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AI math
An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years
I tried to explain OpenAI’s solution more clearly than OpenAI did.
Kai Williams
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AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die
The 5800X3D returns at $349, while the 7700X3D debuts at $329.
Andrew Cunningham
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ROG Xbox Ally X20 adds OLED screen, control upgrades
But the hardware refresh is tethered to a bundle with pricey AR glasses.
Kyle Orland
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Nvidia RTX Spark comes to Windows PCs with Arm CPU, RTX GPU, and unified memory
Nvidia’s new chips will power laptop workstations and mini desktop PCs at first.
Andrew Cunningham
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Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options
Crescent Island is an air-cooled chip that uses LPDDR5 memory.
Financial Times
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AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die
The 5800X3D returns at $349, while the 7700X3D debuts at $329.
Andrew Cunningham
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ROG Xbox Ally X20 adds OLED screen, control upgrades
But the hardware refresh is tethered to a bundle with pricey AR glasses.
Kyle Orland
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Nvidia RTX Spark comes to Windows PCs with Arm CPU, RTX GPU, and unified memory
Nvidia’s new chips will power laptop workstations and mini desktop PCs at first.
Andrew Cunningham
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Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options
Crescent Island is an air-cooled chip that uses LPDDR5 memory.
Financial Times
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On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986’s SpaceCamp
Is it a hidden gem, a cult classic, or hopelessly dumb? We vote “all of the above.”
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson
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They call it stupid hot for a reason: Heat muddles animal brains
As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn.
Knowable Magazine
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Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents
A new book looks into the long history of people who have opposed vaccines.
Diana Gitig
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Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks
Trump admin wants to rely on states for coal ash monitoring, enforcement, allow them to bypass national standards.
Inside Climate News
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
John Timmer
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Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there
The US has previously built specialized facilities just for this purpose.
Beth Mole
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Leaves a mark
Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
“I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.”
Eric Berger
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Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
The botnet was reportedly tied to a Russia-based residential proxy network.
Dan Goodin
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Most Read
Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.
Beth Mole
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House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood
“The crown is a weight that crushes. You’ll do things that spell death for all involved.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC
ABC says early renewal for all stations is unprecedented, has no legitimate purpose.
Jon Brodkin
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DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates
DOJ keeps accusing ICE monitoring sites of doxing, but evidence remains scarce.
Ashley Belanger
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Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
Jeremy Hsu
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After years of stability, F1 reliability can no longer be taken for granted
Until recently, a driver had maybe a six in ten chance of finishing a race.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Severed sea cucumber appendages don’t seem to die
They seem to reorganize their tissues and then just keep living.
Jacek Krywko
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Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
A new crew launched to China’s Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
Stephen Clark
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These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding
US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.
WIRED
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The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA’s Artemis Program.
Eric Berger
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2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalities
Audi has developed an entirely new electric torque-vectoring rear differential.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they’re false
Fine-tuning tests show “bias… toward confidently representing the claims as true.”
Kyle Orland
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Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
Dan Goodin
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US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds
There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn’t trying them.
Beth Mole
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Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks
If it scales up, it can help us diversify our sources of a key element.
John Timmer
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FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket
FBI: Googler who knew outcome of bets in advance made $1.2M profit on Polymarket.
Jon Brodkin
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A respectable port of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition invades macOS
The port seems solid, and all DLC is supported—but there’s no crossplay, sadly.
Samuel Axon
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Apple working to cram massive Gemini model into iPhone to power new Siri
As Apple tries to shrink Gemini for the iPhone, a cloud component is probably inevitable.
Ryan Whitwam
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Amazon turns to Jeff Bezos’ other company to do some heavy lifting
Amazon is turning a corner with its launch providers, but ULA’s Vulcan remains grounded.
Stephen Clark
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How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation
Iron-rich immune cells in the liver may act as sensors for magnetic fields, serving as an internal compass.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Intel makes a bid for handheld gaming PCs with new Arc G3 processors
Intel’s Arc B390 integrated GPU has offered impressive performance in laptops.
Andrew Cunningham
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Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law
Here’s why Anthropic and OpenAI are on board with Illinois safety testing.
Ashley Belanger
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Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike
Europe, Australia, and Asia can still get it while the getting’s good.
Kyle Orland
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