US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access
On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip...
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Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that Honolulu filed...
An icy vent line may have caused Blue Origin to scrub debut launch of New Glenn
COCOA BEACH, Fla.—With 45 minutes left in a three-hour launch window, Blue Origin scrubbed its...
Bezos on eve of New Glenn launch: ‘If something goes wrong, we’ll pick ourselves up’
Understandably, the main building of Blue Origin’s sprawling campus in Florida buzzed with activity on...
The 8 most interesting PC monitors from CES 2025
Plenty of computer monitors made debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas...
Getting an all-optical AI to handle non-linear math
A standard digital camera used in a car for stuff like emergency braking has a...
New Glenn rocket is at the launch pad, waiting for calm seas to land
COCOA BEACH, Fla.—As it so often does in the final days before the debut of...
161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War...
Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025
Every year, thousands of product vendors, journalists, and gadget enthusiasts gather in an unreasonable city...
Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow...
Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires
The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response...
Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025
The Consumer Electronics Show is a reliable source of announcements about iterative updates to PCs...
Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged”
Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and...
Rocket Report: China launches refueling demo; DoD’s big appetite for hypersonics
Welcome to Edition 7.26 of the Rocket Report! Let’s pause and reflect on how far...
German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license
The GNU General Public License (GPL) and its “Lesser” version (LGPL) are widely known and...