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Jan 03 • 4 months ago

Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case

"Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified. ...

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Jan 03 • 4 months ago

No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images

Letting the unreliable Grok be its own "spokesperson" lets xAI off the hook. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking

"NASA and Roscosmos continue to monitor and investigate the previously observed cracks." ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

Tesla sales fell by 9 percent in 2025, its second yearly decline

Deadly doors, a busted battery bet, and a toxic owner: What's not to like? ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

xAI may be liable for Grok generating AI CSAM. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

Final reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Today is your last chance to add to this year's charity haul of nearly $38,000. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

"Biggest advantage of lower altitude is that beam diameter is smaller for a given antenna size." ...

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Jan 01 • 4 months ago

Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025

Streamers made a strong showing this year, as did horror. Big tentpoles, superhero sagas mostly fell flat. ...

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Jan 01 • 4 months ago

“Streaming stops feeling infinite”: What subscribers can expect in 2026

Streaming may get a little worse before it gets better. ...

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Dec 31 • 4 months ago

Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable

Border guards say they found ship with anchor lowered into sea after detection of fault in Helsinki-Tallinn telecoms link Finnish authorities have boarded and seized a cargo vessel sailing f...

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Dec 31 • 4 months ago

From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025

In a year where lofty promises collided with inconvenient research, would-be oracles became software tools. ...

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Dec 31 • 4 months ago

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list. ...

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