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OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022
How a group of friends found themselves at the center of a fierce debate about the future of art.
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Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan
Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its launch pad.
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Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”
"Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels."
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Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds
Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable.
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Prime Video looking to fix “extremely sloppy mistakes” in library, report says
Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership.
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Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes
X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes."
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Renovation relic: Man finds hominin jawbone in parents’ travertine kitchen tile
Yes, travertine often has embedded fossils. But not usually hominin ones.
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LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta’s newest open-weights AI model
Zuckerberg says new AI model "was still learning" when Meta stopped training.
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Meta’s new $199 Quest 2 price is a steal for the VR-curious
Move comes as support winds down for the original Quest headset.
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Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions
Google says the new “Platform and Devices” team will let it move faster.
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SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites
First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California.
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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."
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LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy
Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords.
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Fallout games continue seeing big player jumps after the TV series’ success
Being on deep discount doesn't hurt, either.
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Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says
Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function.
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Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure
Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past.
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Delta takes flight: Apple-approved Nintendo emulator is a great iOS option
No more sideloading needed for your iOS retro game fix.
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Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate
Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.
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The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size
Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long.
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The 2024 Mercedes E 350 4Matic is the thriftiest luxury workhorse
We test out the refreshed Mercedes midsize sedan.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.
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The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches
"It looked like a giant smoke monster."
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All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner
“This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."
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This app tries to do what Apple couldn’t: Multiple Mac monitors on Vision Pro
New "Splitscreen" app works around the limitations, but it's not perfect.
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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC
Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.
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Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections
To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.
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Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen
All-electric, 360° joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.
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Feds appoint “AI doomer” to run AI safety at US institute
Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.
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Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service
Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.
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Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder
One victim may have been hogtied alive in pit, à la Mafia-style ligature strangulation.
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Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.
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Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay
Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.
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After decades of Mario, how do developers bridge a widening generation gap?
Tezuka: "The secret to having a long-tenured staff is that people don't quit."
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Broadcom says “many” VMware perpetual licenses got support extensions
Broadcom reportedly accused of changing VMware licensing and support conditions.
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Dwarf Fortress’ Adventure Mode brings the sim’s chaotic spirit to CRPGs
Travel your own world, meet fascinating creatures, and put bolts in their necks.
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A chunk of metal that tore through a Florida home definitely came from the ISS
"I don't think I've seen or heard, after my own research, any of these events occurring."