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Quantum Controversy! Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs Scharon Harding – 3/31/2025 | 114
Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm Wait, the Daily Telescope is back? Sort of. Eric Berger – 4/1/2025 | 5
MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic. Benj Edwards – 4/1/2025 | 11
With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos The new model is rolling out to paid users starting today. Samuel Axon – 3/31/2025 | 82
Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more. Andrew Cunningham – 3/31/2025 | 60
Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm Wait, the Daily Telescope is back? Sort of. Eric Berger – 4/1/2025 | 5
MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic. Benj Edwards – 4/1/2025 | 11
With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos The new model is rolling out to paid users starting today. Samuel Axon – 3/31/2025 | 82
Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more. Andrew Cunningham – 3/31/2025 | 60
DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation. Jon Brodkin – 3/31/2025 | 212
Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon Also: testing the efficacy of WWI "dazzle" camouflage; how the male blue-lined octopus survives deadly mating ritual. Jennifer Ouellette – 3/31/2025 | 26
Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers. Kevin Purdy – 3/31/2025 | 69
Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets Court win for investors may sway SEC’s probe of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase. Ashley Belanger – 3/31/2025 | 49
France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking Requiring "double consent" for user tracking is too much, French agency says. Jon Brodkin – 3/31/2025 | 121
There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs Did you want to see how fast your ancient computer was? Because now you can! Andrew Cunningham – 3/31/2025 | 40

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Gemini hackers can deliver more potent attacks with a helping hand from… Gemini Hacking LLMs has always been more art than science. A new attack on Gemini could change that. Dan Goodin – 3/28/2025 | 36
The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight BMW has been making M5s for 40 years, but the latest one has lost its way somewhat. Bradley Iger – 3/31/2025 | 69

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1. FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
2. DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected
3. Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets
4. Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs
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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users Google's improved AI model is now available for free, but usage is limited. Ryan Whitwam – 3/31/2025 | 18
Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn Nearly 20 years have passed since the European Space Agency committed to ExoMars. Eric Berger – 3/31/2025 | 28
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds "Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch." Stephen Clark – 3/31/2025 | 72
Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs “It’s whatever amount is enough to stay off the naughty list,” says ad executive. Financial Times – 3/31/2025 | 159
Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices” Consumers will have to pay the price of the president's unnecessary trade war. Jonathan M. Gitlin – 3/31/2025 | 401
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why. Dan Goodin – 3/30/2025 | 328
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life. The Conversation – 3/30/2025 | 56
What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase. A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months. WIRED – 3/29/2025 | 1.0k
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr. ProPublica – 3/29/2025 | 298
Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid. Jon Brodkin – 3/28/2025 | 219
New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory "Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions. Andrew Cunningham – 3/28/2025 | 260
Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood. Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometimes override its "don't answer" circuitry. Kyle Orland – 3/28/2025 | 159
Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical. Benj Edwards – 3/28/2025 | 53
Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office Scientists warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up. Beth Mole – 3/28/2025 | 126
Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health. Dan Goodin – 3/28/2025 | 54
Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock Google continues backing away from smart home hardware. Ryan Whitwam – 3/28/2025 | 99
Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama. Jon Brodkin – 3/28/2025 | 109
NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch "We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year." Eric Berger – 3/28/2025 | 67
Google solves its mysterious Pixel problem, announces 9a launch date Google has sorted out its Pixel problems and will begin the 9a rollout on April 10. Ryan Whitwam – 3/28/2025 | 70
Corning’s new ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster Gorilla Glass Ceramic will appear on its first phone in the coming months. Ryan Whitwam – 3/28/2025 | 150
Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality." John Timmer – 3/28/2025 | 386
What to make of Nintendo’s mention of new “Switch 2 Edition games” Fine print suggests visual upgrades for original Switch games on new hardware. Kyle Orland – 3/28/2025 | 43
Gran Turismo 7expands its use of AI/ML-trained NPCs with good effect First, Sony AI made an unbeatable AI driver; now, it's retrained it to be a good NPC. Jonathan M. Gitlin – 3/28/2025 | 30

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