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Tech
Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB
"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."
Tech
Brain of a male fly completely mapped, joins earlier map of a female brain
Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped—twice.
Tech
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight
Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Tech
Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo
Saying X is “formerly Twitter” in App Store lets Musk block use of Twitter name.
Tech
Why did US space companies pull out of a French space meeting? It’s complicated.
"Let me be clear: America is not only welcome—we want you there."
Tech
Rocket Report: China debuts yet another new rocket; NASA considers bulk buys
Two of Europe's leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week.
Tech
Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+.
Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.
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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
Tech
Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
Health
150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data
Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine.
Tech
US senator calls on the NSA to give guidance for use of VPNs
Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
Tech
NJ urges SCOTUS to rule that Kalshi sports bets are gambling, not "swaps"
Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
Tech
VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percent
Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
Tech
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
Tech
Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime
Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
Tech
Trump’s 100% tariff on drones will be disaster for the US, critics warn
Americans fear there are no cheap alternatives as tariffs suddenly hit drones.
Tech
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
Tech
Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the Github of AI, for $13 billion
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
Tech
Budget deal puts political control of grants on hold until December
Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
Tech
My driver's license is one of 153 million for sale on a new dark website
The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
Tech
FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking
Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
Tech
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
"Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
Tech
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks
Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.
Tech
Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing
Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
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