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   SMALL, CHEAP, AND WEIRD: A HISTORY OF THE MICROCAR
   
   Tiny EVs come of age again in the third microcar renaissance.
   
   Alex Goy – 5/27/2024, 1:00 PM
   
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 * IFIXIT ENDS SAMSUNG DEAL AS OPPRESSIVE REPAIR SHOP REQUIREMENTS COME TO LIGHT
   
   iFixit says "flashy press releases don’t mean much without follow-through."
   
   Ron Amadeo – 5/28/2024, 8:14 PM
   
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 * DINOSAURS NEEDED TO BE COLD ENOUGH THAT BEING WARM-BLOODED MATTERED
   
   Two groups of dinosaurs moved to cooler climes during a period of climate
   change.
   
   Elizabeth Rayne – 5/28/2024, 6:27 PM
   
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 * OPENAI TRAINING ITS NEXT MAJOR AI MODEL, FORMS NEW SAFETY COMMITTEE
   
   GPT-5 might be farther off than we thought, but OpenAI wants to make sure it
   is safe.
   
   Benj Edwards – 5/28/2024, 6:05 PM
   
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 * PORSCHE BUILDS A HYBRID 911 AT LONG LAST
   
   The iconic sports car gets an electrified option as part of the
   992-generation refresh.
   
   Jonathan M. Gitlin – 5/28/2024, 3:30 PM
   
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 * THE HORNET HAS LANDED: SCIENTISTS COMBAT NEW HONEYBEE KILLER IN US
   
   Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better
   eradication methods.
   
   Hannah Hoag, Knowable Magazine – 5/26/2024, 12:55 PM
   
   130


 * “DENY, DENOUNCE, DELAY”: THE BATTLE OVER THE RISK OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS
   
   Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the effects of industrially
   formulated substances.
   
   Madeleine Speed, Ella Hollowood and Sarah Neville, Financial Times –
   5/25/2024, 1:15 PM
   
   419


 * NASA FINDS MORE ISSUES WITH BOEING’S STARLINER, BUT CREW LAUNCH SET FOR JUNE
   1
   
   Fixing the helium leak would delay Starliner crew test flight for months.
   
   Stephen Clark – 5/25/2024, 5:34 AM
   
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    ShrinkLocker is the latest ransomware to use Windows' full-disk encryption.
    
    Dan Goodin – 5/25/2024, 12:06 AM
    
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 2. ANOTHER US STATE REPEALS LAW THAT PROTECTED ISPS FROM MUNICIPAL COMPETITION
    
    With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls
    to 16.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 5/24/2024, 8:25 PM
    
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 3. SPACEX SETS DATE FOR NEXT STARSHIP FLIGHT, EXPLAINS WHAT WENT WRONG THE LAST
    TIME
    
    Clearing blocked filters and clogged valves is the order of the day.
    
    Eric Berger – 5/24/2024, 8:10 PM
    
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 1. GOOGLE SEARCH’S “UDM=14” TRICK LETS YOU KILL AI SEARCH FOR GOOD
    
    The power of URL parameters lets you unofficially turn off Google's AI
    Overview.
    
    Ron Amadeo – Updated 5/24/2024, 7:54 PM
    
    204


 2. BIDEN’S NEW IMPORT RULES WILL HIT E-BIKE BATTERIES TOO
    
    The tariffs’ effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.
    
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED.com – 5/24/2024, 7:40 PM
    
    103


 3. AFTER MICE DRINK RAW H5N1 MILK, BIRD FLU VIRUS RIDDLES THEIR ORGANS
    
    No, really, drinking raw milk during the H5N1 outbreak is a bad idea.
    
    Beth Mole – 5/24/2024, 6:39 PM
    
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 4. APPLE CLARIFIES IOS 17.5 BUG THAT EXPOSED DELETED PHOTOS
    
    iOS 17.5.1 fixed the bug, but users still had questions.
    
    Samuel Axon – 5/24/2024, 6:28 PM
    
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 5. AFTER YOU DIE, YOUR STEAM GAMES WILL BE STUCK IN LEGAL LIMBO
    
    So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive
    backlog...
    
    Kyle Orland – 5/24/2024, 6:15 PM
    
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 6. THE ROG ALLY X LEAKS, WITH TWICE THE BATTERY OF THE ORIGINAL AND WAY MORE
    RAM
    
    This handheld has more RAM than my gaming PC, though the chip stays the
    same.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 5/24/2024, 5:44 PM
    
    97


 7. OPENAI BACKPEDALS ON SCANDALOUS TACTIC TO SILENCE FORMER EMPLOYEES
    
    OpenAI releases employees from evil exit agreement in staff-wide memo.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 5/24/2024, 5:32 PM
    
    174


 8. ROCKET REPORT: SPACEX FOCUSED ON STARSHIP REENTRY; FIREFLY MAY BE FOR SALE
    
    "Teams are in the process of completing a follow-on propulsion system
    assessment."
    
