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  1. OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee

    GPT-5 might be farther off than we thought, but OpenAI wants to make sure it is safe.

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  2. Porsche builds a hybrid 911 at long last

    The iconic sports car gets an electrified option as part of the 992-generation refresh.

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  3. The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

    Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.

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  1. “Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods

    Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the effects of industrially formulated substances.

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  2. NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1

    Fixing the helium leak would delay Starliner crew test flight for months.

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  3. Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

    ShrinkLocker is the latest ransomware to use Windows' full-disk encryption.

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  4. Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition

    With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls to 16.

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  5. SpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time

    Clearing blocked filters and clogged valves is the order of the day.

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  6. Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good

    The power of URL parameters lets you unofficially turn off Google's AI Overview.

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  7. Biden’s new import rules will hit e-bike batteries too

    The tariffs’ effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.

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  8. After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs

    No, really, drinking raw milk during the H5N1 outbreak is a bad idea.

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  9. Apple clarifies iOS 17.5 bug that exposed deleted photos

    iOS 17.5.1 fixed the bug, but users still had questions.

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  1. After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo

    So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive backlog...

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  2. The ROG Ally X leaks, with twice the battery of the original and way more RAM

    This handheld has more RAM than my gaming PC, though the chip stays the same.

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  3. OpenAI backpedals on scandalous tactic to silence former employees

    OpenAI releases employees from evil exit agreement in staff-wide memo.

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  1. Rocket Report: SpaceX focused on Starship reentry; Firefly may be for sale

    "Teams are in the process of completing a follow-on propulsion system assessment."

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  2. Daily Telescope: The initial results from Europe’s Euclid telescope are dazzling

    "Euclid’s instruments can detect objects just a few times the mass of Jupiter."

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  3. Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

    From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work.

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  4. US officials: A Russian rocket launch last week likely deployed a space weapon

    "Naming space as a warfighting domain was kind of forbidden, but that's changed."

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  5. Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world

    It's unclear how the malicious version of JAVS Viewer came to be.

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  6. “Unacceptable”: Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refunds

    Spotify stopped making Car Things in July 2022 but kept selling them.

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  1. Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has

    Opinion: Actively searching without Google or Bing is harder than it looks.

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  2. Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview

    24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar year."

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  3. Chocolate made with fewer calories, less waste

    “Whole fruit chocolate” uses cocoa pulp and inner shell in lieu of sugar.

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  4. Democratic consultant indicted for Biden deepfake that told people not to vote

    Steven Kramer charged with voter suppression and faces possible $6 million fine.

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  5. Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear

    In the parasite vs. bear vs. human battle, the grizzly parasite comes out on top.

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  6. Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama

    OpenAI’s feud with Scarlett Johansson could cost Hollywood AI deals.

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  7. Next up in Google’s dramatic overhaul of search: AI Overview ads

    Google turned search into an AI product, and now it's time to make money.

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