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YouTube secretly tested AI video enhancement without notifying creators
Google says this isn't technically "GenAI," but it is altering videos without warning.
Peter Dinklage as The Toxic Avenger is finally coming to theaters
It's not for the squeamish, but if a campy blood-splattered B-movie is your jam, the film opens Aug. 29.
With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependency
Now you Zenit, now you don't.
Study shows which vehicles pollute the least in every US county
A new tool lets you explore how much a vehicle would emit in every county of the US.
How the cavefish lost its eyes—again and again
Mexican tetras in pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs.
SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
"The boost kit will help sustain the orbiting lab's altitude, starting in September."
With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people
Why AI chatbots validate grandiose fantasies about revolutionary discoveries that don't exist.
Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights.
Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracytheory
If you think climate change is a hoax, you might believe wind turbines poison groundwater.
An inner-speech decoder reveals some mental privacy issues
Words you'll never speak still cause activity in the brain's speech centers.
Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s
The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range.
College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history
Hobbyist training AI on Victorian texts gets an unexpected history lesson from his own creation.
Trump says US will take 10% stake in Intel because CEO wants to “keep his job”
Intel deal could pave the way for the US to profit off CHIPS Act funding.
Developer gets 4 years for activating network “kill switch” to avenge his firing
Disgruntled developer was caught after naming the "kill switch" after himself.
4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, asks Trump admin to intervene
4chan asks US to "invoke all legal levers" in fight against Online Safety Act.
Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV.
US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission
The X-37B spaceplane is flying missions few would have foreseen when the program began.
For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits
Neuroscientists find people who don't enjoy music, study their brain activity.
Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths
"There's really something special about the way moon jellies swim."
Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.
Here's the "least silly way" to wrap your head around the FTC's war over X ads.
Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan
Starship returns to the launch pad for the first time in three months.
Samsung’s “Micro RGB” TV proves the value of RGB backlights for premium displays
The $30,000 TV brings a new, colorful conversation to home theaters.
Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The ruling also blocks the policy behind their termination.
Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.
"Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money," says CEO while fundraising at record prices.
Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says
A new report looks at barriers to EV charging.
After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike
Apple, like other streamers, is facing a difficult economic reality.
Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes
Brutal treatment may have been part of "public theater of violence" celebrating victory in battle.
Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4
Hollow Knight fans found strange ways to cope with impatience and anticipation.
Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating
Despite Trump's backing, states aren't giving Starlink the money it demanded.
At the top of the market, EV hypercars are a disappearing breed
Seven-figure EV hypercars are struggling to make an emotional connection with buyers.
Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia's biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?
SpaceX has built an impressive production site in Texas. Will Starship success follow?
A geothermal network in Colorado could help a rural town diversify its economy
Town pitches companies to take advantage of reliable, cost-effective heating and cooling."
Humans intervened every 9 minutes in AAA test of driver assists
AAA tested a number of different systems in Los Angeles highway traffic.
America’s fragile drug supply chain is extremely vulnerable to climate change
More than 60 percent of US drug facilities are in areas with weather disasters.
Using pollen to make paper, sponges, and more
Reengineered, pollen could become a range of eco-friendly objects.
Trump confirms US is seeking 10% stake in Intel. Bernie Sanders approves.
Trump vowed to kill CHIPS Act. Instead, he's found a way to salvage it.
Having recovery and/or SSD problems after recent Windows updates? You’re not alone.
Recovery issue is already resolved; SSD problems have been trickier to diagnose.
Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back
Ant eating is widely distributed across mammalian lineages.
China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink
"This is a strategy to keep the US from intervening... that's what their space architecture is designed to do."
Sony makes the “difficult decision” to raise PlayStation 5 prices in the US
Price hikes go into effect August 21; standard PS5 will now start at $550.
Google unveils Pixel 10 series with improved Tensor G5 chip and a boatload of AI
The Pixel 10 series arrives with a power upgrade but no SIM card slot.
Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16
ROG Xbox Ally runs a stripped-down Windows that isn't publicly available (yet).
Top pediatricians buck RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine meddling on COVID shot guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under age 2 get vaccinated.
Fallout S2 teaser brings us to New Vegas
Justin Theroux joins the cast as the villainous Robert House, along with a live-action Deathclaw.
In Xcode 26, Apple shows first signs of offering ChatGPT alternatives
Claude support in Xcode heralds bigger moves across the ecosystem.
SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink
SpaceX seeks more cash, calls fiber "wasteful and unnecessary taxpayer spending."
Betel nuts have been giving people a buzz for over 4,000 years
Ancient teeth reveal that a stimulant has been used since the Bronze Age.
The West Texas measles outbreak has ended
A measles outbreak that killed two children is now over.
The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB
The Senate is restoring science funding to normal levels; that may not be enough.
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