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Elon Musk Offered to Buy OpenAI For an Absurd Amount of Money
Life Hacker - 11 Feb 2025 01:00
Can you grok it?
Man from Alabama pleads guilty over SEC's fake bitcoin post on X
Engadget - 11 Feb 2025 15:30Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2025 01:00
An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency's Artemis undertaking to return astronauts to the moon.
Boeing Warns of Hundreds of Layoffs With NASA's Moon Rocket in Limbo
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2025 00:00
The company cited "revisions to the Artemis program" as the reason behind the pending 400 job cuts.
Search plays almost no role in YouTube's massive viewership, Google claims
Android Authority - 11 Feb 2025 23:52
Google claims almost no one uses Search to find and watch YouTube videos.
I've Seen Enough, The Folks Behind Common Side Effects Should Animate Saga
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2025 23:45
If an animated Saga adaptation is ever attempted, it must come from this breakout production studio.
I found a near-perfect Kindle and it's on sale for Presidents' Day
ZDNet - 11 Feb 2025 23:41
Whether you're a bookworm or know someone who is one, you can't go wrong with the new Kindle Paperwhite for $135.
More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile
Engadget - 11 Feb 2025 16:00Has Elon Musk just put OpenAI in a tricky situation?
Sky News - 11 Feb 2025 15:40
The AI summit in Paris is a coming together of world leaders and technology firms designed to shape a responsible and sustainable future for artificial intelligence.
Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL
The Register - 11 Feb 2025 14:26
But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives? Analysis When Microsoft rolled out an open source extension stack for PostgreSQL to handle document-style data, it wasn't just taking aim at MongoDB - the dominan...
Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America'
The Verge - 11 Feb 2025 01:37
Google Maps now shows the "Gulf of America" in place of the "Gulf of Mexico" for users on both web and mobile in the United States. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name today of the...
NASA Gets a Firm Grip on the Future of Space Exploration
Universe Today - 11 Feb 2025 01:30
As part of their ongoing mission to push the boundaries of space exploration, NASA's cutting-edge robotic hand is bringing us one step closer to a future where machines can grab objects just like humans. The machine whic...
It's Time to Worry About DOGE's AI Plans
The Atlantic - 11 Feb 2025 00:38
Welcome to the end of the human civil servant.
Two Years Later, This Awesome 3D-Printed Film Camera Is Available to All
PetaPixel - 11 Feb 2025 23:58An Argentinean Writer and the Movement for Women's Rights
The New Yorker - 11 Feb 2025 23:56
Selva Almada's work is central to the battle to protect hard-won victories that President Javier Milei has vowed to overturn.
Expect Google to Trot Out More Gemini AI at Google I/O on May 20
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2025 23:53
The annual developers conference will reveal all about what's next for Google, Gemini, Android, and every other little service we've come to rely on.
Deals: M2 MacBook Air for $799
OS X Daily - 11 Feb 2025 23:53
Amazon is back with some more great deals on Apple products, with one of the best deals being the M2 MacBook Air 13″ model for just $799 in the 16GB / 256GB configuration, taking $200 off the retail price. And if the M...
Google Maps users in the US will now see the renamed 'Gulf of America'
Android Central - 11 Feb 2025 23:52
In accordance with Google's earlier statements, it updated Google Maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in the U.S.
Gut Microbiome Regulates Brain Signals Through the Vagus Nerve
Neuroscience News - 11 Feb 2025 23:52
New research provides direct evidence that the gut microbiome communicates with the brain through the vagus nerve. Using germ-free mice, scientists observed significantly reduced vagal nerve activity, which returned to n...
Google I/O 2025 begins on May 20th
BGR - 11 Feb 2025 23:52
The 2025 Google I/O developer conference will take place from May 20th to May 21st, Google announced on Tuesday. This year’s event will take place … The post Google I/O 2025 begins on May 20th appeared first on BGR.
iFixit calls the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra "the most repairable Galaxy in years"
Digital Trends - 11 Feb 2025 23:50
Although Samsung has a history of taking a more to repairing devices, it hasn’t always been an easy task. And in some cases, Samsung doesn’t take the view of third-party components. The has taken a step forward, as i...
Prototype turns car and helicopter exhaust into thermoelectric energy
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2025 23:47
Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel's potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust.