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- People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warnsby Beth Mole on July 26, 2024 at 9:22 pm
Bad math and unclear directions are behind overdoses of up to 20 times the normal amount.
- NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraftby Stephen Clark on July 26, 2024 at 8:25 pm
Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now.
- Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture trainingby Kevin Purdy on July 26, 2024 at 7:44 pm
Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.
- AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more racesby Jonathan M. Gitlin on July 26, 2024 at 7:27 pm
From modeling tire wear and fuel use to predicting cautions based on radio traffic.
- ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadbandby Jon Brodkin on July 26, 2024 at 6:33 pm
Despite getting subsidies, ISPs oppose $30 plans for people with low incomes.
- X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop itby Samuel Axon on July 26, 2024 at 6:13 pm
Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in.
- Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all timeby Jennifer Ouellette on July 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Chance that first detected emission line is a noise fluctuation is one in half a billion.
- 97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changesby Andrew Cunningham on July 26, 2024 at 5:46 pm
Kernel access gives security software a lot of power, but not without problems.
- Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at whyby Jacek Krywko on July 26, 2024 at 5:17 pm
The visual environment of the ISS seems to influence people's experience of food.
- Barbie movie “may have spurred interest in gynecology,” study findsby Beth Mole on July 26, 2024 at 5:01 pm
The movie apparently sparked some questions.
- At the Olympics, AI is watching youby WIRED on July 26, 2024 at 4:24 pm
New system foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
- Hang out with Ars in San Jose and DC this fall for two infrastructure eventsby Lee Hutchinson on July 26, 2024 at 12:57 pm
Join us as we talk about the next few years in AI & storage, and what to watch for.
- Rocket Report: ABL loses its second booster; Falcon 9 cleared for return to flightby Eric Berger on July 26, 2024 at 11:00 am
"The team is investigating root cause."
- Rocket delivered to launch site for first human flight to the Moon since 1972by Stephen Clark on July 25, 2024 at 10:24 pm
We're standing by for news on NASA's decision on what to do about Orion's heat shield.
- Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI modelsby Benj Edwards on July 25, 2024 at 9:54 pm
AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 solve problems, with caveats on time and human assistance.
- OpenAI hits Google where it hurts with new SearchGPT prototypeby Benj Edwards on July 25, 2024 at 8:39 pm
New tool may solve a web-search problem partially caused by AI-generated junk online.
- Chrome will now prompt some users to send passwords for suspicious filesby Dan Goodin on July 25, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Google says passwords and files will be deleted shortly after they are deep-scanned.
- Lego’s newest retro art piece is a 1,215-piece Super Mario World homageby Andrew Cunningham on July 25, 2024 at 7:59 pm
$130 set is available for preorder now, ships on October 1.
- Sonos CEO apologizes for botched app redesign, promises month-by-month updatesby Kevin Purdy on July 25, 2024 at 7:53 pm
Restoring previously present features is Sonos' No. 1 priority.
- US solar production soars by 25 percent in just one yearby John Timmer on July 25, 2024 at 7:44 pm
2024 is seeing the inevitable outcome of the building boom in solar farms.