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• Ashley Belanger

Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta

Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta

Digital Services Act may force Meta to make big changes on its platforms.

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• Eric Berger

NASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations

NASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations

"Industry finally knows what NASA is asking of them."

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• Jonathan M. Gitlin

Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree

Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree

VW's plan calls for half as many models but didn't mention closures or job cuts.

Ars Technica
• Robert Pearlman

Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87

Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87

"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."

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• Sabrina Weiss, WIRED.com

Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?

Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?

The AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.

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• Eric Berger

Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada

Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada

"We are delighted to actively help shape the ramp-up of the Ariane 6."

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• Peter Nelson

Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning

Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning

Now it's an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.

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• Kiona N. Smith

Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past

Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past

If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.

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• Beth Mole

Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases

Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases

In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.

Ars Technica
• Kyle Orland

OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you

OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you

Rebranded Codex promises independent workflows that can run "for hours if needed."

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• Dan Goodin

Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.

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• Scharon Harding

Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.

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• Jeremy Hsu

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.

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• Jon Brodkin

Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it

Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it

Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation.

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• Ashley Belanger

OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs

OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs

OpenAI may be sanctioned for hiding, deleting ChatGPT logs in NYT copyright fight.

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• Beth Mole

Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery

Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery

Oddly, it wasn't the first time this had happened to the man.

Ars Technica
• Jennifer Ouellette

Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer

Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer

"You promised me that you would never take power in your name."

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• Jonathan M. Gitlin

Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood

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.

Ars Technica
• Aarian Marshall

Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.

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.

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• Eric Berger

The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company

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."

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• Stephen Clark

Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.

Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.

"The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale."

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• Nate Anderson

Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%

Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%

AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.

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• Ashley Belanger

Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself

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.

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• Jon Brodkin

Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws

Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws

Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.

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• Dan Goodin

Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes

Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes

Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.

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• Scharon Harding

Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

But the devices could "easily be reflashed."

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• Jennifer Ouellette

TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think

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

Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu

US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers

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.

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• Stephen Clark

Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space

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."

Ars Technica
• Ryan Whitwam

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.