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Colorado will decide whether a "right to natural gas" is added to state constitution #Energy #Policy #Environment
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Jul 13, 2026
Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not "impossible" #Gaming #RetroTech #Hacking
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Jul 13, 2026
What happens if Crew Dragon stops flying in the 2030s? #Space #Technology #Future
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Jul 13, 2026
Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too #Security #AI #LLMs
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Jul 13, 2026
Simulating everything, sort of: The promise and limits of world models #AI #Science #Tech
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Jul 13, 2026
The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east? #History #Exploration #Culture
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Jul 12, 2026
A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star's death #Science #Astronomy #Exoplanets
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Jul 11, 2026
Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement #Policy #Environment #Science
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Jul 11, 2026
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor #QuantumComputing #Science #Tech
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Jul 10, 2026
On America's 250th, more cities used drone surveillance to spot illegal fireworks #Tech #Drones #Surveillance
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Jul 10, 2026
China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it #Space #Tech #Innovation
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Jul 10, 2026
Expedition captures first images of Shackleton's last ship #Science #History #Exploration
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Jul 10, 2026
Ransomware negotiator helped attackers extort his own clients, gets 6-year sentence #Cybersecurity #TechPolicy #Crime
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Jul 10, 2026
Anti-vaccine changes under RFK Jr. will hurt vulnerable toddlers, study confirms #Health #Science #Vaccines
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Jul 10, 2026
Valve's "Steam Machine Verified" ratings offer more questions than answers #Gaming #Tech #OpenSource
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Jul 10, 2026
Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements #SmartHome #Tech #Firmware
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Jul 10, 2026
An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein's theory its most precise test yet #Science #Physics #Space
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Jul 10, 2026
Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta #TechPolicy #SocialMedia #Regulation
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Jul 10, 2026
NASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations #Space #NASA #CommercialSpace
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Jul 10, 2026
VW Group and unions disagree on plan to streamline the automaker #Automotive #Labor #Business
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Jul 10, 2026
Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87 #Space #History #Obituary
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Jul 10, 2026
Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe? #Science #Europe #ClimateTech
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Jul 10, 2026
Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada #Space #Rockets #Technology
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Jul 10, 2026
Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning #Cars #Tech #Performance
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Jul 10, 2026
Flores Hobbits scavenged Komodo dragons' elephant kills, study suggests #Science #Archaeology #Paleontology
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Jul 9, 2026
Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases #Health #Science #Outbreak
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Jul 9, 2026
OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you #AI #OpenAI #FutureOfWork
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Jul 9, 2026
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk #Security #Tech #Cybersecurity
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Jul 9, 2026
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA #Tech #Business #Law
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Jul 9, 2026
Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs #Robotics #AI #HealthTech
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Jul 9, 2026
Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it #TechPolicy #Law #Business
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Jul 9, 2026
OpenAI faked inability to search training data, hid billions of logs, NYT says #AI #TechPolicy #OpenSource
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Jul 9, 2026
Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery #Health #Science #Medicine
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Jul 9, 2026
Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer #Dune #Trailers #SciFi
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Jul 9, 2026
Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood #Cars #Engineering #Automotive
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Jul 9, 2026
Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk. #Tech #Cars #Autonomous
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Jul 9, 2026
The newest entrant in the military's launch competition isn't actually a launch company #Space #Military #Technology
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Jul 9, 2026
Rocket developers used to chase satellite trends. Is the inverse now true? #SpaceTech #Satellites #Rockets
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Jul 9, 2026
"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University #AI #Education #Ethics
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Jul 8, 2026
Lawsuit: Grok user made 7K child sex images; xAI only reported one gang rape prompt #AI #Policy #Safety
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