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After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
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As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews
Retrieval Augmented Generation As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviews Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google. Samuel Axon – Aug 1, 2026 8:30 am | 111 Steve…
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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside
Defcon’s 2026 conference badge includes a removable Baochip-1x module that functions as an open‑source hardware…
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How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen…
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Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
AI scraping battle heats up Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive Reddit advances…
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How A Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
A Yale Executive MBA student, Thierry Rignol, was accused of cheating on an exam using artificial intelligence and is…
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Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
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Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing
A 45-year-old construction worker presented with a severely swollen right shoulder. Imaging revealed complete loss of…
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Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification
Google is introducing an Android developer verification system that will require developers to provide identification…
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Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?
WHEN AI GOES OFF THE RAILS Likely illegally, Claude gained access to 3 networks. Will Anthropic be held to account?var…
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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics
Misinformation facepalm Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics “What on earth…
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Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?
LemonLime, a small AI startup, offered free tattoos as a gimmick to attract job candidates, resulting in negative…
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China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs
What’s old is new again China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs Look at chemistry of batteries and…
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Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs
Console gaming Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs Sony doesn’t think…
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High school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmates
Lancaster Country Day School in Pennsylvania is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 59 former students who allege…
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Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have created a night‑vision goggle that renders infrared light as…
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Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus
cyclospora simulator 2026 Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus The hot new roguelite twin-stick…
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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust
Compound free pig butchering AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust The AI chatbot was more…
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Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust
Trustworthy Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust Three approaches to the issue of…
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New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise adoption
Open Protocols New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise adoption Plus, a new deprecation policy…
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Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
Anthropic's Mythos AI model identified a critical weakness in the HAWK digital signature algorithm, leading its…
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Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Motivational tactics Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers’ faces, lawsuit claims Comcast,…
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Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
Liberty Primes only Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots? Government ban on foreign-made robots may…
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Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Researchers are exploring new quantum dot and diamond defect approaches for building qubits. HRL Laboratories…
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Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year “We’re feeling pretty good about that,” Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg…
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Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play
Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play Google’s new API relies on parents to set age…
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Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning
Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota’s nudifying app ban…
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What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?
ancient texts What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages? AI is fantastic at spotting patterns,…
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Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI misinformation
Real problems Google’s SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn’t solve AI misinformation Deciding what’s real…
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Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?
Money problems Elon Musk finally launches X Money. Expect bumps with X Money rollout as major US financial markets are…
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College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure
Close call College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure Lab students were supposed to…
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We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE HERE We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face 10 days passed from…
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eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay and three former executives reached a settlement of nearly $56 million over a 2019 harassment campaign targeting…
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Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact
Credit: Mark Garlick Artist impression of a large asteroid impacting on Earth, such as the Chicxulub event that caused…
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Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands
“THEATRICS” Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands The final condition will shock…
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New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France
The longest journey New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France Record flight shows…
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Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets
Preempted Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some…
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As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments
Vaccines save lives As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatmentsvar abtest_2165053 = new…
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Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
AI AGENTIC SECURITY Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms Microsoft says tools…
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A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
Details matter A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months When the first step goes wrong, bad…
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5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked Texas’s law that required websites to filter harmful speech for…
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Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template
Man behind the meme Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template Meme generator may…
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SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099
News from SDCC SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099 Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of…
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SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight
Dream scenario SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight SpaceX will likely…
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Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers
DSA denials Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta…
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With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience
Data artistry With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience Museums are embracing data-driven…
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Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain
DSN trouble Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain “Any potential damage will be…
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Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
Credit: Getty Images Live shot of an LLM chastising a legislator for reading out what should have been the unstated…
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Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap
Frontier Models Anthropic’s Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap Models are improving quickly, but…
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