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The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It’s Been in a Decade. The Reason May Surprise You

Scientists at NASA and NOAA found the hole to be nearly three times the size of the United States this year.

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Nov 5

OpenAI Is Changing Its Tune on Data Centers Following Electoral Wipeout

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil Nov 5

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Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil Nov 5

Meta’s President on Midterm Results: Building Data Centers Is ‘Going to Be Harder’

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Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl Nov 5

Sam Altman: You’re Completely Right About RAM. I’m Sorry for the Confusion. Here’s What Happened

Tom McKay Nov 4

Google Tries to Walk Back Controversial School AI Policy Following Political Backlash

Ece Yildirim Nov 4

Voters Turn Election Night Into a Bloodbath for AI Data Centers

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Apple to Place Stricter Age Restrictions on Dating Apps and Some AI Chatbots

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Hackers Hit Banks of the Cash and Blood Variety in France

AJ Dellinger Nov 4

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Flock Cameras Vandalized in Texas With Message: ‘Release the Epstein Files’

Matt Novak Nov 3

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Supermarket Freezers Across Europe Hit With Another Cyberattack

Matt Novak Nov 2

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Ford Promises Not to Sell Your Driving Data as GM Pays $220 Million to Settle Claims It Did Just That

Bruce Gil Nov 2

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Billboards in Multiple Countries Hacked to Show Porn

Kyle Torpey Nov 1

In this photo illustration, a hand holds a smartphone displaying the App Store listing for Binance.

Binance Reassures Users That $6.3 Billion in Stolen Crypto Is, Like, Pocket Money to Them

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Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Nov 3

Binance Users Pull Billions Off Crypto Exchange After Withdrawals Resume

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Tom McKay Oct 30

How Hackers Stole $6.3 Billion From Binance in Minutes

Kyle Torpey Oct 30

At Least $6.3 Billion Stolen from Binance in Massive Cryptocurrency Heist

Matt Novak Oct 29

AI Company’s Stock Craters After Admitting Its Bitcoin Is Stuck on an Exchange Nobody’s Heard of

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One of the Victims of the Deadly Sunday Private Jet Crash Was a Tech Entrepreneur

Mike Pearl Nov 3

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‘Absolute Acoustic Silence’: Triangular UFO Spotted by Federal Agents

Matt Novak Oct 26

President Trump Holds Press Conference With Elon Musk In White House's Oval Office

Insiders Reportedly Say Tesla-SpaceX Merger Must Close Before Trump Leaves Office

Mike Pearl Oct 22

Elon Musk Claims His Terafab Will Produce Its First Chip By Mid-2027

Ece Yildirim Oct 21

SpaceX and Tesla Have Officially Begun Merger Discussions

Ece Yildirim Oct 20

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Apple has solved the most notable flaws on Android foldables.

Smartphones Raymond Wong Oct 21

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Gadgets James Pero Oct 30

Lenovo Yoga 9n 2-in-1 Review: More Pen, Less Performance

Laptops Kyle Barr Oct 26

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Jackery HomePower 1000 Plus v2 Review: Pint-Sized Power Pack

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Wes Davis Oct 25

CMF Speaker M Review: This Bluetooth Speaker Sparks Joy

Other Gadgets James Pero Oct 27

Sony MDR-3R Review: Walkman Nostalgia Wins Again

Headphones James Pero Nov 5

Cyber Essentials

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Ben Barnes on Where Stephen King Sci-Fi Series ‘The Institute’ Goes in Season 2

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A Smugglers’ Padlock Stayed Locked for 400 Years—and Scientists Just Cracked Its Code

“I think it’s human nature; when you have a code to crack, that's what you want to do.”

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What Do We Assume About the Ancient World—Without Physical Evidence?

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The Iron Age King Who Lured Rome Into Britain Was Actually a Woman, Archaeologists Say

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Ice Age Artists Left 280 Engravings in This Spanish Cave. Visitors Walked Right Past Them

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Your Cat May Be Even More Like a Baby Than We Knew, Scientists Find

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The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting a Major Upgrade. But What Would Actually Surprise Physicists?

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Ben Barnes on Where Stephen King Sci-Fi Series ‘The Institute’ Goes in Season 2

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