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   AFTER DECADES OF DREAMS, A COMMERCIAL SPACEPLANE IS ALMOST READY TO FLY
   
   “Plunging into the ocean is awful. Landing on a runway is really nice."
   
   Stephen Clark – 11/1/2023, 12:00 PM
   
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 * APPLE’S CHEAPER PENCIL IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW, BUT IT HAS SOME LIMITATIONS
   
   $79 Pencil lowers the barrier to entry for drawing on an iPad.
   
   Samuel Axon – 11/1/2023, 9:28 PM
   
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 * DEALMASTER: BIG EARLY BLACK FRIDAY DISPLAY SALE, APPLE DEALS, AND MORE
   
   Hot TV deals, laptops galore, Apple gear, and more ahead of Black Friday.
   
   Chuong Nguyen – 11/1/2023, 9:20 PM
   
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 * WHY CAPCOM THINKS PC GAME MODDING IS AKIN TO “CHEATING”
   
   Japanese publisher cites reputational damage, support costs of "unauthorized"
   mods.
   
   Kyle Orland – 11/1/2023, 8:34 PM
   
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 * DESPITE SPOOKY CONSUMER REPORTS’ TESTING, METALS IN CHOCOLATES AREN’T SCARY
   
   Chocolate is just not a big source of either lead or cadmium in diets.
   
   Beth Mole – 11/1/2023, 8:06 PM
   
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 * AMID PRICE HIKES, ADS, & CRACKDOWNS, NETFLIX FINALLY CUTS SUBSCRIBERS A BREAK
   
   Ad-tier improvement is rare good news for streaming subscribers.
   
   Scharon Harding – 11/1/2023, 7:32 PM
   
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 * REMAINS OF PLANET THAT FORMED THE MOON MAY BE HIDING NEAR EARTH’S CORE
   
   High-density material in the mantle may be remains of a Mars-sized planet.
   
   John Timmer – 11/1/2023, 7:19 PM
   
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 * ONCE VALUED AT $47 BILLION, COWORKING-SPACE PROVIDER WEWORK NEARS BANKRUPTCY
   
   WeWork bankruptcy filing may happen next week as market cap falls to $60
   million.
   
   Jon Brodkin – 11/1/2023, 6:16 PM
   
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 1. YOUTUBE’S AD BLOCKER CRACKDOWN ESCALATES, AGGRAVATING USERS
    
    Ads are YouTube's biggest revenue source.
    
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 2. ALMOST-UNBEATABLE AI IS NOW A PERMANENT FEATURE OF GRAN TURISMO 7
    
    The Sophy AI can now drive 340 cars and nine tracks in the game after update
    1.40.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 11/1/2023, 5:09 PM
    
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 3. CUTE, FUN TO RIDE, BUT DOES IT HAVE A FUTURE? THE HONDA MOTOCOMPACTO
    
    Even Honda isn’t sure what to do with this cute little thing.
    
    Kevin Williams – 11/1/2023, 2:00 PM
    
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 1. MAJOR CRITIC OF X SUES AFTER BEING BANNED FROM PLATFORM
    
    Ban came after owner's research showed growing influence of far-right
    accounts.
    
    Morgan Meaker, wired.com – 11/1/2023, 1:53 PM
    
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 2. DAILY TELESCOPE: A DAZZLING VIEW OF THE MILKY WAY FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
    
    "I finally had 30 minutes or so to admire the spectacular view."
    
    Eric Berger – 11/1/2023, 1:00 PM
    
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 3. TWO ARTISTS SUING AI IMAGE MAKERS NEVER REGISTERED WORKS WITH COPYRIGHT
    OFFICE
    
    Artist suing Stability AI pushed to explain how Stable Diffusion actually
    works.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 10/31/2023, 10:05 PM
    
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 4. TESLA AUTOPILOT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR 2019 FATAL CRASH, JURY SAYS
    
    It's Autopilot's second big jury win in California this year.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 10/31/2023, 9:03 PM
    
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 5. INSERTED AI-GENERATED MICROSOFT POLL ABOUT WOMAN’S DEATH RANKLES THE
    GUARDIAN
    
    Speculative AI news poll presented three choices: Murder, accident, or
    suicide.
    
    Benj Edwards – 10/31/2023, 8:53 PM
    
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 6. SEC SUES SOLARWINDS AND CISO, SAYS THEY IGNORED FLAWS THAT LED TO MAJOR HACK
    
    SolarWinds misled public about security while hackers accessed network, SEC
    says.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 10/31/2023, 8:43 PM
    
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 7. GOOGLE PLANS RISC-V ANDROID TOOLS IN 2024, WANTS DEVELOPERS TO “BE READY”
    
    We've got RISC-V OS support, incoming chips, and soon, an app ecosystem.
    
