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   COULD AIS BECOME CONSCIOUS? RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO WAY TO TELL.
   
   Scientists struggle to define consciousness, AI or otherwise.
   
   Lindsey Laughlin – 7/10/2024, 1:00 PM
   
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 * LION BROTHERS IN SEARCH OF MATES JUST SET A RECORD FOR LONGEST KNOWN SWIM
   
   Brothers Jacob and Tibu braved hungry hippos and crocodiles to make the
   crossing.
   
   Jennifer Ouellette – 7/12/2024, 12:02 AM
   
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 * FIRST “MISS AI” CONTEST SPARKS IRE FOR PUSHING UNREALISTIC BEAUTY STANDARDS
   
   Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three
   nonexistent people.
   
   Benj Edwards – 7/11/2024, 11:45 PM
   
   66


 * ELON MUSK CALLS FOR “CRIMINAL PROSECUTION” OF X AD BOYCOTT PERPETRATORS
   
   Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue.
   
   Ashley Belanger – 7/11/2024, 11:28 PM
   
   192


 * SHADY COMPANY RELAUNCHES POPULAR OLD TECH BLOGS, STEALS WRITERS’ IDENTITIES
   
   This doesn't just threaten writers' work—it has a corrosive effect on the
   web.
   
   Samuel Axon – 7/11/2024, 11:07 PM
   
   37


 * EXIM VULNERABILITY AFFECTING 1.5 MILLION SERVERS LETS ATTACKERS ATTACH
   MALICIOUS FILES
   
   Based on past attacks, It wouldn’t be surprising to see active targeting this
   time too.
   
   Dan Goodin – 7/11/2024, 10:47 PM
   
   3


 * GIANT SALAMANDER SPECIES FOUND IN WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN ICY ECOSYSTEM
   
   Found after its kind were thought extinct, and where it was thought to be too
   cold.
   
   Jacek Krywko – 7/11/2024, 10:00 PM
   
   16


 * DVDS ARE DYING RIGHT AS STREAMING HAS MADE THEM APPEALING AGAIN
   
   You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
   
   Scharon Harding – 7/11/2024, 9:13 PM
   
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 1. FROZEN MAMMOTH SKIN RETAINED ITS CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE
    
    Features as small as 50 nanometers preserved in a 50,000-year-old sample.
    
    John Timmer – 7/11/2024, 7:58 PM
    
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 2. CAN YOU DO BETTER THAN TOP-LEVEL AI MODELS ON THESE BASIC VISION TESTS?
    
    Abstract analysis that is trivial for humans often stymies GPT-4o, Gemini,
    and Sonnet.
    
    Kyle Orland – 7/11/2024, 6:35 PM
    
    56


 3. ARM TWEAKS AMD’S FSR TO BRING BATTERY-SAVING GPU UPSCALING TO PHONES AND
    TABLETS
    
    Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated
    GPUs.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 7/11/2024, 6:22 PM
    
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 1. APPLE SETTLES EU PROBE BY OPENING UP ITS MOBILE PAYMENTS SYSTEM
    
    iPhone users will get more choices to make "touch-and-go" payments in the
    EU.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 7/11/2024, 5:47 PM
    
    87


 2. INTUIT’S AI GAMBLE: MASS LAYOFF OF 1,800 PAIRED WITH HIRING SPREE
    
    Intuit CEO: "Companies that aren’t prepared to take advantage of [AI] will
    fall behind."
    
    Benj Edwards – 7/11/2024, 5:37 PM
    
    164


 3. TO HELP WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, CARBON CAPTURE WILL HAVE TO EVOLVE
    
    The technologies are useful tools but have yet to move us away from fossil
    fuels.
    
    Natasha Gilbert, Knowable Magazine – 7/11/2024, 1:11 PM
    
    73


 4. NASA UPDATE ON STARLINER THRUSTER ISSUES: THIS IS FINE
    
    “What we want to know is that the thrusters can perform," Starliner's pilot
    says.
    
    Stephen Clark – 7/11/2024, 2:30 AM
    
    295


 5. LATEST APPLE ARCADE ADDITIONS SHOW APPLE IS LOOKING BACKWARD, NOT FORWARD
    
    Opinion: Games that were popular in 2011 or even 2022 won't move the needle
    for Apple.
    
    Samuel Axon – 7/10/2024, 11:56 PM
    
    101


 6. THREAT ACTORS EXPLOITED WINDOWS 0-DAY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR BEFORE MICROSOFT
    FIXED IT
    
    The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running
    malicious code.
    
    Dan Goodin – 7/10/2024, 11:44 PM
    
    70


 7. COURT ORDERED PENALTIES FOR 15 TEENS WHO CREATED NAKED AI IMAGES OF
    CLASSMATES
    
    Teens ordered to attend classes on sex education and responsible use of AI.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 7/10/2024, 10:31 PM
    
    210


 8. REPUBLICANS ANGRY THAT ISPS RECEIVING US GRANTS MUST OFFER LOW-COST PLANS
    
    Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate
    regulation."
    
