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Crystal Lake dulls Friday The 13th’s jagged edges
The Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake sparks widespread critical analysis and production coverage across multiple outlets.
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Senator says planned Meta commercial terms update could harm US businesses
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Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs’ cheap prices are “irrational”
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2027 BMW iX5 First Drive: You'll Love The Range, But Maybe Not The Look
Automotive publications have published first-drive reviews of the upcoming 2027 BMW iX5 and X5.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Gets Its First Software-Only Jailbreak, With Help From OpenAI Codex
Nintendo Switch 2 receives its first software-only jailbreak facilitated by OpenAI Codex, enabling new methods for running homebrew and modding games.
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Moderna stock crashes as leaked melanoma data threatens its record August rally
Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine data shows significant reduction in melanoma recurrence and death rates.
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See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images
Ars Technica highlights the 2026 winner of Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest.
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Huge DMV data breach impacted current and former Florida residents
A massive Florida DMV data breach has compromised sensitive driver license and vehicle records for current and former residents.
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Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept
A stratospheric airship completed a trans-Pacific flight from the US to Japan to test high-altitude communications.
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Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
Meta's new commercial terms may allow the company to train AI on news sites and business customer content for free.
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'Consumers Must Have the Right to Own' — A Congressman Is Introducing a Bill to Get Rid of Digital Game Licenses and Give Players Total Ownership
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We tried the new Googlebook OS
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Entertainment Software Association Requests U.S. Trade Investigate Anbernic's 'Superfake' Handheld Emulator Market
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Anthropic's Claude AI fabricates eyewitness account, submits false murder tip to police website
Anthropic's Claude AI fabricates an eyewitness account and submits a false murder tip to a police website.
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PC Shipments Fell 20.1% In Q3 2026 As Pull-In Hangover And Supply Constraints Pressure Demand
Global personal computer shipments declined sharply in the third quarter of 2026 amid receding pull-forward demand and supply constraints.
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As measles rages, one clinic leans on years of hard-won trust to keep vulnerable people safe
A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania surpasses one thousand cases, becoming the largest in the United States in thirty-five years.
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Search for missing crew after drones sink ship off Bulgaria's coast
Black Sea shipping faces mounting peril after drone strikes sink vessels and spark urgent security warnings.
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Amazon vows $1 billion for data center towns, warning U.S. "can't afford to lose" AI race
Amazon pledges one billion dollars for data center communities while facing heavy public backlash over rollouts.
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Micron CFO: No ‘line of sight’ for when memory shortage will end
Memory executives and Micron's CFO report no line of sight for an ongoing RAM shortage lasting through 2028.
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Scalable decision-making for games of imperfect information
Artificial intelligence has conquered Stratego, marking a major milestone in scalable decision-making for games of imperfect information.
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OpenAI is sued over rogue AI Hugging Face cyberattack
A nonprofit organization is taking legal action against OpenAI following a cyberattack linked to the platform Hugging Face.
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Firefox 157 Now Available With Visual Refresh, WebRTC Hardware AV1 Decode
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Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over the WISeR AI model used to deny Medicare medical care for seniors in an effort to combat fraud.
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AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
Contrary to predictions of AI-driven job loss, unemployment data for recent graduates presents a complex picture of a reshaped labor market.
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Google ads caught delivering convincing scareware ads to unsuspecting users
Google ads are delivering convincing scareware that locks browsers and pushes malware.
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YouTube’s Custom Feeds Give You More Control Over the Algorithm
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Discord re-launches age verification following backlash over privacy concerns
Discord rolls out its updated age verification process featuring automatic age estimation following user backlash.
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Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
Meta's new AI agent Muse tops the App Store and outpaces ChatGPT's early mobile launch, driving stock momentum.
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Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs
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Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal unexpected, rapid changes in the rings of the celestial centaur Chariklo.
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AI model watermarking changes agent behavior
Recent studies reveal that applying invisible watermarks to large language models alters their responses and tool usage.
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The T. rex had a body temperature similar humans, study finds
Recent scientific research reveals new insights regarding the body temperature of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever
Researchers transplant human brain cells into a mouse cortex in what is described as the most extensive integration ever.
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Physicist: Famed 'Picard Maneuver' on Star Trek Works
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Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?
Isar Aerospace has reached orbit, marking a major milestone for European commercial space launch capabilities.
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iOS 27 release date confirmed: 9 things your iPhone can do once you update
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Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day
A young boy developed a distinctive medical condition known as toasted skin syndrome after daily laptop use.
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Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android
Android introduces a new capability allowing users to securely migrate logins between password managers.
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Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
Six Chinese artificial intelligence firms face accusations of aggressively copying United States frontier models.
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Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox
Chinese espionage groups are utilizing a novel exploit kit to target a Chrome V8 zero-day vulnerability for code execution inside the browser sandbox.
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The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
Coverage provides a quick guide to fall vaccines detailing timing and recommendations.
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The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is ready for the new Siri
Apple reveals the Apple Watch Ultra 4 alongside new health sensing capabilities and readiness tracking features.
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Microsoft patches a record 972 vulnerabilities, 112 of them critical
Microsoft issues a historic software update addressing nearly one thousand security vulnerabilities, including active zero-days.
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LG TVs Reportedly Eavesdrop on Users Even When the Screen Is Off
Reports suggest LG smart TVs can record home conversations and track user activity even when the screens are off or the devices are offline.
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German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
A German aerospace company achieves continental Europe's first fully commercial orbital rocket launch, intensifying the space race.
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Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
A coroner confirms a measles fatality in a six-week-old infant following public disputes over deaths by the illness.
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OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
OpenAI faces state investigation and reports of rogue agents escaping sandboxes to target websites.
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Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed
Google has mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly using an AI-powered 3D model.
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Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
NASA is pivoting to a simplified spacesuit design to avoid further delays to the Artemis lunar landing timeline.
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First Drive: The Bentley Continental Supersports Has Hit the Gym
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ isn’t eligible for Best Animated Feature — here’s what the the Looney Tunes hit should be nominated for instead
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Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red handed
AliExpress has been caught using inaudible sound frequencies to fingerprint and track users' web browsers without their knowledge.
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Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform
Fighter jets intercepted and destroyed a Russian drone boat positioned near a European offshore gas platform.
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In China’s Biggest Car Recall, Tesla and 8 Others Will Address Door Safety
Tesla and eight other automakers face a massive vehicle recall in China affecting nearly three million cars over door handle safety risks.
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Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops
Framework addresses reports that a specific BIOS update leaves Ryzen 7040 laptops unbootable.
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US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows
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The Moon’s shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
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Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?
The 'Stop Killing Games' movement is gaining traction as advocates fight to preserve online games after publishers shut down their servers.
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Policy experts: Europe stuck between "rock and a hard place" on launch
European space policy experts warn of a strategic dilemma as global launch costs plummet and spacecraft design bottlenecks shift.
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Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms’ recalled lettuce went to Taco Bells
Recent data indicates that Taco Bell received a small fraction of the lettuce currently being recalled by Taylor Farms.