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  1. Reported Dreamcast addict Tim Walz is now an unofficial Crazy Taxi character

    New "Tim Walz Edition" mod lets the VP hopeful earn some ca-razy (campaign) money.

  2. US sting of online gun part sales started with a shipment marked “fidget spinner”

    US seizes 350 sites that masked gun part imports from China as toys, jewelry.

  3. EVgo and GM reveal their new fast charger experience

    The layout and canopy are similar to a gas station.

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  1. Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen

    Buildings at Johnson Space Center in Houston are among the worst at any NASA facility.

  2. Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training

    Meta and X have already paused some AI training over same set of concerns.

  3. GM, Hyundai team up to slash costs of new vehicles and clean tech

    The hope is for better products and more efficient companies.

  4. iFixit’s FixHub tools want to pull soldering away from the wall socket

    Battery-powered USB-C soldering iron aims to improve over what's out there.

  5. Keeping your eyes on the road is easy with the Engo 2 AR sunglasses

    These augmented reality sunglasses work with Apple, Android, and Garmin

  6. Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

    "Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry."

  7. As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

    Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months.

  8. Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead

    "Select Play Partners" can block unofficial installation of their apps.

  9. Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris

    Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth."

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  1. In abortion ban states, sterilization spiked after Dobbs and kept climbing

    Sterilizations spike with abortion bans and declining access to care and contraception.

  2. Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos

    We took a close look at the 23 most serious Waymo crashes.

  3. The PS5 Pro brings the game console’s disc drive era to an end

    Sony relegates physical game discs to a peripheral afterthought.

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  1. Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse

    Native American DNA in the genomes dates to roughly when Rapa Nui was settled.

  2. Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ

    Google Ad Manager is key to ad tech monopoly, DOJ aims to prove.

  3. The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission

    Get the manual while you can.

  4. The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return

    "The final chapter on Starliner has not been written yet."

  5. Proposed underwater data center surprises regulators who hadn’t heard about it

    Startup NetworkOcean wants to sink GPUs into San Francisco Bay.

  6. Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

    .mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.

  1. SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November

    SpaceX blames the regulatory delay on "issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd."

  2. AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can’t undo, experts warn

    Nevada’s plan to let AI rule on unemployment claims is risky, experts warn.

  3. “HAIL HOLY TERROR”: Two US citizens charged for running online “Terrorgram Collective”

    White accelerationist terror meets social media.

  4. Woman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-up

    After just 75 seconds of chewing, large drops of sweat ran down the woman's face.

  5. Huawei’s $2,800 trifold phone is a real thing it wants people to hold and use

    "It’s a piece of work that everyone has thought of but never managed to create."

  6. X-ray footage shows how Japanese eels escape from a predator’s stomach

    It took escaping eels 56 seconds on average to free themselves from death.

  7. “MNT Reform Next” combines open source hardware and usable performance

    New design has sleeker profile, uses more RAM and better CPU than the original.

  8. Sony announces PS5 Pro, a $700 graphical upgrade available Nov. 7

    New unit won't include a disc drive, but will improve frame rate in high-fidelity games.