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That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows
Security and privacy advocates are girding themselves for another uphill battle against Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store everything a user does ...
AI isn’t ready to replace human coders for debugging, researchers say
There are few areas where AI has seen more robust deployment than the field of software development. From "vibe" coding to ...
“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires
His account of Starliner’s thruster failures—and his desperate efforts to keep the vehicle flying on course—was riveting. In ...
FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split
The FTC historically had a 3–2 partisan split, with the president's party having a one-seat advantage. But President Trump ...
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
According to the "passback" documents given to NASA officials on Thursday, the space agency's science programs would receive ...
Experimental drug looks to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form
One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual ...
Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs
Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million ...
Rocket Report: “No man’s land” in rocket wars; Isaacman lukewarm on SLS
Ars Technica has mentioned SpinLaunch, the company that literally wants to yeet satellites into space, in previous Rocket ...
ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats
OpenAI today announced a significant expansion of ChatGPT's customization and memory capabilities. For some users, it will ...
Google Pixel 9a review: All the phone you need
Google took a page from Apple when it debuted its custom Tensor mobile processors with the Pixel 6. Now, Google uses Tensor ...
Apple silent as Trump promises “impossible” US-made iPhones
Analysts predict that Apple has no clear short-term options to shake up its supply chain to avoid tariffs entirely, and even if Trump grants Apple an exemption, iPhone prices may increase not just in ...
OnePlus releases Watch 3 with inflated $500 price tag, won’t say why
The OnePlus Watch 3 was all set for release a few months ago, but early reviewers spotted an embarrassing typo on the device.