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Weight saving and aero optimization feature in the 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 - 30/01 7:01 am

Among the changes are better aero, shorter gearing, and the return of the Touring.





Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law - 30/01 6:45 am

Proposed US law slammed as "censorious" and an "Internet kill switch."





Stem cells used to partially repair damaged hearts - 30/01 6:27 am

Patches of stem-cell-derived heart muscle improve damaged hearts.





The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political .. - 30/01 5:29 am

This is all pretty bonkers for a lot of reasons.





Trump cribs Musk???s ???fork in the road??? Twitter memo to slash gov???t .. - 30/01 3:46 am

Federal workers on Reddit slam Office of Personnel Management email as short-sighted.





Trump admin rescinds controversial funding freeze after two days of protest - 30/01 3:01 am

Despite reversal, $42 billion broadband program could still be paused.





This mantis shrimp-inspired robotic arm can crack an egg - 30/01 3:00 am

Device can grab like a hand, crawl across the floor, or jump high, just by pulling on a simple muscle.





GOG revamps its ???Dreamlist??? feature to better pry old games out of .. - 30/01 2:32 am

Community demand played a role in getting Dino Crisis games approved by Capcom.





The questions the Chinese government doesn???t want DeepSeek AI to answer - 30/01 2:17 am

Study of over 1,000 "sensitive prompts" finds "brittle" protection that's easy to jailbreak





Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think - 30/01 1:17 am

Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.





Review: Nvidia???s $999 GeForce RTX 5080 falls disappointingly short of .. - 30/01 12:17 am

A good 4K card, a decent value on paper, but not the upgrade it could be.





Climate change set the table for Los Angeles wildfires - 29/01 11:05 pm

Global warming from burning fossil fuels increased the likelihood of extreme fire conditions.





AstroForge selects target for ???high risk, seat of the pants??? asteroid .. - 29/01 10:30 pm

The primary goal is to make sure Odin turns on.





Trump???s new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations - 29/01 10:11 pm

Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.





Streaming prices climb in 2025 after already surpassing inflation rates?? - 29/01 8:30 pm

Five services started charging more in January.





Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield - 29/01 8:52 am

The White House bills this as an "Iron Dome for America." It's a lot more than that.





Why did Elon Musk just say Trump wants to bring two stranded astronauts .. - 29/01 7:52 am

"We will do so."





How does DeepSeek R1 really fare against OpenAI???s best reasoning models? - 29/01 6:44 am

We run the LLMs through a gauntlet of tests, from creative writing to complex instruction.





AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore .. - 29/01 5:16 am

Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.





Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more - 29/01 4:56 am

Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have.





Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren - 29/01 4:23 am

Cruz: Hotspot lending could "censor kids' exposure to conservative viewpoints."





States say they???ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze - 29/01 3:56 am

The freeze is said to ensure funding aligns with Trump's political ideology.





For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than .. - 29/01 3:47 am

There appears to be plenty of demand in the commercial air travel industry.





A telltale toilet reveals ???lost??? site shown in Bayeux Tapestry - 29/01 2:56 am

A house in England is most likely the site of a lost residence of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.





There???s not much for anyone to like in the Star Trek: Section 31 movie - 29/01 1:26 am

Even for fans of Discovery or franchise completists, this one is hard to watch.





Google goes gaga over the Gulf of Mexico - 28/01 10:41 pm

"We will update Google Maps in the US quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America."





Why the markets are freaking out about Chinese AI newcomer DeepSeek - 28/01 10:22 pm

A big day for short sellers after Nvidia loses $600 billion off its market value.





Pebble???s founder wants to relaunch the e-paper smartwatch for its fans - 28/01 7:28 am

With help from Google, a focused team wants to make sustainable watches.





New FPGA-powered retro console re-creates the PlayStation One, CD-ROM .. - 28/01 7:00 am

Works with original PS1 accessories, and supports other MiSTer FPGA cores.





Dead babies, critically ill kids: Pediatricians make moving plea for .. - 28/01 6:37 am

"I remember holding a baby dying of complications of pneumococcal meningitis."





With iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence is now on by default - 28/01 6:02 am

Apple has released software updates for iOS, macOS, watch





FCC chair helps ISPs and landlords make deals that renters can???t escape - 28/01 5:13 am

Brendan Carr dumps plan to ban bulk billing deals that lock renters into one ISP.





US???s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024 - 28/01 4:57 am

Utility-scale solar generation is up by over 30% amid future uncertainties.





Alien: Earth will bring the horror home - 28/01 3:56 am

The prequel series is set a couple of years before the events of the original 1979 film, Alien .





Trump???s reported plans to save TikTok may violate SCOTUS-backed law - 28/01 3:39 am

Everything insiders are saying about Trump???s plan to save TikTok.





A long, costly road ahead for customers abandoning Broadcom???s VMware - 28/01 2:36 am

"We loved VMware, and then when Broadcom bought ???em, we hated ???em.???





Mazda celebrates 35 years of the MX-5 with anniversary model - 28/01 1:19 am

The MX-5 is the perfect antidote to all those big SUVs.





DeepSeek panic triggers tech stock sell-off as Chinese AI tops App Store - 28/01 12:29 am

A new Chinese AI app is sparking existential panic in American AI companies and investors.





With successful New Glenn flight, Blue Origin may finally be turning the .. - 27/01 8:00 pm

"This is the very beginning of the Space Age."





Jeep???s first battery EV is not what we expected: the 2024 Wagoneer S - 27/01 1:01 pm

Drag optimization means it's very quiet inside, but it's also quite expensive.




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Tragic landslide dampens Miri's Chinese New Year .. - NST
MIRI: The festive spirit of Chinese New Year in Sarawak was marred by tragedy when a landslide struck Kampung Lereng Bukit, Miri, early yesterday, claiming five lives and leaving the community in grief. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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Tipu isteri Along Cham: Suami isteri ditahan - Hmetro
Kuala Lumpur: Suami isteri ditahan berhubung kes penipuan berjumlah RM95,180 membabitkan isteri pelawak Along Cham, Afreena Suhaimi. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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It doesn't matter if DeepSeek copied OpenAI ??? the .. - Tomsguide
This whole DeepSeek copying ChatGPT accusation from OpenAI and Microsoft reminds me of one thing ??? people don't care about copycats when they're cheaper and better.
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Rwanda urges ceasefire in Congo, negotiations with .. - Star
(Reuters) - Rwanda, which diplomats say backs M23 fighters who seized Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, called on Wednesday for a ceasefire across eastern Congo and for Congo to negotiate with the rebels while denying Rwandan troops were involved. Read full story
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