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SpaceX calls off Starship Flight 8 launch test due to rocket issues (video)
SPACE.com - 4 Mar 2025 02:47
SpaceX called off today's (March 3) planned Starship Flight 8 launch after several issues with the vehicle cropped up during the countdown.
Mozilla Revises Firefox Terms of Use After Inflaming Users Over Data Usage
TechRepublic - 4 Mar 2025 01:51
In response to users' feedback about the Firefox Terms of Use, Mozilla updated some of the language about data usage. Mozilla also updated its Privacy FAQ.
Upcoming Super Telescope Will Study the Universe's Most Extreme Explosions
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2025 14:00
The Cherenkov Telescope Array just got a major boost for distributing its data, a development that will expedite scientific discovery using the observatory.
Scientists Just Created a 'Woolly Mouse' With Mammoth-Like Fur
Wired - 4 Mar 2025 15:00
The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth--starting with a very furry mouse.
Extreme heat might actually cause people to age faster
BGR - 4 Mar 2025 02:12
We all know that extreme heat can be uncomfortable, draining, and even dangerous. However, new research suggests extreme heat exposure might also speed up the … The post Extreme heat might actually cause people to age ...
The crypto industry got what it paid for
The Verge - 4 Mar 2025 23:33
The crypto market never closes, so it was fitting President Donald Trump made the announcement on a Sunday: he was going to reward the billionaires who funded his presidential run. “A U.S. Crypto Reserve will eleva...
125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in China
Live Science - 4 Mar 2025 19:15
Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.
Colossal creates 'woolly mouse' in new step towards mammoth de-extinction
Live Science - 4 Mar 2025 15:12
Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.
Suspected Iranian Hackers Used Compromised Indian Firm's Email to Target U.A.E. Aviation Sector
The Hacker News - 4 Mar 2025 11:58
Threat hunters are calling attention to a new highly-targeted phishing campaign that singled out "fewer than five" entities in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to deliver a previously undocumented Golang backdoor dubbed...
What TSMC's $165 billion investment in the US may mean for the chip industry
ZDNet - 4 Mar 2025 00:51
TSMC's announcement comes as chip-maker Intel, which has struggled for years with declining sales and lost market share, has been seeking customers for its own factories in the US.
Trump's FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
Wired - 4 Mar 2025 00:44
New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.
DOGE Just Keeps Deleting Its 'Savings'
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2025 00:20
Another $4 billion was pulled off the "wall of receipts."
Sound and Sight: Radio Networks Augment Audio With Compelling Visuals
PetaPixel - 4 Mar 2025 23:58Webb reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought
Phys.org - 4 Mar 2025 23:54
If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as planet-forming disks, they ...
Trump's AG Claims She Will Release More Epstein Docs, but They May Be Redacted for National Security
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2025 23:45
The search for radical "transparency" isn't going so well inside the new Trump White House.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 might just see a modest battery capacity boost
Android Authority - 4 Mar 2025 23:44
Not a lot-lot, but at least we're not talking about losing capacity.
YouTube warns creators an AI-generated video of its CEO is being used for phishing scams
The Verge - 4 Mar 2025 23:39
YouTube is warning creators about a new phishing scam that attempts to lure victims using an AI-generated video of its CEO Neal Mohan. The fake video has been shared privately with users and claims YouTube is making chan...
Space launch executives warn U.S. infrastructure unprepared for coming launch surge
Space News - 4 Mar 2025 23:38
Industry leaders from Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA call for modernization of launch facilities to increase capacity The post Space launch executives warn U.S. infrastructure unprepared for coming launch surge appeared fir...
Apple Watch Series 9 vs. Series 8: Which model should you buy?
ZDNet - 4 Mar 2025 23:36
Older Apple Watch models are good budget-friendly wearables, but which one should you buy? We break down the Apple Watch 9 and Watch Series 8 to help you decide which is best.
The Pixel 10 will launch with Google's smartest assistant yet
Digital Trends - 4 Mar 2025 23:35Firefly Releases Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2025 23:35
Blue Ghost not only aced its touchdown, it filmed a breathtaking video in the process.
Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate
Ars Technica - 4 Mar 2025 23:33
Just one compromised VM can make all other VMs on that hypervisor sitting ducks.