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Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration.

Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved.

AliExpress retro laptop doesn't always live up to its promise.

Elon Musk doesn't expect the next Starship test flight to occur before late August.

Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death.

Both men committed major financial crimes-and had powerful friends.

A small sample of farm workers is enough to confirm fears about H5N1 outbreak.

SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home.

A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit.

"Brand agnostic" design flaws cause uniformity problems, RTINGs torture test finds.

CEO Tim Cook spent much of the earnings call hyping Apple Intelligence.

Software helps landlords "indirectly coordinate" by sharing nonpublic information.

Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia's AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing.

Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness.

The first wave of Snapdragon X Plus and Elite systems are mostly $1,000 and up.

"These defects could lead the flight computers to unexpectedly restart."

The data explains why we keep seeing certain features on many new cars.

Volunteers watched their own performances as an MRI tracked brain activity.

"Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods."

Authorities worry that the contaminated meats are still sitting in people's fridges.

Cloudflare masks the origin of roughly 10% of abusive domains, watchdog says.

Update also improves AI image features, adds OneAuth support on iOS.

Steve Huffman says companies must pay to scrape Reddit data.

Google starts downranking more non-consensual intimate imagery in searches.

A sharp decline in sunspot activity in the 17th century has long puzzled astronomers.

App-connected toothbrushes bring new privacy concerns to the bathroom.

Maybe, just maybe, players want more new ideas rather than live services.

AVM allows uncanny real-time voice conversations with ChatGPT that you can interrupt.

Meta "programmed it to simply not answer questions," but it did anyway.

Lunar Lake will be Intel's response to Ryzen AI and Snapdragon X Elite chips.

Xbox Series X/S sales seem to have peaked early in 2022.

The AWD hybrid is Ford's response to overwhelming customer requests.

"I'm just shocked they don't want more coverage of these things and not less."

Audi's next new electric vehicle is this aerodynamic five-door sedan.

Decades-old statistics no longer represent what is possible in the present day.

Mandrake's ability to go unnoticed was the result of designs not often seen in Android malware.

It's been a decade-long effort to end the US military's reliance on the RD-180 engine.

The M3 MacBook Pro now supports multiple external monitors.

Perplexity says WordPress.com, TIME, Der Spiegel, and Fortune have already signed up.

KOSA risks nearly limitless content regulation," senator warns.

Opinion: "Help my daughter write a letter" is not the same as "Help me with boring busywork."

Charter blames error with email notification and misunderstanding of FCC rules.

People may still be using unsafe products that Amazon sold and resold.

Exec says mouse that requires a regular fee for software updates is possible.

Losing access to Authy leads to another reckoning with Google's security model.

Facebook's parent accused of gathering data from photos and videos without "informed consent."

The problem seems more prevalent in China than elsewhere, "for reasons unknown."

Humans may be part of a hybrid swarm. And we're making more of them.