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  1. Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

    A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit.

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  2. Streaming apps are trying to bundle their way out of customer disenchantment

    Reliably good prices, libraries, and features would impress customers more.

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  3. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

    Gmail's spam filters can now understand "adversarial text manipulations."

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  1. Two Titans team up to defeat a new foe in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire trailer

    "This world has more secrets than we could possibly imagine."

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  2. What happens in Vega didn’t stay in Vega, as key rocket parts went missing

    There's a valuable payload riding on the final Vega rocket launch.

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  3. IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction

    Company now expects useful error-corrected qubits by the end of the decade.

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  4. Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator

    OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.

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  5. Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change?

    OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes.

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  6. Spotify to lay off 17% of workforce

    CEO Daniel Ek says the company's costs remain too high.

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  7. The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors

    Yes, that really is Quark's voice you're hearing.

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  8. Tensions rise between Targaryens in first teaser for House of the Dragon S2

    "There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin."

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  9. No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson

    Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets."

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Earlier Stories >

  1. New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA

    Some are related to DNA-cutting enzymes. Others are a complete mystery.

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  2. Porsche summons old-school cool with the 2024 911 Sport Classic

    The limited-production model focuses on driver involvement, not performance stats.

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  3. Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables

    Brood X made itself known in a way that could change how we monitor insect populations.

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Earlier Stories Continue >

  1. Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

    When ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game, make the mouse slower.

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  2. A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites

    Jeff Bezos' rivalry with Elon Musk takes a back seat to Amazon's launch dilemma.

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  3. Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

    Add to a charity haul that's already raised over $8,500 in less than a week.

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  4. 25M homes will lose broadband discounts if Congress keeps stalling, FCC warns

    Funding calls get increasingly urgent as program would run out of money in April.

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  5. 1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study

    AI chatbot deception paper suggests that some bots (and people) aren't very persuasive.

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  6. Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition

    Broadcom hasn't said how many people will be affected, or much of anything else.

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  1. The Universe in a lab: Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms

    We can't experiment with the Universe, but we can make something that works like it.

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  2. Neptune-sized exoplanet is too big for its host star

    Stars this small shouldn't make planets this big.

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  3. What a lovely day: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer is so shiny and chrome

    Chris Hemsworth rocking his Aussie accent as a demented biker-gang warlord? Yes, please!

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  4. X advertisers stay away as CEO defends Musk’s “go f*** yourself” interview

    "Elon's interview was candid and profound," Yaccarino writes in memo to staff.

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  5. Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says

    16.5% of new car sales are compact crossovers, but only 6% of those are EVs.

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  6. Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea

    It moves the reduction gear and CV joint to the wheel hub.

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  7. Severe outbreak tied to cantaloupe sickens 117 in 34 states; half hospitalized

    Back away from your cantaloupe if you don't know the brand, the CDC warns.

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