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What to expect from Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event: Enlarge / Apple's event will likely discuss Apple Intelligence, though that's not going to launch until later in the year with iOS 18.1 (credit: Apple)

For years, Apple's September event has focused almost exclusively on new flagship iPhones…
What to expect from Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event
Enlarge / Apple's event will likely discuss Apple Intelligence, though that's not going to launch until later in the year with iOS 18.1 (credit: Apple) For years, Apple's September event has focused almost exclusively on new flagship iPhones and new…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship: Enlarge / The USS Manchester. Just the spot for a Starlink dish. (credit: Department of Defense)

It's no secret that government IT can be a huge bummer. The records retention! The security! So government…
After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship
Enlarge / The USS Manchester. Just the spot for a Starlink dish. (credit: Department of Defense) It's no secret that government IT can be a huge bummer. The records retention! The security! So government workers occasionally take IT into their own…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Balatro arrives on phones Sept. 26, so plan your “sick” days accordingly: Enlarge / The energy captured by Balatro's mobile announcement trailer is terrifyingly spot-on. (credit: LocalThunk)

LocalThunk, the pseudonymous lead developer of the surprise smash hit…
Balatro arrives on phones Sept. 26, so plan your “sick” days accordingly
Enlarge / The energy captured by Balatro's mobile announcement trailer is terrifyingly spot-on. (credit: LocalThunk) LocalThunk, the pseudonymous lead developer of the surprise smash hit deckbuilding/roguelike/poker-math-simulation game Balatro, has…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
New AI model “learns” how to simulate Super Mario Bros. from video footage: At first glance, these AI-generated Super Mario Bros. videos are pretty impressive. The more you watch, though, the more glitches you'll see. (credit: MarioVGG)

Last month, Google's GameNGen AI model showed that…
New AI model “learns” how to simulate Super Mario Bros. from video footage
At first glance, these AI-generated Super Mario Bros. videos are pretty impressive. The more you watch, though, the more glitches you'll see. (credit: MarioVGG) Last month, Google's GameNGen AI model showed that generalized image diffusion techniques…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Appeals judge baffled by X’s loss over Calif. moderation law, orders injunction: Enlarge (credit: Marc Piasecki / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment)

Elon Musk's X has won its appeal on free speech grounds to block AB 587, a California law requiring social media companies to submit…
Appeals judge baffled by X’s loss over Calif. moderation law, orders injunction
Enlarge (credit: Marc Piasecki / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Elon Musk's X has won its appeal on free speech grounds to block AB 587, a California law requiring social media companies to submit annual reports publicly explaining their…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
BMW explains why it will sell hydrogen fuel cells in 2028: Enlarge / BMW has had some hydrogen fuel cell-powered iX5s in testing for a while, and for Art Basel 2024 this one got a new look courtesy of Es Devlin. (credit: Enes Kucevic/BMW)

Today, BMW announced that it will start selling…
BMW explains why it will sell hydrogen fuel cells in 2028
Enlarge / BMW has had some hydrogen fuel cell-powered iX5s in testing for a while, and for Art Basel 2024 this one got a new look courtesy of Es Devlin. (credit: Enes Kucevic/BMW) Today, BMW announced that it will start selling vehicles with hydrogen…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
More water worlds than we thought might support life: Enlarge / High pressure ices near the crust are a feature of water-rich worlds.` (credit: Benoit Gougeon (University of Montreal))

The possibility that there is liquid water on an exoplanet’s surface usually flags it as “potentially…
More water worlds than we thought might support life
Enlarge / High pressure ices near the crust are a feature of water-rich worlds.` (credit: Benoit Gougeon (University of Montreal)) The possibility that there is liquid water on an exoplanet’s surface usually flags it as “potentially habitable,” but…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist: Enlarge (credit: anilyanik via Getty Images)

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with defrauding streaming services of $10 million through an elaborate scheme involving AI, as reported by…
FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
Enlarge (credit: anilyanik via Getty Images) On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with defrauding streaming services of $10 million through an elaborate scheme involving AI, as reported by The New York Times. Michael…
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September 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM
New AI standards group wants to make data scraping opt-in: Enlarge / They know... (credit: Aurich / Getty)

