage."
Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up
So, what's your excuse?
Acer CEO says its PC prices to increase by 10 percent in response to Trump tariffs
Depending on the PC, prices could go up by as little as $20 or as much as $380.
Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
XCSSET has been targeting Mac users since 2020.
3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate
"This planet's atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works."
OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover
Report: "Outsized voting power" could let nonprofit board retain control.
By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller
A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world.
Can public trust in science survive a second battering?
Public trust in science has shown a certain resiliency, but it is being tested like never before.
Review: Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 tablet takes the asterisk off integrated GPUs
Performance like an RTX 4060, but it's packed into a slightly heavy Surface-like.
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we'd need tonnes.
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