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One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses

Meta won't say why or whether it's coming back.

Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron, wired.com 2 months ago

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US military claims first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew

US Navy’s Task Force 59 achieved the drone rescue at sea near Strait of Hormuz.

Jeremy Hsu 2 months ago

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High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single errant character

Use-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.

Dan Goodin 2 months ago

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Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it

Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.

Chris Lee 2 months ago

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Here's Audi's next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8

At night, the car projects its turn signals onto the road to alert other road users.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 2 months ago

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Apple says its AI is still private, even when it's running on Google's servers

Some models run in Google's cloud, but without giving Google any kind of access.

Andrew Cunningham 2 months ago

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First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game

Rivian's second EV is the sub-$60,000 R2, and it was worth the wait.

Michael Teo Van Runkle 2 months ago

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FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation

The waiver "serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation."

Stephen Clark 2 months ago

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Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale

Mystery of GPS interference across Europe raises questions about Russian motives.

Jeremy Hsu 2 months ago

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macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era

You'll need an M1 or better to run the next release of macOS.

Andrew Cunningham 2 months ago

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iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads

This promises to be a solid release for aging iPhones.

Andrew Cunningham 2 months ago

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Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks

WhatsApp disrupted spear phishing attempts, asks court to hold NSO in contempt.

Jon Brodkin 2 months ago

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Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem

"It is actually challenging how you measure [Mach] from space."

Robert Pearlman 2 months ago

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Say hi to "Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more "conversational" voice assistant

New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.

Kyle Orland 2 months ago

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Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it's only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right now.

Ryan Whitwam 2 months ago

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Your empty cuppa could capture carbon

Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.

Scott K. Johnson 2 months ago

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For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they're opened by an AI agent.

Dan Goodin 2 months ago

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Apple's iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement

Apple's OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations.

Andrew Cunningham 2 months ago

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Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene

Cop seemingly ignored Flock camera timestamp to justify arrests.

Ashley Belanger 2 months ago

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F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying

The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 2 months ago

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A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record

We take the Falcon 9 rocket for granted. But we probably shouldn't.

Eric Berger 2 months ago

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Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US

The latest bill would ban day trips from Canada or Mexico in Chinese cars.

Jonathan M. Gitlin 2 months ago

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"Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT

OpenAI to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.

Cristina Criddle, Financial Times 2 months ago

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The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary

Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?

Scott K. Johnson 2 months ago

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