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NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way
The NEOWISE spacecraft is on a course to fall out of orbit in the next few months.
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Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime
Facing time constraints, Sakana's "AI Scientist" attempted to change limits placed by researchers.
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Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says
Disney wants to force suit over restaurant allergy death into arbitration.
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Scientists solved mysterious origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone: Scotland
The stone's chemical fingerprint closely matches old red sandstone from Orkney region.
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The fish with the genome 30 times larger than ours gets sequenced
Every 10 million years, lungfish have added a human genome's worth of junk DNA.
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ISPs worry that killing FCC net neutrality rules will come back to haunt them
Telcos want it both ways, urging SCOTUS to block federal rules and state laws.
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Exotic eye worm rapidly invades US by spreading from testes of fruit flies
The spread to bears shows the worm is gaining ground and new hosts in the US.
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Apple will let other digital wallets into Apple Pay, and even be the default
Alternative wallets and new apps may bloom—if they "pay the associated fees."
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Galadriel and Sauron meet in single combat in final Rings of Power S2 trailer
"Once the deceiver obtains a being's trust, he gains the ability to sculpt their thoughts."
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Valve’s bespoke Steam Deck OS will be officially available on Asus’ ROG Ally
When exactly that support will come is still anybody's guess, though.
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Federal investigation of Tesla suspension failure ends with recommendation
There have been hundreds of Tesla Model S and Model X front suspension failures.
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Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged as unconstitutional
Attorney: “Florida’s law has nothing to do with protecting health and safety."
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“Slapped cheek” virus is surging across Europe and US, CDC warns
It's often mild, but can be very dangerous in pregnancy and immunocompromised.
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Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted
Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott.
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NASA chief to scientists on budget cuts: “I feel your pain”
"I can't go and print the dollars."
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Classic PC game emulation is back on the iPhone with iDOS 3 release
Apple amended its App Store rules to allow PC emulators, not just console ones.
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Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync
A single standardized Earth/Moon time would aid communications, enable lunar GPS.
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5th Circuit rules geofence warrants illegal in win for phone users’ privacy
Court rules geofence warrants are illegal searches under Fourth Amendment.
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Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other
Haunted by glitching algorithms, self-driving cars disturb the peace in San Francisco.
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Why cricket’s latest bowling technique is so effective against batters
Wind tunnel experiments show how the ball's transverse spin impacts pressure fields.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum
Elon Musk’s 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.
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Google’s Pixel Watch 3 has a bigger screen, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 are smaller
Pixel Recorder on the Watch 3 is the weird little feature we might just love.
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The Pixel 9 phones are big cameras and screens soldered onto Gemini AI ambitions
"Pro" no longer means "large," and the Fold is the biggest screen ever.
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Framework Laptop 13 reviewed, again: Meteor Lake meh, Linux upgrades good
Intel's latest chips often fall behind Ryzen, or even older Intel CPUs.
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Deep-Live-Cam goes viral, allowing anyone to become a digital doppelganger
Using one photo and free software, someone can impersonate your appearance in a video chat.
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Ford tells owners to stop driving if they’ve ignored 9-year-old airbag recall
The owners have now ignored three safety recalls.
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The 5,200+ day wait for Red Dead Redemption’s PC port may soon be over
PlayStation Store page bizarrely leaks "now on PC" promo message.
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EU warned Elon Musk about “disinformation” before Trump interview on X
X was reminded to not spread "content that promotes hatred or disorder."
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SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s poles
The highest-inclination flight by a human spacecraft to date is 65.1 degrees.
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MDMA for PTSD: Three studies retracted on heels of FDA rejection
The company behind the therapy says it will appeal the FDA's decision.
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Studying the skin of the great white shark could help reduce drag in aircraft
High-ridged denticles reduce drag at low speeds; alternating ridges do so at high speeds.
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Google abruptly shuts down AdSense in Russia as tensions with Kremlin escalate
Russia-based YouTubers, in particular, will likely lose significant revenues.
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RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine group can’t sue Meta for agreeing with CDC, judge rules
Meta can censor “distasteful” anti-vaccine views, appeals court rules.
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Stratasys sues Bambu Lab over patents used widely by consumer 3D printers
Heated platforms and purge towers are among Stratasys' infringement claims.
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The many, many signs that Kamala Harris’ rally crowds aren’t AI creations
But Trump's false accusation highlights problems with media trust in the AI age.
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Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away
User outcry ushered in a renaissance for classic MS Paint, and Paint 3D faded.