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Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

Ryan Whitwam 1 month ago

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AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Jon Brodkin 1 month ago

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Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.

Jennifer Ouellette 1 month ago

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A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.

Beth Mole 1 month ago

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Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.

Ashley Belanger 1 month ago

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Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

Kyle Orland 1 month ago

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Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.

Ryan Whitwam 1 month ago

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AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident

Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.

Cristina Criddle and Tom Wilson, Financial Times 1 month ago

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White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of real problems and grievances.

John Timmer 1 month ago

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I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!

Lee Hutchinson 1 month ago

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Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”

Jennifer Ouellette 1 month ago

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Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending

Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 1 month ago

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Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.

Kyle Orland 1 month ago

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ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over

FCC lets ISPs stop listing all fees after companies complained it was too hard.

Jon Brodkin 1 month ago

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Clayface trailer leans into the body horror

"The people I trusted betrayed me. The justice system failed me."

Jennifer Ouellette 1 month ago

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Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.

Jeremy Hsu 1 month ago

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Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.

Stephen Clark 1 month ago

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OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face

"This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.

Kyle Orland 1 month ago

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What happens when you try to chop a photon in half?

A mirror that moves mid-photon could release a shower of new photons.

John Timmer 1 month ago

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Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z8 foldables and Galaxy Watches, available August 7

Samsung's new foldables are slimmer, faster, and more expensive.

Ryan Whitwam 1 month ago

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Unlimited AI tokens aren't unlimited after all as US Army burns through supply

Troops received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens.

WIRED 1 month ago

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Ukrainian drones deliver robots directly into battle by sea and air

Ukraine's battlefield surge of robots now features airdrops and beach assaults.

Jeremy Hsu 1 month ago

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Range Rover answers the question: "What if we built a not-SUV?"

The Range Rover GT will debut as an EV with a hybrid version to follow.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 1 month ago

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On the run for 20 years, most-wanted fugitive caught hiding as a biotech exec

Ronald Fischer, aka Richard Graydon, was arrested in New York last week.

Beth Mole 1 month ago

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