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  1. Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video

    Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth."

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  2. Beethoven likely didn’t die from lead poisoning, new DNA analysis reveals

    There was also mercury and arsenic but none of the toxins likely caused composer's death.

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  3. Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

    Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments."

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  1. Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week

    Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.

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  2. Pixel 8a review—The best deal in smartphones

    It's still $500, with a better screen, longer support, and the same great camera.

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  3. Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

    Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.

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  4. The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost

    It features modern tech, a better interior, and an extra 150 hp on the old model.

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  5. In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

    Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise?

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  6. Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike

    Taking to the road in a modern, high-speed version of a 40-year-old dream.

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  7. Monster galactic outflow powered by exploding stars

    Star death and birth both contribute to driving material out of a galaxy.

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  8. NOAA says “extreme” solar storm will persist through the weekend

    So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable.

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  9. Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

    There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests.

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  1. Cryptmaster is a dark, ridiculous RPG test of your typing and guessing skills

    Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out "HIT," "YELL," "ZAP." It's funny.

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  2. How the Moon got a makeover

    The Moon's former surface sank to the depths, until volcanism brought it back.

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  3. NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

    "To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch."

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  1. More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances

    The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it's a "jumping point."

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  2. Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says

    Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms.

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  3. How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound

    A "sonication" time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.

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  4. Big Three carriers pay $10M to settle claims of false “unlimited” advertising

    States obtain settlement, but it's unclear whether consumers will get refunds.

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  5. Exploration-focused training lets robotics AI immediately handle new tasks

    Maximum Diffusion Reinforcement Learning focuses training on end states, not process.

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  6. OpenAI revs up plans for web search, but denies report of an imminent launch

    The search.chatgpt.com URL is being set up, and Google employees are being poached.

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  1. Studio: Takedown notice for 15-year-old fan-made Hunt for Gollum was a mistake

    The Hunt for Gollum fan film racked up more than 13 million views on YouTube.

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  2. Google patches its fifth zero-day vulnerability of the year in Chrome

    Exploit code for critical "use-after-free" bug is circulating in the wild.

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  3. Manor Lords’ medieval micromanagement means making many messes

    Survival is hard in the untamed wilderness, but does it have to be this hard?

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  4. Chemical tweaks to a toad hallucinogen turns it into a potential drug

    Targets a different serotonin receptor from other popular hallucinogens.

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  5. Automakers hedge their bets with plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow

    Originally regarded as stopgap solutions, hybrids are in it for the long haul.

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  6. US Cellular is for sale, reportedly could be “carved up” by major carriers

    US Cellular talked with Verizon, but deal with T-Mobile appears more likely.

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  7. Apple apologizes for ad that crushes the sum total of human artistic endeavor

    An ad that isn’t about generative AI but somehow manages to be about AI anyway.

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  8. Phantom braking lands troubled EV-maker Fisker in feds’ crosshairs

    This makes four open federal safety investigations for the Fisker Ocean.

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