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Dec 09 • 5 months ago

NASA astronauts will have their own droid when they go back to the Moon

NASA crew will be the first astronauts to work with a robot on a celestial body other than Earth. ...

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Dec 09 • 5 months ago

Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat

Conservative justices seem ready to back Trump control of independent agencies. ...

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Dec 09 • 5 months ago

ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal

ICEBlock creator sues to protect apps that are crowd-sourcing ICE sightings. ...

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Dec 08 • 5 months ago

Please send help. I can’t stop playing these roguelikes.

2025 was a very good year for my favorite genre. ...

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Dec 08 • 5 months ago

The Boys gears up for a supe-ocalypse in S5 teaser

"So how about it, you lot? One last go?" ...

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Dec 08 • 5 months ago

Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation

Facebook agrees to change "pay or consent" model after talks with European Commission. ...

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Dec 08 • 5 months ago

Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover

Paramount has already proven it can get a controversial merger done. ...

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Dec 07 • 5 months ago

Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you.

Dog behavior is a lot more complicated than any one gene variant. ...

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Dec 07 • 5 months ago

Albanese defends decision to sign off on $100,000 US trip for Anika Wells and staff

Communications minister also faces scrutiny over taxpayer-funded family trip to Thredbo

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Dec 06 • 5 months ago

A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge

The port will revolutionize global trade, but it’s sparking destructive rainforest routes. ...

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Dec 06 • 5 months ago

Rocket Report: Blunder at Baikonur; do launchers really need rocket engines?

The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship. ...

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Dec 06 • 5 months ago

New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region

Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming. ...

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