Astronomers Might Use Manganese to Clock the Age of Galaxies
Keeping track of time in the universe is a difficult task. It’s constantly evolving and changing, and studying events that happened billions of years ago, while...
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In Dungeon Settlers, you build a colony on top of a teeming RPG labyrinth in a trim take on Rimworld
The first time I lost my whole party in Dungeon Settlers, it was to a swarm of rats. I think we can all agree that getting...
Read moreGOP Begs Supreme Court To Let It Flood Airwaves With Cheap Midterm Propaganda
Back in June, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission that federal limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the...
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Additive Economics 101, Part 3: Your World in a Teacup
In a previous example, we looked at Cathy’s 3D printed braces business. She dropped $350,000 on machines and equipment, and the tiniest tiny difference in packing...
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Resident Evil 2's director believes Capcom has become 'completely numb to how scary' recent games have been and wants a 'non-horror mode'
Ok, so, the zombies don't want to eat you, they just want a hug—wait, that's still scary.
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Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called StreamRat that was promoted to Spanish-speaking users through a fake television-streaming campaign on Meta...
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Amazon's Sophie Turner-led Tomb Raider series broke UK safety laws during production
The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said the production of Tomb Raider, the Amazon MGM-produced TV series, has breached UK safety laws at Shinfield...
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Researchers build a $7 smartphone clip-on that spots hidden cameras — AI and dynamic LED grid deliver 94% accuracy
This gadget only costs $7 but can help your catch hidden cameras through the use of the companion AI app that installs on your phone. It...
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OpenAI Details GPT-Live’s Architecture for Continuous Stateful Voice Interaction
OpenAI recently published an engineering account of GPT-Live. It described how they designed the system to maintain continuous voice interaction while separating latency-sensitive media processing from...
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30,000 games are either Steam Deck verified or at least 'playable' on Valve's handheld
Hands on, and on the go.
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The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI models...
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Savannah River National Laboratory & 3D Systems Sign Nuclear CRADA
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are deals between US federal organizations and other entities. The latter group most often includes private companies, as the primary...
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