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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice

Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice

Ukraine’s latest drone innovation may boost bleak odds of evacuating casualties.

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Text • John Timmer

Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven

Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven

A demo of error-corrected qubits shows big reductions in errors as they grow.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs

Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs

Meta argues nobody “decided” to pirate books to train AI.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Polestar tries to quantify what it’s like to drive a performance car

Polestar tries to quantify what it’s like to drive a performance car

Drivers had electrodes strapped to their heads as they tested EVs on track.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations

Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations

A single query is all that's required to find thousands of conversations listed by title.

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Text • Eric Bangeman

Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production

Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production

Slate's first showroom sells the promise. Mass production will determine the rest.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.

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Text • Beth Mole

Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades

Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades

Congenital measles can be fatal, and survivors require monitoring for years.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine

Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine

"Kosmos 2612 closed from hundreds of kilometers away to extreme proximity to ICEYE-X36."

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says

Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says

US fears Saudi government will help ex-OpenAI engineer flee spying charges.

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Text • Scott K. Johnson

Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?

Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?

One way to make batteries cleaner is to make fewer of them.

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Text • Dan Goodin

PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it

PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it

A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test

Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test

Can undersea geothermal power help Pacific Rim nations cut down on oil imports?

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Text • Nick Indge

ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support

ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support

ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.

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Text • Kyle Orland

AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work

AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work

Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Florida DMV hacked after police dept insecurely stored login info

Florida DMV hacked after police dept insecurely stored login info

Florida issues alerts after statewide DMV data breach linked to ShinyHunters.

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Text • WIRED

Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits

Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits

Character.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

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Text • Stephen Clark

A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield

A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield

All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Review: Lanterns is a truly unique twist on the superhero genre

Review: Lanterns is a truly unique twist on the superhero genre

Gritty HBO series is a beacon for what's possible when one is allowed to get creative with the tropes.

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Text • Tim Stevens

DIY VR: How to build your own headset, and why you probably won't want to

DIY VR: How to build your own headset, and why you probably won't want to

A primer on the joys and pains of building your own head-mounted display.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept

Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept

Tests showed Sceye’s high-flying platform can deliver connectivity in disasters.

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Text • Cristina Criddle, Financial Times

Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access

Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access

The outside watchdog can publish its findings without Anthropic's approval.

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Text • Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine

Science says your boss should talk less in meetings

Science says your boss should talk less in meetings

Research suggests listening more while talking less. Killing aimless meetings can help, too.

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Text • Samuel Axon

Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players

Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players

The single-player is just OK, but according to the players, that doesn't matter.

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Text • Dan Goodin

OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites

OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites

The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops

“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops

Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.

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Text • Samuel Axon

US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

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Text • Scharon Harding

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses found recording audio without wearers' consent

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses found recording audio without wearers' consent

The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.

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Text • Beth Mole

RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says

RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says

FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees

Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees

Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab.