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- Biden administration curtails controls on some space-related exportsby Stephen Clark on October 18, 2024 at 12:25 am
"It’s been a long time coming, and I think it’s going to be very meaningful."
- Qualcomm cancels Windows dev kit PC for “comprehensively” failing to meet standardsby Andrew Cunningham on October 17, 2024 at 10:58 pm
Snapdragon Dev Kit was supposed to ship in June but was repeatedly delayed.
- Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recordingby Benj Edwards on October 17, 2024 at 10:41 pm
Researcher feeds screen recordings into Gemini to extract accurate information with ease.
- The Sisterhood faces a powerful foe in Dune: Prophecy trailerby Jennifer Ouellette on October 17, 2024 at 9:51 pm
"I see the corruption in your heart the same way I see the blood trailing your every step."
- Redbox easily reverse-engineered to reveal customers’ names, zip codes, rentalsby Scharon Harding on October 17, 2024 at 9:38 pm
The bankrupt company may not see any consequences.
- How the Malleus maleficarum fueled the witch trial crazeby Jennifer Ouellette on October 17, 2024 at 9:11 pm
Invention of printing press, influence of nearby cities created perfect conditions for social contagion.
- US vaccinations fall again as more parents refuse lifesaving shots for kidsby Beth Mole on October 17, 2024 at 8:40 pm
US becomes more vulnerable to outbreaks at vaccination rates fall into 92 percent range.
- Here’s how SIM swap in alleged bitcoin pump-and-dump scheme workedby Dan Goodin on October 17, 2024 at 8:15 pm
False information posted to official SEC account caused spike in the currency.
- It’s increasingly unlikely that humans will fly around the Moon next yearby Eric Berger on October 17, 2024 at 7:24 pm
It's not just Orion's heat shield; the mission's ground systems are running out of time.
- EU considers calculating X fines by including revenue from Musk’s other firmsby Jon Brodkin on October 17, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Musk could face DSA fines of up to 6% of global revenue—including SpaceX sales.
- Android 15’s security and privacy features are the update’s highlightby Kevin Purdy on October 17, 2024 at 4:57 pm
New tools aim at phone snatchers, snooping kids or partners, and cell hijackers.
- Feds test whether existing laws can combat surge in fake AI child sex imagesby Ashley Belanger on October 17, 2024 at 4:18 pm
Kids defenseless against AI-generated sex images as feds expand crackdown.
- ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzleby Stephen Clark on October 17, 2024 at 1:55 pm
"I’m pretty confident... that we’ll get to the bottom of this pretty quickly and move on.”
- Meta fires staffers for using $25 meal credits on household goodsby Hannah Murphy and Stephen Morris, Financial Times on October 17, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Some workers pooled their money or had meals delivered to their homes.
- Two accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companiesby Dan Goodin on October 16, 2024 at 10:40 pm
Hospitals, government agencies, and a large roster of tech companies all targeted.
- DNA confirms these 19th-century lions ate humansby Jennifer Ouellette on October 16, 2024 at 9:46 pm
“Tsavo Man-Eaters” killed dozens of people in late 1890s, including Kenya-Uganda Railway workers.
- X’s depressing ad revenue helps Musk avoid EU’s strictest antitrust lawby Ashley Belanger on October 16, 2024 at 9:13 pm
X invoked tanking ad revenue to remove threat of DMA gatekeeper designation.
- There’s another massive meat recall over Listeria—and it’s a doozyby Beth Mole on October 16, 2024 at 7:24 pm
No cases reported so far, but officials are scrambling to track tainted products.
- Student was punished for using AI—then his parents sued teacher and administratorsby Jon Brodkin on October 16, 2024 at 6:53 pm
Parents claim there was no rule banning AI, but school cites multiple policies.
- FTC “click to cancel” rule seeks to end free trial traps, sneaky auto-enrollmentsby Ashley Belanger on October 16, 2024 at 6:38 pm
No more jumping through endless hoops to cancel subscriptions, FTC rule says.