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SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

A Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.

Eric Berger 2 weeks ago

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Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters

Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.

Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation 2 weeks ago

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How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark

Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.

Matthew MacConnell 2 weeks ago

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Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission

"We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."

Stephen Clark 3 weeks ago

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Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.

Jennifer Ouellette 3 weeks ago

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As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews

Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.

Samuel Axon 3 weeks ago

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After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica

Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.

Cyrus Farivar 3 weeks ago

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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside

A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge—and keep using it after Defcon.

Kim Zetter, wired.com 3 weeks ago

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How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source

Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.

Jacek Krywko 3 weeks ago

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Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA

Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.

John Timmer 3 weeks ago

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Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing

The term "Milwaukee Should Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.

Beth Mole 3 weeks ago

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Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification

Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.

Ryan Whitwam 3 weeks ago

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Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive

Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.

Ashley Belanger 3 weeks ago

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Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?

Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.

Dan Goodin 3 weeks ago

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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

“What on earth is Google doing?” Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool.

Jeremy Hsu 3 weeks ago

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Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?

LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick.

Nate Anderson 3 weeks ago

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High school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmates

Gaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal.

Ashley Belanger 3 weeks ago

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Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible.

Jacek Krywko 3 weeks ago

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China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs

Look at chemistry of batteries and motors shows big opportunity for recycling.

Scott K. Johnson 3 weeks ago

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Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs

Sony doesn't think the move will hurt it financially.

Scharon Harding 3 weeks ago

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Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

Filmmaker sues Netflix over stolen screener of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie.

Ashley Belanger 3 weeks ago

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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust

The AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” than the humans.

Andy Greenberg, wired.com 3 weeks ago

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Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus

The hot new roguelite twin-stick shooter lives up to the hype.

Aaron Zimmerman 3 weeks ago

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How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit

A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.

Nate Anderson 3 weeks ago

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