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Slate Auto's bare-bones electric pickup truck features a minimalist design stripped down to just 600 parts, including manual windows and no infotainment system, while still prioritizing privacy by avo
The Neo Geo's 2D-only sprite-based design makes a native Doom port functionally impossible , as the console has no bitmap graphics mode needed for 3D games and instead relies on predefined sprite imag
GitHub Copilot transitioned to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026 , replacing request-based pricing with a system where each plan includes a monthly allotment of GitHub AI Credits calculated based on
The Bot Company, a 2 billion San Francisco startup founded by Tesla and Cruise alumni, rented residential properties through Airbnb under false pretenses to conduct prototype testing on household robo
AMD extended its commitment to support the Socket AM5 platform through 2029, two years longer than its original 2027 pledge, providing seven years of CPU compatibility since the socket's 2022 launch.
An OpenAI model solved the 80-year-old unit distance problem, disproving a major conjecture in discrete geometry and marking a milestone in AI-driven mathematics. The proof came from a new general-pur
On June 1, 2026, multiple official packages from the @redhat-cloud-services scope on NPM were compromised with a credential-stealing worm, affecting 96 versions across 32 packages totaling 116,991 wee
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company knowingly released an unsafe product that could harm users. The suit cited instances of
Hackers exploited Meta's AI support chatbot to break into high-profile Instagram accounts by requesting the bot change associated email addresses. Compromised accounts included those of the Obama-era
Intel plans to ship its Crescent Island AI GPU in 2026, targeting Nvidia and AMD on cost and power efficiency. The chip uses cheaper LPDDR5X memory and is designed to run in air-cooled server racks ra
The Surface Laptop Ultra is Microsoft's direct answer to Apple's MacBook Pro, built in partnership with NVIDIA and running Windows on Arm with an RTX Spark chip. This 15-inch device features NVIDIA's
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced an expanded collaboration with Moderna, committing up to $50 million to support preclinical development and Phase 1 clinical testin
SpaceCamp is a 1986 American science fiction adventure film inspired by the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shu
Research shows that animals get their minds muddled during heat waves, with birds struggling to learn, dogs biting more often, and chamois picking fights when temperatures rise. When animals can't sta
Environmental advocates voiced strong opposition to proposed new regulations weakening requirements for utilities cleaning up toxic coal ash at hundreds of sites across the country. The Trump administ
This article examines the origins of the most common arguments against vaccines—that they are unnatural, more dangerous than disease, or an affront to freedom—tracing how innocent skepticism from the
An analysis of the Texas measles outbreak examines epidemiological features, transmission dynamics, and clinical manifestations, emphasizing the severe complications the virus poses, with resurgence d
Dutch authorities dismantled a large Asocks botnet comprising at least 17 million compromised devices including computers, routers, tablets, smartphones, and smart security cameras. Investigators iden
The Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington state alleging their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents imposes unconstitutional
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral on May 28, 2026 , which is catastrophic because Blue Origin only has one New Glenn pad and it was damaged in the
The Office of Management and Budget proposed major revisions to federal grant administration rules on May 29, 2026, which would rewrite foundational rules governing how federal grant dollars are award
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral on May 28 during a static fire engine test, destroying the 321-foot rocket . The explosion froze all 24 of Amazon's contract
A robot training startup is offering free home cleaning services as a way to collect video data for training cleaning robots. The training data enables the robots to develop visual perception to bette
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on Thursday night during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket was likely fully fueled, contributing to one of the lar
As a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are dealing with the consequences of the Trump administration's cuts to global health programs and withdrawa
The FCC published a public notice about broadcasters' 'public interest' obligations, with FCC Chair Brendan Carr stating the agency would take enforcement action for noncompliance. This followed the F
The 2027 Audi RS5 is Audi Sport's first high-performance plug-in hybrid, pairing maximum performance with remarkable efficiency. The powertrain combines a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 with a 130-kW electri
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition became available on Steam for macOS on May 28, 2026. The port by Feral Interactive includes three expansions and 4K visuals, with Apple Silicon required. Feral In
Amazon paid approximately $1.8 billion to Blue Origin in 2025 under satellite launch agreements for its Project Kuiper constellation , leveraging Jeff Bezos' aerospace company for its heavy-lift rocke
Apple is reportedly working to distill knowledge and skills from Google's larger Gemini model into a smaller version that could run on iPhones. The new Siri will use a tiered system where simple tasks
