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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope

"It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018." ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play. ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda

Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran’s internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities see...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change

Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

“Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet

People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.

Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review

SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank

Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday

With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket

ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites

Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites. ...

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