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  1. NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

    "To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch."

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  2. More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances

    The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it's a "jumping point."

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  3. Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says

    Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms.

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  1. How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound

    A "sonication" time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.

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  2. Big Three carriers pay $10M to settle claims of false “unlimited” advertising

    States obtain settlement, but it's unclear whether consumers will get refunds.

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  3. Exploration-focused training lets robotics AI immediately handle new tasks

    Maximum Diffusion Reinforcement Learning focuses training on end states, not process.

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  4. OpenAI revs up plans for web search, but denies report of an imminent launch

    The search.chatgpt.com URL is being set up, and Google employees are being poached.

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  5. Studio: Takedown notice for 15-year-old fan-made Hunt for Gollum was a mistake

    The Hunt for Gollum fan film racked up more than 13 million views on YouTube.

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  6. Google patches its fifth zero-day vulnerability of the year in Chrome

    Exploit code for critical "use-after-free" bug is circulating in the wild.

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  7. Manor Lords’ medieval micromanagement means making many messes

    Survival is hard in the untamed wilderness, but does it have to be this hard?

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  8. Chemical tweaks to a toad hallucinogen turns it into a potential drug

    Targets a different serotonin receptor from other popular hallucinogens.

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  9. Automakers hedge their bets with plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow

    Originally regarded as stopgap solutions, hybrids are in it for the long haul.

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  1. US Cellular is for sale, reportedly could be “carved up” by major carriers

    US Cellular talked with Verizon, but deal with T-Mobile appears more likely.

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  2. Apple apologizes for ad that crushes the sum total of human artistic endeavor

    An ad that isn’t about generative AI but somehow manages to be about AI anyway.

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  3. Phantom braking lands troubled EV-maker Fisker in feds’ crosshairs

    This makes four open federal safety investigations for the Fisker Ocean.

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  1. The wasps that tamed viruses

    Some insects have transformed wild viruses into tiny biological weapons.

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  2. Analyst on Starlink’s rapid rise: “Nothing short of mind-blowing”

    Starlink's estimated free cash flow this year is about $600 million.

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  3. Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

    Someday, an NEO will pose a threat to us. Thankfully, we have options.

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  4. Rocket Report: German launch from Australia; Neutron delayed until 2025

    "The planned increase in flight cadence for our mothership Eve is a game changer."

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  5. First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site

    The rest of Dream Chaser's heat shield tiles will be installed at Kennedy Space Center.

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  6. Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is another big step forward for Linux on Apple Silicon Macs

    Only one kinda big thing really holds back this impressive collective effort.

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  1. Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal

    Anti-AI users who change or delete answers in protest are being punished.

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  2. The Volvo VNL, a heavy truck purpose-designed for North American roads

    Blindspot cameras and radars, a more efficient engine, and lower-drag cab all help.

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  3. Solid-state polymer heat pump gets rid of the heat itself

    Polymer changes temperature, shape when charged, moving to where the heat needs to be.

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  4. Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans

    FBI must use surveillance tools to demonstrate their importance, email says.

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  5. Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal info

    Notification follows claim of compromised database with 49M Dell customers' data.

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  6. Discover why the world went quiet in new A Quiet Place: Day One trailer

    "It's the end of days. No more people, no more New York, no more nothing."

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  7. The 2024 Moto G Stylus is a $400 mid-ranger with vegan leather

    The phone ships May 30, but Motorola's weak update plan might give you pause.

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