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Enlarge / Sandia National Labs’ Z machine in action. (credit: Randy Montoya) The old joke about the dinosaurs going extinct because they didn’t have a space program may be overselling the need for one. It turns out you can probably…
Enlarge / California Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference in San Francisco on September 19, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Anadolu ) California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required makers of web browsers and mobile…
Enlarge / But for a fateful meeting in the summer of 2014, Crew Dragon probably never would have happened. (credit: SpaceX) This is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of the book REENTRY: SpaceX, Elon Musk and the Reusable Rockets that…
Philip Seargeant tells us how AI will shape the future of our language use.
When a person (or monkey) is facing stakes that are too high, the stress can interfere with neurons, affecting how they direct the body to execute movements, a study suggests.
Depression significantly increases the risk of developing dementia and cognitive impairment, as reported in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Dementia is a global concern, with cases projected to reach 135.46 million by 2050. While previous research suggests a link…
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Broadcom is accusing AT&T of trying to “rewind the clock and force” Broadcom “to sell support services for perpetual software licenses… that VMware has discontinued from its product line and to which AT&T has no contractual right…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That’s the key finding from a decade’s worth of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall data, according to an analysis from the law…
Enlarge / The first stage of ULA’s second Vulcan rocket was raised onto its launch platform August 11 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: United Launch Alliance) United Launch Alliance is free to compete for NASA contracts with…
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of angry PC gamers launching an attack on PSN sign-in requirements. (credit: Sony) Sony’s decision to require a PlayStation Network sign-in for the PC port of the single-player God of War Ragnarök is drawing expected levels of…
