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Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
Congress rejected huge cuts to science in 2026, but Trump is trying again.
Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws
Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.
From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
New model can respond to disruptions and figure out moves it wasn't trained for.
After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel
The charter renewal gives Kennedy broad authority to pick anyone for the panel.
Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
A state bill is a glimpse of how corporations are limiting people's ability to make their own fixes and upgrades.
Artemis II is going so well that we're left to talk about frozen urine
"I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature."
CBP facility codes sure seem to have leaked via online flashcards
Quizlet flashcards seem to include sensitive information about gate security at CBP locations.
Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon
“I don’t think we could be more pleased."
OpenAI takes on another "side quest," buys tech-focused talk show TBPN
OpenAI says program will remain in Los Angeles and will be editorially independent.
EV adoption in America: Who's winning, who's losing?
Some OEMs saw double-digit growth in Q1, others saw double-digit declines.
Netflix must refund customers for years of price hikes, Italian court rules
Consumer group says it will sue if Netflix doesn't reduce current prices.
OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security
The viral AI agentic tool let attackers silently gain admin unauthenticated access.
Trump ignores biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing
Nearly 50% of data center projects delayed as China holds key to power infrastructure.
"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.
Elon Musk insists banks working on SpaceX IPO must buy Grok subscriptions
Some banks "agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot," NYT reports.
As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly
The cabin was colder on Thursday, but the crew has been able to adjust the temperature.
Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability
Ice Age hunter-gatherer "were intentionally relying on random outcomes in repeatable, rule-based ways."
Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon
Congress will likely reject the White House's NASA cuts, just as it did last year.
Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says
Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue.