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Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
One of the new Trump administration's first national security directives aims to defend against missile…
Why did Elon Musk just say Trump wants to bring two stranded astronauts home?
For reasons that were not immediately clear, SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to his social…
Posted inAI
How does DeepSeek R1 really fare against OpenAI’s best reasoning models?
DeepSeek R1 deserves a few bonus points for noting the "key assumption" that there's no…
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AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Currently, Aaron predicts that Nepenthes might be most attractive to rights holders who want AI…
Posted ina-series chips Apple Biz & IT
Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more
Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain two newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit…
Posted inPolicy ted cruz wi-fi hotspots
Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren
The Cruz resolution to nullify the FCC rule was co-sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.),…
Posted inHealth healthcare Illinois
States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze
Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've…
Posted inTech
For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
A new generation of companies, including Boom Supersonic, are aiming to meld new ideas, technology,…
Posted inArchaeology Science
A telltale toilet reveals “lost” site shown in Bayeux Tapestry
Seats of power The Bayeux Tapestry, showing King Harold riding to Bosham, where he attends…
Posted inCulture Star Trek Star Trek Section 31
There’s not much for anyone to like in the Star Trek: Section 31 movie
It is, in a word, awful. Which is really a shame! Putting the “TV” in…