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Reverse-lookup service exposed millions of photos of people’s faces

Reverse-lookup service exposed millions of photos of people’s faces

People-search tool ClarityCheck left database containing more than 9M image files exposed.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail.

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Text • Stephen Clark

NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory

NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory

Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026

Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026

US residents face trade-offs as delivery drone services such as Prime Air expand.

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Text • Scharon Harding

Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops

Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops

Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Flight attendants freaked out that Google to buy tons of Spirit employee data

Flight attendants freaked out that Google to buy tons of Spirit employee data

Bankrupt Spirit accused of selling out workers in massive data sale to Google.

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Text • Jon Brodkin

FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies

FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies

FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."

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Text • Stephen Clark

The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket

The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket

"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer

A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer

"I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me."

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Text • Beth Mole

mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.

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Text • John Timmer

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.

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Text • Vittoria Elliott, Matt Burgess

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.

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Text • Beth Mole

Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

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Text • Beth Mole

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.

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Text • Stephen Clark

It's Christmastime at SpaceX as company salvages Starship from Indian Ocean

It's Christmastime at SpaceX as company salvages Starship from Indian Ocean

"A team of SpaceX engineers is on their way to conduct additional analysis on the vehicle."

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.

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Text • Scharon Harding

Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable

Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable

Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.

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Text • Eric Berger

The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program

The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program

One big question, will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650

Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650

Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Ford hopes this Hypercar will be its next Le Mans winner

Ford hopes this Hypercar will be its next Le Mans winner

The American automaker returns to the top category of endurance racing next year.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream

Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.

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Text • Amy Green, Inside Climate News

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments.

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Text • Beth Mole

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts

“We're not necessarily building in a dogmatic fashion towards full autonomy.”

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Text • Stephen Clark

The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it

The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it

Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.