For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
At the same time, in many African countries, solar power now stands to offer much…
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Why SNES hardware is running faster than expected—and why it’s a problem
A sample result from the DSP sample test program. Credit: Allan Cecil A sample result…
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Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home
A Falcon 9 rocket launched four astronauts safely into orbit on Friday evening, marking the…
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2025 iPad Air hands-on: Why mess with a good thing?
There’s not much new in Apple’s latest refresh of the iPad Air, so there’s not…
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US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows
The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding…
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
If that's not enough to deter you from sharing voice recordings with Amazon, note that…
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Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives
In a new paper published Thursday titled "Auditing language models for hidden objectives," Anthropic researchers…
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End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year
Not all devices can simply download an updated app—after almost a decade, Assistant is baked…
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I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
We’re an audiobook family at House Hutchinson, and at any given moment my wife or…
RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats
One of the best mostly invisible updates in iOS 18 was Apple's decision to finally…