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A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history
Cut content from Portal 2, hints of Half Life 2: Episode 3, and so much more.
Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced
It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."...
Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference
With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.
Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices
GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.
Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
Standardized driver interface aims to let devices talk to AI and each other.
RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances
A dashing pirate, a butler, a shapeshifting killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.
The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now
SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely.
World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges.
Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars
Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.
They survived 9/11; 25 years later, their bonds remain unbroken
Survivors reconnect with those who saved them in National Geographic's 9/11: Reunited.
Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech
Solid-state transformers could also benefit EV charging and someday households.
mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.
Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability."...
Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA
She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.
Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea
A team of SpaceX engineers is on their way to conduct additional analysis on the vehicle."...
SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
The yeetcycling math resembles asteroid mining in reverse.
US wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer
Study finds wait times for cancer surgeries hit 10-year high.