An experimental gene-editing therapy called VERVE-102 aims to lower bad cholesterol long-term after a single infusion and showed promising results in a Phase I safety trial published in the New Englan
Federal prosecutors charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket by using confidential insider information he l
A developer added hidden prompt injection instructions to jqwik, a Java testing app, to sabotage projects created by AI coding agents in response to the 'vibe coding' controversy. The incident represe
NOAA forecasts a 55% chance of a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - November 30) with 8-14 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes, and 1-3 major hurricanes. The below-average forecast is driv
Pigeons possess iron-rich macrophages in their livers that act as magnetic sensors, enabling detection of Earth's magnetic field for navigation. Removal of these cells disrupts magnetic-based homing,
Intel introduced the Arc G-Series processors, a new family designed for next-generation handheld gaming systems, launching with Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme processors running Windows 11 based on Intel C
MIT researchers developed a low-temperature process for extracting battery-grade lithium from the common mineral spodumene. The process uses a liquid reagent to dissolve the rock into useful forms inc
Illinois' House of Representatives passed SB 315, a landmark bill requiring frontier AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to create, publish and annually update plans addressing severe or catastroph
Although the United States spends more on health care than any other country, it consistently underperforms on key metrics. A Commonwealth Fund study evaluating the U.S. health system relative to 19 o
Astronomers directly measured the mass of a black hole in a 'little red dot' observed when the universe was just 700 million years old, finding it is much too massive for its host galaxy, suggesting i
Mina the Hollower is an action-adventure game from Yacht Club Games where players control Mina, a renowned Hollower on a mission to rescue a cursed island. The game features nostalgic throwback visual
Motorola's 2026 Razr lineup features durable and visually refined hardware design , but critics note the devices struggle to establish clear leadership in any single category . Motorola raised prices
NASA satellites can detect and localize GPS jammers operating from orbit using civilian satellite data with improved accuracy over previous methods. A GPS jammer near Shiraz, Iran has remained active
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the chip company plans to invest approximately 150 billion annually in Taiwan, terming it the 'epicentre' of the AI revolution . This represents a dramatic increase f
Nvidia has officially retired the NVIDIA Control Panel after 20 years of service, shifting all functionality to the newer Nvidia App. The legacy Control Panel is no longer included in default GeForce
Roku's redesigned home screen now features larger advertisements that remain visible at all times, and this persistent ad placement has proven more effective in generating revenue. The first major hom
U.S. law enforcement agencies are monitoring growing backlash to AI and have begun classifying anti-technology sentiment as an extremism threat, with unpublished reports from the Department of Homelan
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a secure, high-speed satellite communications network to connect military sensors and weapons platforms across the globe. The Spac
Valve's Steam Deck OLED models are finally back in stock after months of shortages, but buyers are now facing much steeper prices than before. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs 789, up from 549, whi
Volvo Cars, majority owned by China's Geely Holding, received approval from the U.S. government allowing it to continue selling vehicles with Chinese 'connected technology' in the country. This exempt
YouTube is automatically applying AI-generated content labels if it detects a video includes 'significant photorealistic AI use,' while making labels more prominent by displaying them directly below t
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, open-source robot made of 3D-printed parts , which keeps hardware costs under $5,000 with a modular design allowing easy c
Audi's CEO Gernot Döllner outlines the company's strategy to maintain global brand strength through localized vehicle production and tailored models for specific markets like China. As of 2026, Audi w
The Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric is the most powerful production Porsche ever built with up to 1,156 horsepower and a 0–62 mph time of around 2.5 seconds. The vehicle features direct oil cooling tec
The search results don't contain specific information about the Ars Technica investigation into whether Peter Thiel is the target of the Pope's Gandalf quote. Based on the available information, here'
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-33579, scoring 9.8/10 severity) was discovered in the OpenClaw open source package, allowing attackers with minimal access to silently escalate privileges to full ad
Elon Musk claimed that US military LUCAS suicide drones initially used commercial Starlink instead of the government-specific Starshield network in violation of SpaceX's terms of service, blaming the
NASA is advancing its Artemis program to build a crewed lunar base over the next decade near the lunar south pole , and the base will sprawl over hundreds of square miles with a perimeter marked by ho
Plate tectonics recycles oxygen into Earth's mantle through subduction, with oxygen-rich fluids from serpentinite rocks being transported deep into the planet as tectonic plates sink. The rapid format
Apple's 599 MacBook Neo launched in March 2026 at approximately half the price of the MacBook Air, directly competing with lower-cost Windows PCs and triggering significant industry reaction. PC maker