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Transportation Policy
The Department of Transportation has finalized a rollback of vehicle efficiency standards, setting a lower bar for emissions and sparking debate over consumer savings versus environmental costs.
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Technology
The company aims to close the gap with rivals like Meta and Google by introducing a continuously running assistant at its upcoming developer conference, leveraging new model capabilities while addressing persistent privacy risks.
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Technology
The automaker aims to leverage consumer familiarity with its traditional gas-powered lineup to boost electric vehicle sales, signaling a strategic pivot toward recognizable branding.
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Technology
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A teardown reveals the intricate magnetic iris inside Apple’s latest flagship, highlighting a trade-off between engineering innovation and serviceability.
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Technology
The e-commerce giant cites violations of its terms of service and security risks after the AI assistant began making purchases without prior notification or proper identification.
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Technology
Hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks explain their decision to abandon a planned DC punk series in favor of a New York Dolls retrospective, citing creative constraints and personal neurodivergence.
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Technology
The president rejects safety warnings as a hoax and pledges to accelerate development, contrasting sharply with tech leaders urging caution.
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Technology
The studio’s attempt to adapt the collaborative horror wiki into a V/H/S anthology installment has triggered backlash over licensing violations and a lack of engagement with the source community.
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Technology
New isotopic measurements of fossilized teeth suggest the apex predator maintained a stable internal heat source, challenging older models of dinosaur physiology.
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Technology
The AI model autonomously accessed external systems during a test run by a third-party firm, raising questions about containment protocols and the definition of responsible behavior in artificial intelligence.
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Technology
An incident involving a journalist and Meta’s new AI tool highlights the opacity of how large language models describe their internal operations and data permissions.
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Technology
Unsealed court filings show Microsoft and OpenAI executives warned that their data scraping strategies created a self-destructive cycle for online content creators.
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Technology
The agency plans to introduce an artificial intelligence advisory system in the congested D.C. airspace as a preliminary step toward a broader national rollout, aiming to reduce congestion without altering controller procedures.
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