NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?
Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to...
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Google Deepmind’s new AI weather forecaster blows away the competition
Google Deepmind researchers have built an AI weather forecasting tool that makes faster and more...
Robotic bird-like legs let drones hop over obstacles, launch to the skies
Most drones on the market are rotary-wing quadcopters, which can conveniently land and take off...
Judge rejects Boeing plea deal that was opposed by families of crash victims
A US judge today rejected a Boeing plea agreement that was opposed by families of...
Broadcom reverses controversial plan in effort to cull VMware migrations
Broadcom will no longer take VMware’s biggest 2,000 customers directly. Instead, it will work with...
AT&T says it won’t build fiber home Internet in half of its wireline footprint
AT&T this week detailed plans to eliminate copper phone and DSL lines from its network...
Study: Warming has accelerated due to the Earth absorbing more sunlight
2023 was always going to be a hot year, given that warmer El Niño conditions...
Apple takes over third-party Apple Passwords autofill extension for Firefox
Over the last few years, Apple has steadily been building password manager-style features into macOS...
OpenAI announces full “o1” reasoning model, $200 ChatGPT Pro tier
On Thursday during a live demo as part of its “12 days of OpenAI” event,...
Bitcoin hits $100,000
Late Wednesday, bitcoin hit $100,000—a major milestone for the cryptocurrency, which has been experiencing a...
Rivian opens its adventure charging network to other EVs today
Today, Rivian announced that it is opening up the Rivian Adventure Network of fast chargers...
E-tattoos could make mobile EEGs a reality
A 3D-printable EEG electrode e-tattoo. Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Epidermal electronics attached to...
Prenatal test accidentally picks up cancer in 50% of those with wonky results
In 2013, researchers reported an eye-opening case of a healthy pregnant woman with a puzzling...
Backdoor slips into popular code library, drains ~$155k from digital wallets
Hackers pocketed as much as $155,000 by sneaking a backdoor into a code library used...
Microsoft faces £1B cloud licensing lawsuit in the UK
Microsoft’s cloud ambitions just hit a major snag in the UK. The tech giant is...