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Google The Android ecosystem rightly gets a lot of slack for not being able to deliver OS updates to everyone in a timely manner, but… Read More »Android 4.4 KitKat is really dead, loses support for Play Services

Enlarge / A look inside the cleanroom where the OSIRIS-REx samples are stored. NASA Christmas Day for scientists who study asteroids comes in just two… Read More »After colliding with an asteroid three years ago, NASA will finally see the results

For much of the past two decades, including during the pandemic, tech companies have been a bright spot in New York’s economy. They provided thousands… Read More »Technology companies once drove New York’s economy. Now they scale back.

Enlarge / Artistic illustration of a Starship vehicle in low Earth orbit. You’ve probably heard of SpaceX’s plans to use its giant new Starship vehicle… Read More »SpaceX is teasing another application for Starship

Enlarge / A box of borax – not for eating. In the latest health craze to alarm and annoy medical experts, people on TikTok have… Read More »Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control facepalm experts

For more than 10 years, Twitter has been recognizable by its blue and white bird logo, which has become a symbol of the social network’s… Read More »From Twitter to X: Elon Musk begins to erase an iconic internet brand

Enlarge / Polestar is developing a four-door electric GT, the Polestar 5, which will be launched in 2024. North Star NUNEATON, ENGLAND—Any day is a… Read More »Watch out Porsche, Polestar is working on a real Taycan rival

The chatbot that millions of people have used to write term papers, computer code and fairy tales doesn’t just do words. ChatGPT, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence-powered… Read More »A ChatGPT that recognizes faces? OpenAI Worries World is not ready yet.

The Unitree Go 2. Unit A full view of the robot. Unit That looks like the battery in the side body. Unit The front LiDAR… Read More »This 30-pound LiDAR-equipped robotic dog can be yours for $1,600

The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, indicating they are watching the industry with increasing scrutiny despite recent… Read More »Biden Administration Unveils Stricter Merger Guidelines

Organizations that have not yet patched a 9.8 severity vulnerability in Zyxel network devices have emerged as the No. 1 public nuisance, as a significant… Read More »Zyxel Users Still Getting Hacked By DDoS Botnet Emerges As Public Nuisance #1

Elon Musk said he was about to make one of the most visible changes to Twitter since taking control of the social media company last… Read More »Elon Musk says Twitter will change its logo

A giant Pacific octopus shows off its colors at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium While other octopus books study the animal’s behavior in… Read More »Understanding the octopus and its relationships with humans

Tesla reported a second-quarter profit increase after the company, led by Elon Musk, slashed prices in response to increased competition and higher borrowing costs for… Read More »Tesla’s earnings rose in the second quarter as price cuts fueled demand