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Dec 24 • 5 months ago

No one loves President Trump more than FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

Carr used to insist on FCC independence. Now he uses FCC to fight Trump's battles. ...

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Dec 24 • 5 months ago

Power outage paralyzes Waymo robotaxis when traffic lights go out

A third of San Francisco lost power over the weekend, causing traffic chaos. ...

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Dec 24 • 5 months ago

NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II ride to launch pad

Moon-bound astronauts rehearse their launch-day activities with a repurposed ride. ...

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Dec 24 • 5 months ago

Apple hit with $115M fine for “extremely burdensome” App Store privacy policy

Apple can't force app makers to get consent twice to track user data, Italian regulator says. ...

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Dec 24 • 5 months ago

China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks

The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery." ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector

Splay can be a monitor and takes a lot of the stress out of projectors, too. ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

F1’s new engines are causing consternation over compression ratios

A loophole in the rules might have given Mercedes and Red Bull a big advantage. ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment

Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness." ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year

Incident reports spiked during the first six months of 2025. ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today

US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much. ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified

Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears. ...

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Dec 23 • 5 months ago

World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs

Spotify is reportedly investigating how much music Anna’s Archive scraped. ...

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