The first wave of major generative AI tools largely were trained on “publicly available” data—basically, anything and everything that could be scraped from the Internet. Now, sources of…
New AI standards group wants to make data scraping opt-in
Enlarge / They know... (credit: Aurich / Getty) The first wave of major generative AI tools largely were trained on “publicly available” data—basically, anything and everything that could be scraped from the Internet. Now, sources of training data…
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September 5, 2024 at 2:37 PM
FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported: Enlarge / Spotify released the Car Thing to the general public in February 2022. It's bricking them in December. (credit: Spotify)

For some of us, few things are more infuriating than when a gadget stops working due to a…
FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported
Enlarge / Spotify released the Car Thing to the general public in February 2022. It's bricking them in December. (credit: Spotify) For some of us, few things are more infuriating than when a gadget stops working due to a software change. As we've…
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September 5, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.: Enlarge / The final Vega rocket on its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. (credit: European Space Agency)

The final flight of Europe's Vega rocket is scheduled for liftoff Wednesday night from French Guiana,…
The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.
Enlarge / The final Vega rocket on its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. (credit: European Space Agency) The final flight of Europe's Vega rocket is scheduled for liftoff Wednesday night from French Guiana, carrying an important environmental…
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September 5, 2024 at 2:48 AM
After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make: Enlarge / The Artemis II Orion spacecraft being prepared for tests at NASA’S Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June 2024. (credit: NASA / Rad Sinyak)

Now that NASA has resolved the question of the Starliner spacecraft…
After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make
Enlarge / The Artemis II Orion spacecraft being prepared for tests at NASA’S Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June 2024. (credit: NASA / Rad Sinyak) Now that NASA has resolved the question of the Starliner spacecraft and its two crew members on the…
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September 4, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations: Enlarge (credit: Jorg Greuel via Getty Images)

Over the weekend, the nonprofit National Novel Writing Month organization (NaNoWriMo) published an FAQ outlining its position on AI, calling categorical rejection of AI…
Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations
Enlarge (credit: Jorg Greuel via Getty Images) Over the weekend, the nonprofit National Novel Writing Month organization (NaNoWriMo) published an FAQ outlining its position on AI, calling categorical rejection of AI writing technology "classist" and…
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September 4, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Internet Archive’s e-book lending is not fair use, appeals court rules: Enlarge (credit: tunart | iStock / Getty Images Plus)

The Internet Archive has lost its appeal after book publishers successfully sued to block the Open Libraries Project from lending digital scans of books for free…
Internet Archive’s e-book lending is not fair use, appeals court rules
Enlarge (credit: tunart | iStock / Getty Images Plus) The Internet Archive has lost its appeal after book publishers successfully sued to block the Open Libraries Project from lending digital scans of books for free online. Judges for the Second…
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September 4, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Jack Black stars as expert crafter Steve in A Minecraft Movie teaser: Jason Momoa and Jack Black star in A Minecraft Movie.

Minecraft is among the most successful and influential games of the early 21st century, winning many awards and selling over 300 million copies (so far) since its 2011…
Jack Black stars as expert crafter Steve in A Minecraft Movie teaser
Jason Momoa and Jack Black star in A Minecraft Movie. Minecraft is among the most successful and influential games of the early 21st century, winning many awards and selling over 300 million copies (so far) since its 2011 release. So it was only a…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions: Enlarge / A US child infected with measles during a 2024 outbreak. The child’s cheek shows the characteristic rash associated with this viral infection. (credit: CDC)

With one of the highest vaccine-exemption rates in the country,…
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions
Enlarge / A US child infected with measles during a 2024 outbreak. The child’s cheek shows the characteristic rash associated with this viral infection. (credit: CDC) With one of the highest vaccine-exemption rates in the country, Oregon is…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products: Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

