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Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all

Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. President Donald Trump steps on the stage at Kennedy Space Center after the successful launch of the Demo-2 crew...

Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor |...

Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto Meta...

Elon Musk turns X’s block button into a “glorified mute button”

X change lets blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. Credit:...

Charger recall spells more bad news for Humane’s maligned AI Pin

Humane first reported overheating problems with the portable charger in June. Humane's AI Pin. Credit: Humane Humane’s...

Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

Nova Launcher feels the "massive" layoffs at the firm that acquired it in 2022. Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired...

512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant”

It took $70 and 24 hours for Ryan Castellucci to gain access to 200 MW of capacity. When Ryan Castellucci recently acquired solar panels and...

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly. After US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google has a...

Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns

Amazon risks heavy fines if Anthropic deal violates UK's latest competition law. The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched a probe into Amazon's...

macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac. It has always been easier to run third-party software on...

Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique. Apple has always been eager to dump technologies when the company feels they...

DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged. The US Department of Justice sued TikTok today, accusing the short-video platform of illegally collecting data on millions of...

US probes Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI startup

Justice Department has increased scrutiny of the chipmaker’s power in the emerging sector. The US Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai, an...

Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs

Intel's microcode fix won't help CPUs that are already damaged. Intel will be releasing a microcode update to prevent further damage to crashing 13th- and...

AI’s future in grave danger from Nvidia’s chokehold on chips, groups warn

Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia’s AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has joined progressive groups—including Demand Progress, Open Markets Institute,...

San Francisco to ban software that “enables price collusion” by landlords

Software helps landlords "indirectly coordinate" by sharing nonpublic information. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors this week approved a ban on software that is allegedly used...

Meta addresses AI hallucination as chatbot says Trump shooting didn’t happen

Meta "programmed it to simply not answer questions," but it did anyway. Meta says it configured its AI chatbot to avoid answering questions about the...

Low-income homes drop Internet service after Congress kills discount program

Charter CEO says "customers' ability to pay" a concern after $30 discounts end. The death of the US government's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is starting...

Apple Intelligence features reportedly won’t be ready for iOS 18’s launch this fall

Betas of iOS 18.1 et al with Apple Intelligence could land as soon as this week. Apple spent a lot of time at its Worldwide...
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