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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing

Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found

Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

"That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA." ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers

Crazy, but that's how it goes. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS

Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

RFK Jr.’s dietary guidance: Food funnel features slab of red meat, butter

Old-school food pyramid returns, but jumbled and upside-down, like a funnel. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

High RAM prices mean record-setting profits for Samsung and other memory makers

SK Hynix and Micron are also riding high on the AI industry's demand for RAM. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices

FCC says new category of devices "can operate outdoors and at higher power." ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station

"The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away." ...

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Jan 08 • 4 months ago

Trump withdraws US from world’s most important climate treaty

US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights. ...

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Jan 08 • 4 months ago

Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets

After record-setting launch, Western holiday sales are down compared to the first Switch. ...

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