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It could well be a blockbuster hurricane season, and that’s not a good thing
Although not quite literally, the Atlantic Ocean is on fire right now.
Elon Musk shares “extremely false” allegation of voting fraud by “illegals”
On X, Musk shared false claim that is easily disproven by voter registration data.
Mars may not have had liquid water long enough for life to form
Lab experiments suggest gullies on Mars might form when carbon dioxide heats up.
After AI-generated porn report, Washington Lottery pulls down interactive web app
User says promo site put her uploaded selfie on a topless woman's body.
Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains
How one journalist found himself targeted by generative AI over a keyfob photo.
Unleash the beast: High Performance Cycle’s electric mountain bike
A lot of distinct components and a hefty frame smooth out some nasty terrain.
Google sues two crypto app makers over allegedly vast “pig butchering” scheme
Crypto and other investment app scams promoted on YouTube targeted 100K users.
101 studies flagged as bogus COVID cure pusher sees career unravel
It's a past-due reckoning for French microbiologist Didier Raoult, critics say.
Waymo and Uber Eats start human-less food deliveries in Phoenix
You'll need to run outside when your robot delivery arrives.
Microsoft is testing user-controlled RAM limits for Microsoft Edge browser
RAM controls seem intended mostly for PC gamers who want to free up memory.
Post-2025 Windows 10 updates for businesses start at $61 per PC, go up from there
Consumer pricing hasn't been announced; schools will pay just $1 per year.
Dark energy might not be constant after all
First results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument offer hints of new physics.
How will astronauts cruise around the Moon? NASA narrows choice to three options
"I know we're asking a lot of these companies."
“Pink slime” local news outlets erupt all over US as election nears
Number of partisan news sites roughly equals those doing actual, legitimate journalism.
Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon
We do anticipate having to deploy nuclear systems on the lunar surface."
Pentagon calls for tighter integration between military and commercial space
"I would have never written the requirements for Starship."
Google might make users pay for AI features in search results
Plan would represent a first for what has been a completely ad-funded search engine.
Bird flu flare: Cattle in 5 states now positive as Texas egg farm shuts down
The risk to the general public remains low, federal officials say.
Spotify’s second price hike in 9 months will target audiobook listeners
Bloomberg report claims price hike coming to Australia, Pakistan, and the UK first.
How to hack the Jacksonville Jaguars’ jumbotron (and end up in jail for 220 years)
The story that just keeps getting worse.
Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years
Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.
Copilot key is based on a button you probably haven’t seen since IBM’s Model M
Left-Shift + Windows key + F23
The best robot to search for life could look like a snake
Snaking into the ice on Enceladus might work better than drilling through it.
With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall
United Launch Alliance may seek certification from the Space Force after one flight.
The chemistry of milk washing, aka the secret to Ben Franklin’s favorite tipple
Bonus: a twist on the espresso martini, with peanut butter-washed vodka, coffee, and milk curd.
AI hype invades Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
Everything is suddenly "AI" in corporate food marketing, and we may have hit peak buzz.
Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report
Summer 2023 intrusion pinned to corporate culture, "avoidable errors."
Cable lobby vows “years of litigation” to avoid bans on blocking and throttling
FCC sets April 25 vote to restore net neutrality rules repealed under Ajit Pai.
Amazon kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
"AI" checkout was actually powered by 1,000 human video reviewers in India.
TSMC “still assessing” chipmaking facilities after 7.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan
TSMC makes most high-end chips for Apple, Nvidia, AMD, and others.
X’s new head of safety must toe Elon Musk’s line where others failed
X also announced a new head of brand safety, hoping to woo back advertisers.
George Carlin estate forces “AI Carlin” off the Internet for good
Settlement bars Dudesy podcast from re-uploading its ersatz Carlin comedy special.
Quantum error correction used to actually correct errors
Microsoft and Quantinuum correct problems when entangling pairs of qubits.
Clinical trial will attempt growing new liver from lymph node
With donor livers perpetually in short supply, growing them may be the answer.
The fine art of human prompt engineering: How to talk to a person like ChatGPT
People are more like AI language models than you might think. Here are some prompting tips.
Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack
Outage occurs on same day as special election, but election offices remain open.
X filing “thermonuclear lawsuit” in Texas should be “fatal,” Media Matters says
Musk's attempt to venue-shop Media Matters lawsuit is not likely to end well.
Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, 200 artists say AI poses existential threat to their livelihoods
Artists say AI will "set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work."
Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted
Industry groups aren't giving up hope for government intervention.
Users say Google’s VPN app “breaks” the Windows DNS settings
Does Google's app really need to constantly reset all Windows network interfaces?
Apple wouldn’t let Jon Stewart interview FTC Chair Lina Khan, TV host claims
Tech company also didn't want a segment on Stewart's show criticizing AI.
Expedition uses small underwater drone to discover 100-year-old shipwreck
The underwater drone Hydrus can capture georeferenced 4K video and images simultaneously.
New Catan game has overpopulation, pollution, fossil fuels, and clean energy
If pollution levels go too high, the game ends for everyone. It's a fun escape!
Medicare forced to expand forms to fit 10-digit bills—a penny shy of $100M
Previously, some doctors had to divide bills by 10 and submit 10 claims to get costs covered.
Carmakers give up on software that avoids kangaroos
Australia is turning to virtual fences to cut down on car-kangaroo impacts.
Tesla deliveries drop 8.5 percent year over year in first decline since 2020
Tesla stock price continued its fall today and is down 33 percent in 2024.
US, UK ink AI pact modeled on intel sharing agreements
Bilateral AI agreement seeks to assess, regulate risks from emerging technology.
Daily Telescope: A shiny cluster of stars in a nearby galaxy
This cluster is about 2 billion years old.
Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
NASA collected the item to confirm whether it came from the International Space Station.
OpenAI drops login requirements for ChatGPT’s free version
As competition heats up, free version of ChatGPT still falls far short of paid version in capability.
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