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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...

PC emulator comes to iOS, but Apple’s restrictions hamper performance

UTM SE's lack of JIT compilation means "SE stands for Slow Edition." <img src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/utmse.png" alt="<em>Space Cadet Pinball One month after PC emulator UTM was rejected from the...

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism

Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. During an interview with Sequoia Capital's Training Data podcast published last Tuesday,...

Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

The strict requirement for two physical keys is now eased when passkeys are used. Google is making it easier for people to lock down their...

Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets

Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs. Some of the best Arm processors come from companies like Apple and Qualcomm,...

Three betas in, iOS 18 testers still can’t try out Apple Intelligence features

Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer." The beta-testing cycle for Apple's latest operating system updates is in full swing—earlier...

Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees

Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp. A federal judge yesterday granted Elon Musk's motion to dismiss...

Galaxy Z Fold & Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and new Ring are Samsung’s AI carriers

Samsung's spec-bump products get coated in Galaxy AI lacquer for their showing. Samsung, much like every large tech company on this planet, led its Galaxy...

Amazon is bricking $2,350 Astro robots 10 months after release

Amazon giving refunds for business bot, will focus on home version instead. Amazon is bricking all Astro for Business robots on September 25. It first...

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years

Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars. Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48 percent in the past five years...

Alzheimer’s scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme

The work underpinned an Alzheimer's drug by Cassava, now in a Phase III trial. A federal grand jury has indicted an embattled Alzheimer's researcher for allegedly...

Meta defends charging fee for privacy amid showdown with EU

EU finding that Meta’s subscription option violates DMA could impact many sites. Meta continues to hit walls with its heavily scrutinized plan to comply with...

Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI

EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance. Brussels is preparing for an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $13 billion investment into OpenAI,...

T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices

FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors." In 2017, Kathleen Odean thought she had found the last cell phone plan she...

Google Translate just nearly doubled its number of supported languages

This includes common languages like Cantonese and lesser-known ones like Manx. Google announced today that it has added support for 110 new languages to Google...
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