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In-depth technology, science, and culture reporting.

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  • Centuries before the Inca, Peru's wealthy imported parrots from afar

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • More modular design makes MacBook Neo easier to fix than other Apple laptops

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • 30 years later, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a relic of a lost era

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • How I streamed my off-road Miata race using Starlink and StarStream

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Report: Trump admin trying to rein in RFK Jr.’s unpopular anti-vaccine agenda

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • 14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Explain it like I'm 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Windows 11's Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • "Use a gun" or "beat the crap out of him": AI chatbot urged violence, study finds

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Binance sues WSJ over report sparking government probes into exchange

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Intel shores up its desktop CPU lineup with boosted Core Ultra 200S Plus chips

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • NIH director launches "Scientific Freedom" lectures with non-scientist

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Here's everything we know about Rivian R2 pricing and specs

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Verdict: Yes, you should go see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Trump's EPA says it's cracking down, but the data tells a different story

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Exploring the science of "tundra tongue"

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • NASA approved a safety waiver for this week's reentry of Van Allen Probe

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • FDA contradicts Trump admin, declines to approve generic drug for autism

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Google backtracks on AI search in Photos, adds toggle for "fast classic search"

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Anthropic sues US over blacklisting; White House calls firm "radical left, woke"

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Trump's divisive FDA vaccine regulator self-destructs, will exit agency (again)

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes

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