Networking hardware-maker Zyxel is warning of nearly a dozen vulnerabilities in a wide array of its products. If left unpatched, some of them could enable the complete takeover of the devices, which…
Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Networking hardware-maker Zyxel is warning of nearly a dozen vulnerabilities in a wide array of its products. If left unpatched, some of them could enable the complete takeover of the devices, which can be targeted as…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Ukrainian drones now spray 2,500° C thermite streams right into Russian trenches: Enlarge

Wars of necessity spawn weapons innovation as each side tries to counter the other's tactics and punch through defenses. For instance—as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made drone warfare real, both…
Ukrainian drones now spray 2,500° C thermite streams right into Russian trenches
Enlarge Wars of necessity spawn weapons innovation as each side tries to counter the other's tactics and punch through defenses. For instance—as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made drone warfare real, both sides have developed ways to bring…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Australian government trial finds AI is much worse than humans at summarizing: Enlarge / ASIC evaluators found AI summaries were often "wordy and pointless—just repeating what was in the submission." (credit: Getty Images)

As large language models have continued to rise in prominence, many…
Australian government trial finds AI is much worse than humans at summarizing
Enlarge / ASIC evaluators found AI summaries were often "wordy and pointless—just repeating what was in the submission." (credit: Getty Images) As large language models have continued to rise in prominence, many users and companies have focused on…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
DOJ subpoenas Nvidia in deepening AI antitrust probe, report says: Enlarge (credit: BING-JHEN HONG | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)

The Department of Justice is reportedly deepening its probe into Nvidia. Officials have moved on from merely questioning competitors to subpoenaing Nvidia…
DOJ subpoenas Nvidia in deepening AI antitrust probe, report says
Enlarge (credit: BING-JHEN HONG | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus) The Department of Justice is reportedly deepening its probe into Nvidia. Officials have moved on from merely questioning competitors to subpoenaing Nvidia and other tech…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
I added a ratgdo to my garage door, and I don’t know why I waited so long: Enlarge / A ratgdo, version 2.53i. (credit: Ratcloud LLC)

I live in suburbia, which means I've got a garage (or a carhole, if you’re not so fancy). It's a detached garage, so part of my nightly routine when I check to…
I added a ratgdo to my garage door, and I don’t know why I waited so long
Enlarge / A ratgdo, version 2.53i. (credit: Ratcloud LLC) I live in suburbia, which means I've got a garage (or a carhole, if you’re not so fancy). It's a detached garage, so part of my nightly routine when I check to make sure the house is all…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Most, but not all, dogs play fetch, while cats do so more often than thought: Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners. Credit: Mikel M. Delgado/CC-BY 4.0

Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their…
Most, but not all, dogs play fetch, while cats do so more often than thought
Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners. Credit: Mikel M. Delgado/CC-BY 4.0 Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners. Credit: Mikel M. Delgado/CC-BY…
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September 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI: Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. (credit: JACK GUEZ via Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI…
Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI
Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. (credit: JACK GUEZ via Getty Images) On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI startup cofounded by OpenAI's former…
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September 4, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction : Enlarge / Following the 2022 Hunga volcano eruption, a nearby hydrothermal vent was seen coated with a white mat of bacteria and surrounded by a thick layer of ash. The vent usually supports animal life that survives using…
Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction 
Enlarge / Following the 2022 Hunga volcano eruption, a nearby hydrothermal vent was seen coated with a white mat of bacteria and surrounded by a thick layer of ash. The vent usually supports animal life that survives using chemical energy from the vent…
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September 4, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is serious heavy-metal shooting and slashing: Enlarge / There are different types of Space Marines. Some of them are traitors. All of them weigh as much as a Fiat 500.

If you had given me, at age 15 or so, a game in which you can fight seemingly hundreds of…
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is serious heavy-metal shooting and slashing
Enlarge / There are different types of Space Marines. Some of them are traitors. All of them weigh as much as a Fiat 500. If you had given me, at age 15 or so, a game in which you can fight seemingly hundreds of Tyranid bugs at once with two…
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September 4, 2024 at 5:56 PM