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  1. Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

    Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team.

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  2. Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers

    Stolen data includes customer names, addresses, birth dates, and driver's license numbers.

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  3. All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)

    A taller Pixel Fold, a "small Pro" Pixel 9, and lots more early details.

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  4. Former OpenAI researcher’s new company will teach you how to build an LLM

    Karpathy's Eureka Labs will pair human-made curriculum with an AI-powered assistant.

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  5. YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos

    Apple only used the model in question for research purposes, though.

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  6. Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers

    Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer traces career of Dr. Ann Burgess.

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  7. Streaming’s bundling obsession ignores the real problem with subscription costs

    Opinion: Subscribers keep paying more and getting the same.

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  8. Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury

    UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.

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  9. AMD brags about Ryzen 9000’s efficiency, extends AM5 support guarantee to 2027

    Ryzen 9000 will also have more overclocking headroom, for those interested.

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  10. Seismic data shows Mars is often pummeled by planet-shaking meteorites

    Seismic information now allows us to make a planet-wide estimate of impact rates.

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  11. Full dev build of Space Marine 2 leaks, and players are already leveling up

    Developers canceled a beta test—but may have gotten one anyway.

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  12. Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

    Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.

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  1. The 2025 Lucid Air is now the most efficient EV on sale

    A standard heat pump has made an already-efficient car even more so.

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  2. The struggle to understand why earthquakes happen in America’s heartland

    The New Madrid fault line remains something of an enigma to seismologists.

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  3. Porsche expands the Macan EV range with two new models

    The entry-level Macan starts at $75,300 and goes on sale in Q4 2024.

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  4. Here’s Audi’s next A5—and all the stuff we won’t get in the US

    With the end of combustion more than 8 years off, Audi has developed a new platform.

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  5. With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight

    SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week.

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  6. Apple releases public betas of all next-gen OS updates, except for visionOS

    Apple's public betas are usually stable enough for daily use, but be careful.

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  7. Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

    Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

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  8. Here’s how carefully concealed backdoor in fake AWS files escaped mainstream notice

    Files available on the open source NPM repository underscore a growing sophistication.

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  9. Will space-based solar power ever make sense?

    Years of talk have now moved to design studies and hardware in space.

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  10. Dirty diaper resold on Amazon ruined a family business, report says

    Amazon's process for inspecting returned items is "broken," consultant says.

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  11. Net neutrality rules temporarily stayed as judges weigh impact of SCOTUS ruling

    Court delays FCC rules until August 5, asks sides for briefs on Brand X.

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  12. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism

    Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so.

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  1. PC emulator comes to iOS, but Apple’s restrictions hamper performance

    UTM SE's lack of JIT compilation means "SE stands for Slow Edition."

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  2. China tells WTO that US EV subsidies are unfair trade barriers

    China says it's unfair that only EVs made in North America qualify for tax credits.

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  3. Report: Alphabet close to $23 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz

    Deal of this size would draw scrutiny from antitrust regulators around the world.

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  4. Genetic cloaking of healthy cells opens door to universal blood cancer therapy

    Blood stem cells are being engineered to protect them from lethal therapies.

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  5. Animals use physics? Let us count the ways

    Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws.

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  6. In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth

    The surge is startling scientists, amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges.

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  7. NATO allies pledge $1 billion to promote sharing of space-based intel

    Agreement marks the largest investment in space-based capabilities in NATO’s history.

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  8. Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

    The strict requirement for two physical keys is now eased when passkeys are used.

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  9. OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework

    Five-level AI classification system probably best seen as a marketing exercise.

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  10. “Superhuman” Go AIs still have trouble defending against these simple exploits

    Plugging up "worst-case" algorithmic holes is proving more difficult than expected.

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  11. German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement

    Four Brandenburg-class F123 warships employ floppies for data-acquisition systems.

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  12. NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation

    "What keeps me awake right now is the uncertainty."

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