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Here’s why SpaceX really needed to change out that part on Starship
Grid fins have been essential to the landing of 230 rockets.
AI-generated movie posters with Disney logos force Microsoft to alter Bing Image Creator
Viral social media trend uses pictures of family dogs to create realistic movie posters.
Massive power makes this electric restomod Mini Cooper a handful
We sample a mini with Tesla power, and another with a mid-mounted V6 motor.
Daily Telescope: Traveling into the heart of the Heart Nebula
"That region of nebulosity is definitely my favorite part."
Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators
Group tells SEC that the victim is in violation for not reporting it was hacked.
With each iteration, this supercar gets better—the McLaren 750S, tested
How do you improve on the McLaren 720S? More power, less weight, sharper handling.
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
“Make It Real” AI prototype wows devs by turning drawings into working software
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down."
SpaceX delays launch of its giant Starship rocket to swap out a part
SpaceX is now targeting Saturday for the second full-scale Starship test flight.
Sonos has finally fixed the Dolby Atmos “pop of death” in its Arc soundbars
The fix involves filtering out digital audio errors that were notably "audible."
Unauthorized “David Attenborough” AI clone narrates developer’s life, goes viral
"We observe the sophisticated Homo sapiens engaging in the ritual of hydration."
Massive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing power
Top law enforcement agency taps IT experts to calculate stolen energy costs.
Apple announces RCS support for iMessage
Texts to your green bubble friends will come with status indicators, better media.
No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
Some changes will arrive for non-EU users, too, but not the easy removals.
Pelosi attacker found guilty after pointing to Gamergate influence at trial
DePape: Searches for game tips led to "talk about how toxic Anita Sarkeesian is..."
Listen to the seismic sounds as Iceland braces for likely volcanic eruption
"The activity is formidable, exciting, and scary."
Capacitor-based heat pumps see big boost in efficiency
While it's not ready for production, it's a step in the right direction.
Prison phone company leaked 600K users’ data and didn’t notify them, FTC says
FTC: Global Tel*Link waited 9 months to notify users and only told some of them.
Google News is shutting down purchased magazine content, offering refunds
Google offers static PDF downloads for some content, refunds for others.
Windows 10 is back, and it’s getting Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot assistant
But Windows 10's October 2025 end-of-support date is staying put, for now.
The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now
Microsoft wants you in Windows, whether you're on iPad, Android, or Chrome OS.
UK becomes first country to approve Crispr gene-editing therapy
Sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia are covered by the approval.
Daily Telescope: Imaging a nearly 4-billion-year-old region on the Moon
"It happened to land on an interesting area, so I made a quick recording."
The Trek FX+ 2 e-bike is a jack-of-all-trades
Review: Trek's hybrid FX+ 2 e-bike puts cycling front and center.
From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call for visual artists—and the rest of us
AI image synthesis is getting more capable at executing ideas, and it's not slowing down.
Developers can’t seem to stop exposing credentials in publicly accessible code
Many transgressions come from "very large companies that have robust security teams."
ULA chief on the Vulcan rocket: “The path to flight one is clear”
"We are expecting Blue to keep up with us."
Dealmaster: Gaming monitors, big-screen TVs, home office gear, and more
Big screens, small screens, and everything in between ahead of Black Friday.
The reviews are done—SpaceX is clear to launch Starship
Everything appears to be go" for launch Friday of the tallest rocket ever built.
Apple’s China ties under Congressional scrutiny after Jon Stewart cancellation
Lawmakers demand that Apple commit to not censoring content critical of China.
Google’s 36% search revenue share with Apple is 3x what Android OEMs get
Cooperative Android manufacturers only get 12 percent of search revenue.
Holy chips! Microsoft’s new AI silicon will power its chatty assistants
Amid GPU shortages, Microsoft reaches for custom silicon to run its AI language models.
Judge tosses social platforms’ Section 230 blanket defense in child safety case
Judge: Section 230 doesn't cover platform design defects allegedly harming kids.
Qi2 wireless charging spec is here, offering speed boosts and magnets
Many devices will get their first taste of MagSafe-like sticky alignment soon.
Bing Chat is now “Microsoft Copilot” in potentially confusing rebranding move
Microsoft: "Soon there will be a Copilot for everyone and for everything you do."
Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination
FCC will investigate ISP practices that discriminate by income level or race.
Space companies say ASAT tests threaten economic development
"I'm hoping that more companies will be able to join as time goes on."
YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement
Several new policies aim to tackle realistic synthetic media head-on.
Starlink’s overzealous fraud detection locked users out of their accounts
"We had an account issue that led us to falsely flag your account as fraud."
Review: Switch’s Super Mario RPG remake updates one of the SNES’s weird gems
Beginner-friendly RPG is true to the original, but with new graphics and sound.
Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol
Folks with hereditary high cholesterol would be able avoid lifelong medication.
Guidemaster: The most interesting, odd smartphone accessories we could find
Bid farewell to phone cases and screen protectors, and say hello to these powerful tools.
Daily Telescope: Is that a seahorse or something more sinister in the sky?
"I showed it this way because I have seen way too many sci-fi movies."
KeeperFX keeps Dungeon Keeper alive by making it actually playable
I remember not liking this game, until I played this passion project version.
Nothing Phone says it will hack into iMessage, bring blue bubbles to Android
Upstart Android OEM hopes Apple won't immediately shut the project down.
People think white AI-generated faces are more real than actual photos, study says
'Hyperrealism' bias may impact medicine and law enforcement. Can you spot the fakes?
Google loses battle to redact confidential info leaked by final witness
Verdict remains uncertain as Google rests defense in landmark monopoly trial.
Physics reveals secret of how nature helped sculpt the Great Sphinx of Giza
This ancient wonder may have started out as a natural formation known as a yardang.
Intel fixes high-severity CPU bug that causes “very strange behavior”
Among other things, bug allows code running inside a VM to crash hypervisors.
AI outperforms conventional weather forecasting for the first time: Google study
AI models may soon enable more accurate forecasts with higher speed and lower cost.
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