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Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis
What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying? The Western launch market would be in big trouble without the Falcon […]
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price
Samsung didn’t have to change much this year because its hardware is just that good. Samsung stuck with a familiar […]
Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
“Every collection is important” AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers. If you can truly appreciate […]
Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era?
As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich […]
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment
“Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.” Jeeves lived on a very different web. Credit: Aurich Lawson […]
Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine’s Olto is barely a bicycle
Scooter layout makes pedaling a bad experience. But it does have pedals. The Infinite Machine Olto. Credit: John Timmer The […]
How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark
Automotive lights are better than they’ve ever been, but there’s a trade-off. Headlights need to illuminate the road ahead for […]
How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file. Thierry Rignol is furious at Yale. Rignol […]
Google’s SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn’t solve AI misinformation
Deciding what’s real on the Internet won’t be easy in the future. The scale of AI-generated media can be hard […]