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AI invented a new miracleScientists have found a new use for AI, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise these days. This time, they used AI to design … The post AI invented a new miracle material that’s... as strong as steel but light as foam appeared first on BGR.
Don't laugh: The $4.5m fine proposed for carrier Telnyx shows how the Trump administration will run its comms regulator In its first enforcement action of the Trump presidency, the FCC has voted to... propose fining Telnyx $4,492,500 - after scammers pretending to be the watchdog's staff started calling actual FCC staffers via the VoIP telco....
T-Mobile satellite-to-phoneT-Mobile Starlink service will offer free direct-to-cell satellite coverage for all registrations until July, even to customers from rival carriers.
Trump's Tariffs Could IncreaseIf it's not a necessity, it's best to wait to make the purchase.
'Doom' can even be played onDevelopers and enthusiasts continue to find new ways of running Doom on increasingly unusual hardware, the latest of which is an Apple HDMI adapter cable. Doom can run on an Apple Lightning to HDMI... adapter. In a video uploaded on February 2, first shared by MacRumors, developer nyan_satan showed off a port of the classic video game Doom running on Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter. The YouTuber is known for their work in creating tools and dual-booting different versions of iOS.This is only possible because the Lightning to HDMI adapter features a dedicated system-on-chip with a processor inside. It also runs a basic version of iOS, stripped down to only the most basic of features, allowing the dongle to process video signals but not much else.

Apple and Google Restore TikTok to App Stores in the U.S.

The New York Times - 14 Feb 2025 03:42
Apple and Google RestoreThe popular social media app was removed to comply with a new law that banned it in the United States.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcanoAs Kilauea erupts a 330-foot-tall fountain of lava, officials warn of hazards from volcanic gas that may affect nearby communities.
SpaceX preps the mightySpaceX has started preparations for the eighth flight test of its mighty Starship rocket, which could take place before the end of this month.
Elon Musk Offered to BuyCan you grok it?
A White House statement mentioned NASA's Artemis campaign of lunar exploration even as the space industry is preparing for significant changes to it. The post U.S.-Japan statement mentions Artemis... amid uncertainty about its future appeared first on SpaceNews.
The Recruitment Effort ThatAt least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.
A.I. Military Start-Up AndurilThe Southern California start-up, which builds flying drones and missiles, is set to raise up to $2.5 billion.
Boeing has notified employees working on the Space Launch System program that up to 400 of them could lose their jobs. The post Boeing warns SLS employees of potential layoffs appeared first on... SpaceNews.
Apple leaker apologizes forLast March, Apple sued one of its iOS Software Engineers for leaking confidential information to The Wall Street Journal and The Information. At the time, … The post Apple leaker apologizes for... sharing confidential information as lawsuit is dismissed appeared first on BGR.
We did Nazi see that coming Marko Elez, a former SpaceX, Starlink, and X engineer who was granted deep access to a critical US Treasury payment system by the Trump-blessed Department of Government... Efficiency (DOGE), has quit that team after he was linked to a racist Twitter account....
The US Treasury Claimed DOGESources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
A new government minister forIreland's minister for AI oversight promises that she'll 'learn fast' about the transformative technology.

The 7 Best Super Bowl Ads from the Past 10 years

Digital Trends - 5 Feb 2025 03:45
The 7 Best Super Bowl Ads fromThe Super Bowl is famous for its commercials, with videos like "It's A Tide Ad" and the "Crocodile Dundee" reboot being the best ads from the past decade.
Apple is 'deeply concerned'Earlier today, third-party app store AltStore PAL, announced that a porn app called Hot Tub was now available to iOS users in the European Union. The marketplace, which enables people in the EU to... sideload apps outside of Apple's App Store, described it as the "first Apple-approved porn app." Now, Apple says it's "deeply concerned" about Hot Tub, which as TechCrunch noted , is the first time a porn app has been available natively for the iPhone. "We are deeply concerned about the safety risks that hardcore porn apps of this type create for EU users, especially kids," an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. "This app and others like it will undermine consumer trust and confidence in our ecosystem that we have worked for more than a decade to make the best in the world. Contrary to the...
'Neuroergonomics' aims toNeurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
Like Apple, Meta is Working onFacebook parent company Meta is investing heavily in AI-powered humanoid robots, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta wants to create robots that can act like humans and help people with... physical tasks, and has developed a new team in its Reality Labs hardware to work on the project. Meta's first focus will be on robots that can do household chores, but the company's overarching goal is to develop AI, sensors, and software for robots that can be manufactured and sold to third-party companies to allow those companies to develop their own robots. Meta is aiming to be the Android of robots. Robot technology is not currently advanced enough to allow robots to fold clothes, do dishes, or complete other household chores, but Meta feels that its work in artificial intelligence and virtual...
Boeing Starliner astronauts onNASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin layingJeff Bezos' Blue Origin is laying off about 1,000 employees, according to media reports. That's about 10% of the aerospace company's workforce.
Google using AI to determineGoogle announced twice in a matter of days that it’ll use machine learning (AI) to estimate a user’s age so it can restrict inappropriate content … The post Google using AI to... determine the age of kids is useful but terrifying appeared first on BGR.
Efforts to Detect Alien LifeFinding alien life may have just got easier! If life does exist on other worlds in our Solar System then it's likely to be tiny, primative bacteria. It's not so easy to send microscopes to other... worlds but chemistry may have just come to the rescue. Scientists have developed a test that detects microbial movement …