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Why solving crosswords is like a phase transition
There's also the more recent concept of "explosive percolation," whereby connectivity emerges not in a…
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X CEO signals ad boycott is over. External data paints a different picture.
When X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage as a keynote speaker at CES 2025,…
Of course Atari’s new handheld includes a trackball, spinner, and numpad
Of course Atari’s new handheld includes a trackball, spinner, and numpad - Ars Technica Tempest,…
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New $120 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is for the people who use it like an everyday PC
But if you're attempting to use a Pi as a general-purpose PC, more RAM means…
Linux Foundation bands together Chromium browser makers in a “neutral space”
Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers sounds like a very niche local meetup, one with hats and…
Posted inARPANET Biz & IT Classic computing
How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time
Although 4 billion addresses seemed near infinite in 1974, by the early 1990s it was…
Posted inSpace
Intuitive Machines set for second landing, looking to build a lunar economy
Five years ago, a small company in Houston named Intuitive Machines had just 30 employees,…
Posted inCars IRS clean vehicle tax credit
Winners and losers as EV tax credit changes for 2025
Many more OEMs have lost eligibility, however. The Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV have both…
Posted inaerial archaeology ancient asia ancient europe
Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia
A sprawling 3,500-year-old fortress offers tantalizing clues about a culture that once dotted the southern…
Posted inabuse Biz & IT Chrome Web Store
Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from…