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Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
"You promised me that you would never take power in your name."
Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood
The 4.8 L eight-cylinder generates more than 1,000 hp and 1,000 Nm, Ruf says.
Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.
State agency's delay could mean free robotaxi rides in company’s new Ojai vehicle for a few months.
The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company
"I think it's fair to say that Phase 3 did not contemplate this."
Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.
Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.
"The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale."
"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University
AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up.
Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how?
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.
Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital
The company is raising $10 billion, leading to a valuation of $130 billion.
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".
How Esports World Cup moved from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 8 weeks
The Esports World Cup gets going in Paris after a last-minute move from Saudi Arabia. Is it any less controversial?
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
"HalluSquatting" weaponizes LLMs' inability to say "I don't know."
Victims of 23andMe data breach to get $47m payout, judge rules
23andMe compiles genetic profiles of people through DNA testing kits, but it was heavily criticised after a 2023 hack.
Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases
Cases have risen quickly as officials are working to identify a common source.