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Bootnotes26 Jul 2024 | 20
Offbeat
Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended
Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days
Science26 Jul 2024 | 51
Shuttle Columbia's near-miss: Why we should always expect the unexpected in space
The eventful launch of STS-93 and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Science26 Jul 2024 | 36
BOFH: Well, we did tell you to keep the BitLocker keys safe
Episode 14 All this overtime will surely fund a 'recovery workshops' tour of Belgium
BOFH26 Jul 2024 | 85
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC
Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 38
AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output
Recursive training leads to nonsense, study finds
AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 140
ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire
But the books look good, because of real AI
SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 2
Philadelphia tree trimmers fail to nip FTC noncompete ban in the bud
What a Trump-appointed judge taketh away, a Biden judge giveth
Legal24 Jul 2024 | 19
Kia Niro electric vehicle defies physics with record-breaking 114 million miles on the clock
BORK!BORK!BORK! At least that's what the app says...
Offbeat24 Jul 2024 | 55
Tim Peake joins Axiom Space as an astronaut advisor
A new mission: Securing funding for Brits in orbit
Science24 Jul 2024 | 2
ESA's meteorite bricks hit Lego stores, but don't get your wallet out just yet
In space, no one can hear you scream when you step on one
Offbeat23 Jul 2024 | 32
Engineers fix ESA's Gaia observatory from 1.5M kilometers away
And you thought rolling back a borked update on a server down the hall was hard?
Science22 Jul 2024 | 10
Curiosity rover is crushing it: Ran over a rock and found pure sulfur
An unexpected splash of yellow on the red planet
Science22 Jul 2024 | 22
Chinese researchers create four-gram drone that might fly forever
Asia in brief Plus: Former Samsung worker jailed for leaking secrets; Robo-cabs reach Shanghai airport; and more
Science22 Jul 2024 | 8
EU's renewable hydrogen plan needs a 'reality check'
Member nations aren't on the same page, investors are confused, and nobody understands the real costs
CxO19 Jul 2024 | 78
Sam Altman sues builder over $27M flooded, sewage-hit 'lemon' of a mega-mansion
Leaking skylights, collapsed roof, garbage-clogged pipes - did ChatGPT make this?
Bootnotes18 Jul 2024 | 87
Pi goes to spaaaaace... for a bit longer than planned
Ariane 6 might have had some APU problems, but the well-Armed hardware on YPSat worked well
Science18 Jul 2024 | 5
NASA swings budget axe, kills $400M+ VIPER lunar trundlebot
Creeping costs, launch delays mean almost completed rover 1) will never see Moon, 2) will be stripped for parts
Science18 Jul 2024 | 18
Here we go again. And again. Musk threatens to pull Twitter, SpaceX out of California
Comment Over here, look at me, Donald, I'm over here, don't you want to tweet again? Woke! Trans! Antifa! Immigration!
Science17 Jul 2024 | 121
SpaceX asks the FAA: 'Can we launch our rockets again, please?'
