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The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
29 May 2026 @ 2:21 am
New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.
2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalities
28 May 2026 @ 10:01 pm
Audi has developed an entirely new electric torque-vectoring rear differential.
LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false
28 May 2026 @ 9:29 pm
Fine-tuning tests show "bias ... toward confidently representing the claims as true."
Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
28 May 2026 @ 8:29 pm
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds
28 May 2026 @ 8:18 pm
There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn't trying them.
Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks
28 May 2026 @ 7:30 pm
If it scales up, it can help us diversify our sources of a key element.
FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket
28 May 2026 @ 7:01 pm
FBI: Googler who knew outcome of bets in advance made $1.2M profit on Polymarket.
A respectable port of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition invades macOS
28 May 2026 @ 6:42 pm
The port seems solid, and all DLC is supported—but there's no crossplay, sadly.
Apple working to cram massive Gemini model into iPhone to power new Siri
28 May 2026 @ 6:30 pm
As Apple tries to shrink Gemini for the iPhone, a cloud component is probably inevitable.
Amazon turns to Jeff Bezos' other company to do some heavy lifting
28 May 2026 @ 6:17 pm
Amazon is turning a corner with its launch providers, but ULA's Vulcan remains grounded.