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The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors
Yes, that really is Quark's voice you're hearing.
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Streaming apps are trying to bundle their way out of customer disenchantment
Reliably good prices, libraries, and features would impress customers more.
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Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years
Gmail's spam filters can now understand "adversarial text manipulations."
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Two Titans team up to defeat a new foe in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire trailer
"This world has more secrets than we could possibly imagine."
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What happens in Vega didn’t stay in Vega, as key rocket parts went missing
There's a valuable payload riding on the final Vega rocket launch.
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IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction
Company now expects useful error-corrected qubits by the end of the decade.
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Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator
OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.
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Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change?
OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes.
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Spotify to lay off 17% of workforce
CEO Daniel Ek says the company's costs remain too high.
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Tensions rise between Targaryens in first teaser for House of the Dragon S2
"There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin."
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No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets."
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New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA
Some are related to DNA-cutting enzymes. Others are a complete mystery.
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Porsche summons old-school cool with the 2024 911 Sport Classic
The limited-production model focuses on driver involvement, not performance stats.
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Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables
Brood X made itself known in a way that could change how we monitor insect populations.
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Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates
When ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game, make the mouse slower.
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A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites
Jeff Bezos' rivalry with Elon Musk takes a back seat to Amazon's launch dilemma.
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Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Add to a charity haul that's already raised over $8,500 in less than a week.
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25M homes will lose broadband discounts if Congress keeps stalling, FCC warns
Funding calls get increasingly urgent as program would run out of money in April.
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1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study
AI chatbot deception paper suggests that some bots (and people) aren't very persuasive.
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Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition
Broadcom hasn't said how many people will be affected, or much of anything else.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms
We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it.
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Neptune-sized exoplanet is too big for its host star
Stars this small shouldn't make planets this big.
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What a lovely day: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer is so shiny and chrome
Chris Hemsworth rocking his Aussie accent as a demented biker-gang warlord? Yes, please!
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X advertisers stay away as CEO defends Musk’s “go f*** yourself” interview
"Elon's interview was candid and profound," Yaccarino writes in memo to staff.
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Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says
16.5% of new car sales are compact crossovers, but only 6% of those are EVs.
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Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea
It moves the reduction gear and CV joint to the wheel hub.
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Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized
Back away from your cantaloupe if you don't know the brand, the CDC warns.
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Montana’s TikTok ban blocked by federal judge
Judge rules state was trying to target China rather than protect Montana residents.
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Rocket Report: A mysterious explosion in China; Firefly tests new engine
Firefly Aerospace has announced a major milestone for its new medium-lift rocket.
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Google researchers report critical 0-days in Chrome and all Apple OSes
Discoveries made by Google's Threat Analysis Group, which tracks nation-state hacking.
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Steam drops macOS Mojave support, effectively ending life for many 32-bit games
After February 15, all bets are off for Steam on High Sierra and Mojave Macs.
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Automatic bike transmission concept is wild and spiky—and could be a big shift
Solo inventor says he's not out to replace gears, just offer an alternative.
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Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today
Tesla handed over the first 10 trucks to customers, with more deliveries in 2024.
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Reddit updates look after rough 6 months and ahead of reported IPO
"Edit: Obligatory 'F--- Spez' for karma."
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Millions of lead pipes would finally be ripped out under proposed EPA rule
The rule could generate up to $34.8 billion in health benefits each year.
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New chip-packaging facility could save TSMC’s Arizona fab from “paperweight” status
Apple will be "first and largest customer" at new $2 billion packaging facility.