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  1. Musk and building inspectors in standoff over giant neon X sign [Updated]

    There are currently two active investigations into Twitter's HQ signage changes.

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  2. Loki S2 trailer finds the god of mischief battling for the “soul of the TVA”

    "There is nothing that stands between this world and utter destruction."

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  3. A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work

    Want to really understand large language models? Here’s a gentle primer.

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  1. Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data

    The agency opposes an amendment that prevents it from using data brokers.

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  2. The 2023 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS is the best sports car on sale today

    Transplanting the 911 GT3's flat-six engine created a remarkable car.

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  3. Communal stargazing using your phone: The Unistellar eQuinox 2, reviewed

    Stargaze with up to 10 of your friends no matter how bad the light pollution is.

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  4. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches world’s most massive communications satellite [Updated]

    SpaceX has again launched a competitor's satellite, this time a 10-ton behemoth.

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  5. European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry

    "This is quite unique, what we are doing here."

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  6. When it comes to keeping the fizz in your champagne, bottle size matters

    A 3-liter jeroboam can age for as long as 132 years before going flat.

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  7. Officials bust illegal lab containing 20 infectious agents, hundreds of lab mice

    "I’ve never seen anything like this."

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  8. Apple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIs

    Some seemingly innocuous APIs are misused to track users, Apple says.

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  9. Google’s RT-2 AI model brings us one step closer to WALL-E

    "First-of-its-kind" robot AI model can recognize trash and perform complex actions.

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Earlier Stories >

  1. Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best

    Will Reddit get quality replacements? "Not a snowball's chance in hell."

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  2. Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition

    OCR isn't the only advanced technique used by "CherryBlos" apps.

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  3. This company keeps selling TB-tainted bone grafts, causing deadly outbreaks

    In the last outbreak, at least 87 people had signs of tuberculosis after spinal surgery.

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  1. Samsung’s profits are down 95 percent for a second consecutive quarter

    Samsung is still suffering under a glut of unsold memory chips.

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  2. Devs aren’t allowed to let Apple’s Vision Pro dev kits out of their sight

    Dev kits often have restrictive terms, but Apple gets very specific this time.

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  3. Most of the 100 million people who signed up for Threads stopped using it

    "We're seeing more people coming back daily than I'd expected," Zuckerberg said.

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  4. NASA temporarily loses contact with one of its most distant spacecraft

    The Voyagers were launched nearly half a century ago.

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  5. The milk float was the first truly successful last-mile delivery EV

    Last-mile delivery EVs are in hot demand in 2023, but they're nothing new.

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  6. Apple Pencils can’t draw straight on third-party replacement iPad screens

    It's similar to the Face ID failures of the iPhone 13's screen, later fixed.

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  1. Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.

    There's strong ideological segregation, but proposed interventions didn't change attitudes.

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  2. Increasing levels of humidity are here to make heat waves even worse

    This summer's heat is only a preview of what's in store for our future.

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  3. Getting TIE Fighter: Total Conversion working is worth the hassle and the $10

    It has a 1999 engine, 2021 graphics, and that unmistakable '90s LucasArts feel.

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  4. Formula E’s first visit to a proper American racetrack saw packed stands

    We found a lot to be optimistic about for the all-electric racing series.

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  5. Rocket Report: Starbase comes alive again; China launches four times

    Maybe the next Starship launch isn't all that far off.

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  6. AMD Ryzen 7945HX3D could be a fast, super-efficient choice for your new gaming laptop

    The chip is only launching in a single laptop from Asus, at least for now.

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  7. Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis model

    New SDXL 1.0 release allows hi-res AI image synthesis that can run on a local machine.

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