    Ron Amadeo – 10/31/2023, 7:55 PM
    
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 8. MICROSOFT ROLLS OUT WINDOWS 11 23H2, A NEW BASELINE FOR THE FREQUENTLY
    UPDATED OS
    
    Most of 23H2's new features actually rolled out a month ago to 22H2.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 10/31/2023, 7:30 PM
    
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 9. DINOSAUR-KILLING IMPACT DID ITS DIRTY WORK WITH DUST
    
    Fine dust in impact deposits would have chilled the planet, shut down
    photosynthesis.
    
    John Timmer – 10/31/2023, 7:05 PM
    
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 1. RELISH THE HALLOWEEN HORROR OF THIS PURPLE FUNGUS THAT “MUMMIFIES” SPIDERS
    
    Nature has its own horrors to rival the classic legendary ghouls and
    monsters of fiction.
    
    Jennifer Ouellette – 10/31/2023, 6:43 PM
    
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 2. SCIENTISTS WILL SOON FIND OUT WHETHER THE LUCY MISSION WORKS AS INTENDED
    
    On Wednesday, the spacecraft will come close to the small asteroid
    Dinkinesh.
    
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 3. FACING 110 YEARS IN PRISON, SAM BANKMAN-FRIED “CAN’T RECALL” WHAT HE DID AT
    FTX
    
    SBF reportedly said he couldn't remember over 100 times in
    cross-examination.
    
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 1. APPLE INTRODUCES NEW M3 CHIP LINEUP, STARTING WITH THE M3, M3 PRO, AND M3
    MAX
    
    Apple's is refreshing three Mac chips at once, in a total of six
    configurations.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – Updated 10/31/2023, 4:40 PM
    
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 2. THERE WAS A HEAVY DOSE OF THE FUTURE AT THE 2023 JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW
    
    As the auto show tries to reinvent itself, Japan lets some interesting ideas
    loose.
    
    Evan Williams – 10/31/2023, 3:57 PM
    
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 3. ONE YEAR AFTER BEING BOUGHT FOR $44 BILLION, X IS WORTH $19 BILLION
    
    Company is giving employees equity based on a share price of $45.
    
    Hannah Murphy, Financial Times – 10/31/2023, 2:48 PM
    
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 4. TOYOTA HAS BUILT AN EV WITH A FAKE TRANSMISSION, AND WE’VE DRIVEN IT
    
    Five minutes behind the wheel, and you'll be a believer.
    
    Tim Stevens – 10/31/2023, 1:57 PM
    
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 5. DAILY TELESCOPE: A SPOOKY IMAGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S LARGEST PLANET
    
    What's big and has a lot of gravity, but won't cause a cavity?
    
    Eric Berger – 10/31/2023, 1:00 PM
    
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 6. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR 3DS ALONG FOR A “STREETPASS HALLOWEEN”
    
    12 years later, a community of thousands keeps Nintendo's social network
    alive.
    
    Kyle Orland – 10/31/2023, 12:21 PM
    
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 1. A GIANT BATTERY GIVES THIS NEW SCHOOL BUS A 300-MILE RANGE
    
    The Type D school bus uses a 387 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 10/31/2023, 12:00 PM
    
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 2. APPLE OVERHAULS MACBOOK PRO LINEUP WITH M3 CHIPS AND A NEW ENTRY-LEVEL
    OPTION
    
    The exterior is mostly the same, but there's a new low-end option in town.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 10/31/2023, 1:30 AM
    
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 3. APPLE’S CHEAPER 14-INCH MACBOOK PRO IS KILLING THE OLD 13-INCH VERSION
    
    The M2 MacBook Pro was the last gasp of 2016-era MacBook design.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 10/31/2023, 1:30 AM
    
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 4. APPLE’S M3 IMAC STILL STARTS AT $1,299, STILL DOESN’T REPLACE THE 27-INCH
    MODEL
    
    Jumping straight from the M1 to the M3 gives the new iMac a big speed boost.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 10/31/2023, 1:30 AM
    
    110 comments with


 5. WINDOWS CE, MICROSOFT’S STUNTED MIDDLE CHILD, REACHES END OF SUPPORT AT 26
    YEARS
    
    From netbooks and PDAs to ATMs, voting kiosks, and ungainly presidential
    phones.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 10/30/2023, 10:46 PM
    
    139 comments with


 6. “THIS VULNERABILITY IS NOW UNDER MASS EXPLOITATION.” CITRIX BLEED BUG BITES
    HARD
    
    By some estimates, 20,000 devices have already been hacked.
    
    Dan Goodin – 10/30/2023, 10:39 PM
    
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 7. SUNDAR PICHAI EXPLAINED WHY APPLE GETS PAID SO MUCH MORE FOR ITS DEFAULT
    DEAL
    
    "Done correctly," default deals "can make a difference," Google CEO
    testified.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 10/30/2023, 10:11 PM
    
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