Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
Plans to block new vehicles with software and hardware linked to either China or Russia...
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Buyers of Razer’s bogus “N95” Zephyr masks get over $1 million in refunds
The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to...
Elon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report says
Chinese officials have reportedly discussed selling TikTok’s US operations to Elon Musk as the threat...
Parallels Desktop gains “really slow” support for x86 OSes on Apple Silicon
Virtualization software like Parallels and VMware Fusion give Mac owners the ability to run Windows...
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever
People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don...
Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
Texas has sued insurance provider Allstate, alleging that the firm and its data broker subsidiary...
Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa
Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence...
Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa
Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence...
Not just heat death: Here are five ways the Universe could end
If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, have you tried to induce total existential dread...
SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
On any given day, SpaceX is probably launching a Falcon 9 rocket, rolling one out...
New Glenn to make another launch attempt early Thursday
Blue Origin announced late on Monday afternoon that it planned to make a second attempt...
Biofilms, unwashed hands: FDA found violations at McDonald’s ex-onion supplier
The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders this...
2002’s Neverwinter Nights gets a patch in 2025 from “unpaid software engineers”
Neverwinter Nights came out in 2002 and received an enhanced edition in 2018. In 2024,...
Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
Mastodon announced Monday that it’s shifting its structure over the next six months to become...
Skull long thought to be Cleopatra’s sister’s was actually a young boy
Scientists have demonstrated that an ancient human skull excavated from a tomb at Ephesos was...