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Text • Kate Knibbs, wired.com

Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over

Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over

Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again

Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again

If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer

Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer

Watch an exclusive clip from Super Scam Me where a victim tracks down her scammer.

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Text • Nick Indge

The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises

The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises

Microsoft promises one machine for dev, AI, and gaming, and mostly gets there.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer

Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer

The pioneering reusable upper stage for Stoke Space's Nova rocket ships out for testing.

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Text • Eric Berger

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android

Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android

Android laptops are here, but Google has a lot of work ahead to make them good.

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Text • Nick Indge

KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell

KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell

KDE celebrates 30 years with a new Plasma release, a farewell to X11, and a movie.

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Text • Scharon Harding

Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets

Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets

Discovery data from Plex users will help studios, advertisers.

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Text • Beth Mole

Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army

Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army

Medical experts explicitly recommend against blanket screenings.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Porsche previews its future with Mission S supercar concept

Porsche previews its future with Mission S supercar concept

Porsche’s turnaround plan for 2035 involves less volume but more expensive cars.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.

What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.

Researchers hunted for clues in modal analysis of 20th-century replica bell at Penn State Behrend.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time

Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time

Suspected Russian drones attack chemical tanker within Romanian waters.

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Text • Jacek Krywko

Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own

Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own

Its effect on people remains an ongoing question.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution

Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution

Eight in 10 Americans opposed the Pentagon's plans, a Thursday poll showed.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab announces another delay for its medium-lift Neutron rocket

Rocket Lab announces another delay for its medium-lift Neutron rocket

Rocket Lab announced the Neutron rocket in 2021, aiming for a first flight in 2024.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

FTC probes if OpenAI, Anthropic security incidents harmed Americans, report says

FTC probes if OpenAI, Anthropic security incidents harmed Americans, report says

FTC may fine AI firms on par with companies that delay data breach reports.

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

YouTube Music begins labeling AI songs

YouTube Music begins labeling AI songs

The AI music labels are rolling out now in YouTube Music and will come to YouTube soon.

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Text • Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News

Rewilding could help vulnerable islands keep pace with rising seas

Rewilding could help vulnerable islands keep pace with rising seas

Seabirds, native plants, and healthy reefs can help atolls build as seas rise.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security

Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.

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Text • Kyle Orland

"Programming is hard": Epic Games leans on "vibe coding" for its new Launcher app

"Programming is hard": Epic Games leans on "vibe coding" for its new Launcher app

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping

NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping

Suspected Russian drones have sunk or damaged 5 ships near Bulgaria and Romania.

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Text • Stephen Clark

NASA's embattled Venus missions are back on track after cancellation threat

NASA's embattled Venus missions are back on track after cancellation threat

"This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet

Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet

FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.

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Text • Cyrus Farivar

Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation

Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation

Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Software development and rules stability: Prototype racing in 2030

Software development and rules stability: Prototype racing in 2030

With the end of IMSA’s 2026 season, we have thoughts about the future of the sport.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Greta Gerwig channels Bowie in psychedelic The Magician's Nephew trailer

Greta Gerwig channels Bowie in psychedelic The Magician's Nephew trailer

"Have you ever seen a world born?"

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Text • John Timmer

Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins

Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins

AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room

Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room

OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.