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Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure

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Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past.

Delta takes flight: Apple-approved Nintendo emulator is a great iOS option

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Enlarge / That is in no way what the Z button looks like or where it goes...

Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate

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Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues.

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The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size

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Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long.

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The 2024 Mercedes E 350 4Matic is the thriftiest luxury workhorse

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Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the brand's workhorse, covering millions of km a year ferrying German taxi passengers around. (credit: Peter Nelson)

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Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist

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Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.

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The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches

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Enlarge / Is that sooty rocket lifting off with the CRS-3 mission in 2014 a reused booster? No, it is not. (credit: SpaceX)

All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner

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Enlarge / Technicians inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility connect Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the top of its Atlas V rocket Tuesday. (credit: United Launch Alliance)

This app tries to do what Apple couldn’t: Multiple Mac monitors on Vision Pro

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New "Splitscreen" app works around the limitations, but it's not perfect.

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OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022

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How a group of friends found themselves at the center of a fierce debate about the future of art.

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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

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Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections

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To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.

Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen

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All-electric, 360° joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.

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Feds appoint “AI doomer” to run AI safety at US institute

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Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.

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Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service

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Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.

Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder

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One victim may have been hogtied alive in pit, à la Mafia-style ligature strangulation.

Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°

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Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.

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Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay

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Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.

After decades of Mario, how do developers bridge a widening generation gap?

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Tezuka: "The secret to having a long-tenured staff is that people don't quit."

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Broadcom says “many” VMware perpetual licenses got support extensions

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Broadcom reportedly accused of changing VMware licensing and support conditions.

Dwarf Fortress’ Adventure Mode brings the sim’s chaotic spirit to CRPGs

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Travel your own world, meet fascinating creatures, and put bolts in their necks.

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A chunk of metal that tore through a Florida home definitely came from the ISS

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"I don't think I've seen or heard, after my own research, any of these events occurring."

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Feds expand investigation into Honda’s automatic emergency braking system

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3 million Honda Accords and CR-Vs are fitted with Collision Mitigation Braking System.

Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply

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Electricity supply is becoming the latest chokepoint to threaten the growth of artificial intelligence, according to leading tech industry chiefs, as power-hungry data centers add to the strain on grids around the world.

EV charging update in Google Maps includes “AI-powered” station info

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The update will first roll out to cars with Google Maps built-in.

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap

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One does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool.

Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts

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Attacks coming from nearly 4,000 IP addresses take aim at VPNs, SSH and web apps.

Bogus Botox poisoning outbreak spreads to 9 states, CDC says

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All of the case have been in women, nine of whom were hospitalized.

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Studies reveal new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiation

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Radiation damages their DNA; they're just able to repair that damage very quickly.

ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say

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FCC plan rejected request to ban what agency calls "positive" discrimination.