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Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal's growing popularity…
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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird…
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Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity
Scientists can now explain the prevailing unpredictability of contact electrification, unveiling order from what has…
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Google’s new AI generates hypotheses for researchers
Over the past few years, Google has embarked on a quest to jam generative AI…
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Trump order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore
The White House fact sheet said the goal of this provision is to ensure that…
“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds
After launching its AI Pin in April 2024 and reportedly seeking a buyout by May…
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Microsoft shows progress toward real-time AI-generated game worlds
That demonstrator currently generates the resulting video based on pre-recorded inputs, at a rate much…
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AI making up cases can get lawyers fired, scandalized law firm warns
"As all lawyers know (or should know), it has been documented that AI sometimes invents…
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Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions
Valve's updates to its classic games evoke Hemingway's two kinds of going bankrupt: gradually, then…
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Microsoft demonstrates working qubits based on exotic physics
Microsoft's first entry into quantum hardware comes in the form of Majorana 1, a processor…