Company keen to get back on the horse before the investigation is complete
Science17 Jul 2024 | 43
Light-weight solar-powered flying robots are coming
Don’t worry, they look like they wouldn’t hurt a fly
Offbeat17 Jul 2024 | 11
Porting the Windows 95 Start Menu to NT
Updated Running with coordinate transformations and the pitfalls of asynchronous code
Offbeat17 Jul 2024 | 36
Craig Wright admits he isn't the inventor of Bitcoin after High Court judgment in UK
Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial
Security17 Jul 2024 | 86
ESA starts work on planetary defence mission, because Bruce Willis is retired
Asteroid Apophis will come within 32,000km of Earth in 2029, which makes it very much worth a visit
Science17 Jul 2024 | 20
65 years of NASA's meatball: Original logo lives on despite detractors
Logowatch Next year the 'worm' turns 50 – there's room for both at the US space agency
Offbeat16 Jul 2024 | 37
Tesla delays 'Robotaxi' event as Musk 'makes' design 'tweaks'
Several models roasted for perceived flaws at this point, so maybe double-checking form's not a bad idea
Offbeat16 Jul 2024 | 39
Yandex sells off Russian ops, remaining Euro-biz now Putin itself about as Nebius Group
Two-year legal saga ends with Netherlands-based entity ready to bring diverse AI interests to the world
Legal16 Jul 2024 | 21
FBI gains access to Trump rally shooter's phone
Hasn't said how it did it, but has form cracking devices
Research16 Jul 2024 | 115
Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership
Updated You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly
Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 15
Evidence for Moon caves emerges as humans hunt for hospitable hideaway under lunar surface
Lava tubes promise shelter in future Moon missions
Science15 Jul 2024 | 33
SpaceX's Falcon anomaly could have serious implications for the space industry
Comment Musk firm to work with the FAA on why the second stage leaked liquid oxygen
Science15 Jul 2024 | 60
There is no honor among RAM thieves – but sometimes there is karma
Who, Me? Techie left spitting chips made sure the boss was, too
Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 98
SpaceX hit by inflight Falcon 9 failure
Upper stage engine suffers a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, leaving Starlink satellites too low
Science12 Jul 2024 | 35
BOFH: It's not generative AI at all, it's degenerate AI
Episode 13 It's training day at HQ... which means pub time is getting closer
BOFH12 Jul 2024 | 47
South Korea orders 'Star Wars' lasers to blast Northern drones out of the sky
Ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side
Offbeat12 Jul 2024 | 43
'Gay furry hackers' say they've disbanded after raiding Project 2025's Heritage Foundation
Ultra-conservative org funnily enough not ready to turn the other cheek
Bootnotes12 Jul 2024 | 64
Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president
Updated If you were wondering how the US White House race is going in 2024, it's going like this...
Bootnotes11 Jul 2024 | 185
Boeing's Starliner set for extended stay at the ISS as engineers on Earth try to recreate thruster issues
We all know the pain of reproducing that one pesky problem in test
Science11 Jul 2024 | 48
Astroscale space janitor attempts fly-around of derelict upper stage
ADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance
Science10 Jul 2024 | 7
Glass rain, supersonic winds, and Eau de Rotten Egg – just another day on HD 189733 b
Sounds better than a British summer
Science10 Jul 2024 | 18
Europe blasts back into the heavy launch biz with first Ariane 6 flight
Everything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition
Science10 Jul 2024 | 54
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card
After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'
Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 40
Texas court blocks FTC noncompete ban, and you can blame SCOTUS
That was quick: Supremes' gutting of Chevron deference is already paying dividends
Legal05 Jul 2024 | 57
Time Lords decree: No leap second needed in 2024
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, even if Earth is spinning out
Science05 Jul 2024 | 45
ITER delays first plasma for world's biggest fusion power rig by a decade
Who could have guessed that giant magnets capable of constraining mini-suns would be hard to build?
Science04 Jul 2024 | 105
Amazon puts down its Astro robotic business watchdog
Now even the 'droids are being laid off – sheesh!
Bootnotes03 Jul 2024 | 19
EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials
Comment 'We're not there yet' on development of motors without them
Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 74
Oak Ridge boffins twist exotic metal into eco-friendly, solid-state cooler
Chill out, no fridge required
Science03 Jul 2024 | 17
War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court
Talk about painfully invasive processes
Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 51
EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law
And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow
Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 13
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin
And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy!
Legal02 Jul 2024 | 20
MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind
Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years
Science02 Jul 2024 | 18
Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon
Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat
Science02 Jul 2024 | 15
China working on standard for brain-computer interfaces
This is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards
Science02 Jul 2024 | 8
Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules
Analysis Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges – not experts
Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 64
France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia'
Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance
AI + ML01 Jul 2024 | 19
Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation
Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech
Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 21
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety
Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company
Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong
10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly?
Science01 Jul 2024 | 50
Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over'
I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time!
Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4
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