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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it

An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity

NYT says US hackers were able to turn off power and then quickly turn it back on. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines

Pharma execs had avoided conflict with Trump admin, but now join doctors in rebukes. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack

Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.

Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

Six months later, Trump Mobile still hasn’t delivered preordered phones

Lawmakers seek FTC investigation, but Trump has taken control of the agency. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself

ChatGPT used a man's favorite children's book to romanticize his suicide. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal

Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists." ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

I can’t stop shooting Oddcore’s endless waves of weird little guys

Zippy action, fun upgrade system make for a great pick-up-and-play shooter. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot

Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined

On Jan. 6, there were 211 cases. The outbreak, which began in October, is now at 434. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons

AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators. ...

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