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The latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files shed light on the convicted sex offender’s ties to Silicon Valley—and Peter Thiel’s exacting approach to food. Read more ›
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sinij writes: Automakers have increasingly implemented door handles that retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons, but they are now off limits in China. My issue is with electronic-only door latch mechanism. It should be possible to open the door from both inside and outside the car in case of complete power loss. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›
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Barbara Corcoran said couples living in small apartments could make better use of the space they already have. Read more ›
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While the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, anti-ICE protests continued in Minneapolis and around the country — from Los Angeles to rural Maine — over the weekend. In the Twin Cities area, meanwhile, this activism is well-organized; but it’s not a traditional, anti-government protest movement of the likes we saw during […] Read more ›
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Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion -- a markup from the $800 billion it commanded in a December secondary stock sale -- and priced xAI at $250 billion based on a recent $20 billion funding... Read more ›
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Researchers hacked Moltbook's database in minutes, exposing emails, private messages, and API keys tied to its AI agents network. Read more ›
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Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed nearly a century's worth of human hair samples and found that lead concentrations dropped 100-fold after the EPA began cracking down on leaded gasoline and other lead-based products in the 1970s. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, drew on hair collected from Utah residents -- some preserved in family scrapbooks going back generations. Lead levels peaked... Read more ›
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The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s who shows up from Big Tech the most often—and what the files reveal. Read more ›
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A social media site, an ISP, the lives of astronauts, and the health of the economy may soon depend on one absurd company. Read more ›
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Unlike many of the companies stuffing AI into their browsers, Mozilla will soon give you a way to turn all of these features off. An update coming on February 24th will add a new "AI control" option to Firefox's settings menu, allowing you to disable or enable the browser's individual AI features, including access to […] Read more ›
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Bad Bunny's historic Grammy win for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" highlights the intersection of art and politics amid ongoing immigration protests. Read more ›
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Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.” Read more ›
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Fewer people are coming to Disney Parks from Europe, Canada, and Mexico out of fear of current U.S. policies. Read more ›
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When you picture a virtual reality headset user, you're probably not picturing someone like Sherry Dickson. At 69, the snowy-haired, retired elementary school teacher hops into her Meta Quest headset five days a week, for roughly 60 to 90 minutes at a time. She's not attending live concerts or watching immersive films. Dickson, a fitness […] Read more ›
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Billie Eilish slammed ICE during her Song of the Year acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's mega-deal of SpaceX and xAI is the latest sign that the billionaire is consolidating his business empire as he goes all in on AI. Read more ›
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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle. Read more ›
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Elon Musk is merging two of the companies that he leads, SpaceX and xAI (which also owns X), into one. According to an announcement from Musk: SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world's foremost real-time […] Read more ›
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Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms "that better serve the needs of the users." Users have until March 1st, 2027 (or March 1st, 2029 for enterprise customers) […] Read more ›
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Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app's developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were "likely a Chinese state-sponsored group" and that […] Read more ›
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Delivery and logistics group has been reducing its ‘volume’ from ecommerce giant by approximately 1mn pieces per day Read more ›
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In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic Read more ›
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Initiative for homegrown tools reflects rising anxiety over relying on US platforms amid shifting geopolitics Read more ›
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Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing Read more ›
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Deal worth close to $2bn for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions Read more ›
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Future of the company lies in equipping and running a global fleet of driverless taxis and in selling humanoid robots Read more ›
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Technology’s adoption is helping outsourcers offset slowing sales in the US and Europe Read more ›
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