    Eric Berger – 5/24/2024, 2:00 PM
    
    192


 9. DAILY TELESCOPE: THE INITIAL RESULTS FROM EUROPE’S EUCLID TELESCOPE ARE
    DAZZLING
    
    "Euclid’s instruments can detect objects just a few times the mass of
    Jupiter."
    
    Eric Berger – 5/24/2024, 2:00 PM
    
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 1. GOOGLE’S “AI OVERVIEW” CAN GIVE FALSE, MISLEADING, AND DANGEROUS ANSWERS
    
    From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI
    sourcing needs work.
    
    Kyle Orland – 5/24/2024, 1:00 PM
    
    290


 2. US OFFICIALS: A RUSSIAN ROCKET LAUNCH LAST WEEK LIKELY DEPLOYED A SPACE
    WEAPON
    
    "Naming space as a warfighting domain was kind of forbidden, but that's
    changed."
    
    Stephen Clark – 5/24/2024, 1:08 AM
    
    199


 3. CROOKS PLANT BACKDOOR IN SOFTWARE USED BY COURTROOMS AROUND THE WORLD
    
    It's unclear how the malicious version of JAVS Viewer came to be.
    
    Dan Goodin – 5/24/2024, 12:46 AM
    
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 1. “UNACCEPTABLE”: SPOTIFY BRICKING CAR THING DEVICES IN DEC. WITHOUT REFUNDS
    
    Spotify stopped making Car Things in July 2022 but kept selling them.
    
    Scharon Harding – 5/23/2024, 10:32 PM
    
    248


 2. BING OUTAGE SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE COMPETITION GOOGLE SEARCH REALLY HAS
    
    Opinion: Actively searching without Google or Bing is harder than it looks.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 5/23/2024, 10:01 PM
    
    140


 3. BIGGEST WINDOWS 11 UPDATE IN 2 YEARS NEARLY FINALIZED, ENTERS RELEASE
    PREVIEW
    
    24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar
    year."
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 5/23/2024, 9:39 PM
    
    166


 4. CHOCOLATE MADE WITH FEWER CALORIES, LESS WASTE
    
    “Whole fruit chocolate” uses cocoa pulp and inner shell in lieu of sugar.
    
    Diana Gitig – 5/23/2024, 9:27 PM
    
    84


 5. DEMOCRATIC CONSULTANT INDICTED FOR BIDEN DEEPFAKE THAT TOLD PEOPLE NOT TO
    VOTE
    
    Steven Kramer charged with voter suppression and faces possible $6 million
    fine.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 5/23/2024, 9:17 PM
    
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 6. FAMILY STRICKEN WITH RARE BRAIN WORMS AFTER EATING UNDERCOOKED BEAR
    
    In the parasite vs. bear vs. human battle, the grizzly parasite comes out on
    top.
    
    Beth Mole – 5/23/2024, 8:46 PM
    
    236


 1. SKY VOICE ACTOR SAYS NOBODY EVER COMPARED HER TO SCARJO BEFORE OPENAI DRAMA
    
    OpenAI’s feud with Scarlett Johansson could cost Hollywood AI deals.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 5/23/2024, 8:27 PM
    
    238


 2. NEXT UP IN GOOGLE’S DRAMATIC OVERHAUL OF SEARCH: AI OVERVIEW ADS
    
    Google turned search into an AI product, and now it's time to make money.
    
    Ron Amadeo – 5/23/2024, 7:36 PM
    
    96


 3. THE SINGLE-MOTOR BMW I4 PROVES THE LESS-POWERFUL EV IS USUALLY BETTER
    
    This rear-wheel drive EV is efficient, practical, and has class-leading
    technology.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 5/23/2024, 7:31 PM
    
    151


 4. A ROOT-SERVER AT THE INTERNET’S CORE LOST TOUCH WITH ITS PEERS. WE STILL
    DON’T KNOW WHY.
    
    For 4 days, the c-root server maintained by Cogent lost touch with its 12
    peers.
    
    Dan Goodin – 5/23/2024, 7:10 PM
    
    88


 5. EMTECH DIGITAL 2024: A THOUGHTFUL LOOK AT AI’S PROS AND CONS WITH MINIMAL
    HYPE
    
    At MIT conference, experts explore AI's potential for "human flourishing"
    and the need for regulation.
    
    Benj Edwards – 5/23/2024, 6:38 PM
    
    28


 6. US SUES TICKETMASTER AND OWNER LIVE NATION, SEEKS BREAKUP OF MONOPOLY
    
    Live Nation has monopolized "nearly all live music in America today," US
    says.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 5/23/2024, 6:04 PM
    
    147


 7. THE 2024 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EV’S GREAT RANGE COMES AT A HIGH COST
    
    At $94,500, the Chevrolet Silverado RST First Edition offers diminishing
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    Michael Teo Van Runkle – 5/23/2024, 6:00 PM
    
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