    Jon Brodkin – 7/10/2024, 10:19 PM
    
    170


 9. THREE BETAS IN, IOS 18 TESTERS STILL CAN’T TRY OUT APPLE INTELLIGENCE
    FEATURES
    
    Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer."
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 7/10/2024, 8:53 PM
    
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EARLIER STORIES >


 1. CONGRESS APPARENTLY FEELS A NEED FOR “REAFFIRMATION” OF SLS ROCKET
    
    Because I'm tall enough, I'm orange enough, and doggone it, Senators like
    me.
    
    Eric Berger – 7/10/2024, 8:32 PM
    
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 2. NEARBY STAR CLUSTER HOUSES UNUSUALLY LARGE BLACK HOLE
    
    Fast-moving stars imply that there's an intermediate-mass black hole there.
    
    John Timmer – 7/10/2024, 8:20 PM
    
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 3. IN BID TO LOOSEN NVIDIA’S GRIP ON AI, AMD TO BUY FINNISH STARTUP FOR $665M
    
    The acquisition is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade.
    
    Michael Acton and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times – 7/10/2024, 7:19 PM
    
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 1. AIRBAG PROBLEMS FORCE MASSIVE RECALLS AT ALFA ROMEO, BMW, FIAT, AND JEEP
    
    Takata airbags and problematic sensors lead to recall across four car
    brands.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 7/10/2024, 7:08 PM
    
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 2. ELON MUSK BEATS ONE LAWSUIT SEEKING SEVERANCE FOR LAID-OFF TWITTER EMPLOYEES
    
    Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X
    Corp.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 7/10/2024, 6:40 PM
    
    96


 3. USERS MUST PROVE AMAZON RIPPED THEM OFF TO REVIVE BUY BOX RIGGING SUIT
    
    Users want Amazon held accountable for hiding cheaper items with faster
    delivery.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 7/10/2024, 6:17 PM
    
    49


 4. MICROSOFT ASKS MANY GAME PASS SUBSCRIBERS TO PAY MORE FOR LESS
    
    Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month
    "Ultimate" tier.
    
    Kyle Orland – 7/10/2024, 6:04 PM
    
    108


 5. OPENAI BOARD SHAKE-UP: MICROSOFT OUT, APPLE BACKS AWAY AMID AI PARTNERSHIP
    SCRUTINY
    
    Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned
    similar position.
    
    Benj Edwards – 7/10/2024, 5:17 PM
    
    81


 6. GALAXY Z FOLD & Z FLIP 6, WATCH ULTRA, AND NEW RING ARE SAMSUNG’S AI
    CARRIERS
    
    Samsung's spec-bump products get coated in Galaxy AI lacquer for their
    showing.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 7/10/2024, 4:59 PM
    
    61


 1. FEDS WHO FORCED UKRAINIAN INVESTOR TO SELL ROCKET COMPANY BACKTRACK YEARS
    LATER
    
    "I hope you now are happy. History will judge all of you guys."
    
    Eric Berger – 7/10/2024, 3:09 PM
    
    141


 2. HOW DISINFORMATION FROM A RUSSIAN AI SPAM FARM ENDED UP ON TOP OF GOOGLE
    SEARCH RESULTS
    
    A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife buying a Bugatti with US aid
    was promoted by bots.
    
    David Gilbert, WIRED.com – 7/10/2024, 1:10 PM
    
    105


 3. NEW ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM ANALYSIS CHALLENGES CENTURY-OLD ASSUMPTION
    
    Physicists drew on statistical techniques used to analyze gravitational
    waves.
    
    Jennifer Ouellette – 7/10/2024, 1:05 PM
    
    100


 4. EUROPE’S FIRST ARIANE 6 FLIGHT ACHIEVED MOST OF ITS GOALS, BUT ENDED
    PREMATURELY
    
    Ariane 6 launched into orbit, but an upper stage problem kept it from
    completing the demo flight.
    
    Stephen Clark – 7/10/2024, 8:22 AM
    
    246


 5. DRUG MIDDLEMEN INFLATE US PRICES, SQUEEZE OUT COMPETITION, FTC SAYS
    
    Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are key part of US's high drug costs,
    report finds.
    
    Beth Mole – 7/9/2024, 11:53 PM
    
    292


 6. TESTERS UNEARTH TOUCHSCREEN UI IN TVOS BETA, SIGNS POINT TO A TOUCHSCREEN
    HOMEPOD
    
    Rumors of a touchscreen HomePod stretch back to 2021.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 7/9/2024, 10:50 PM
    
    38


 7. BERYL IS JUST THE LATEST DISASTER TO STRIKE THE ENERGY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
    
    It's pretty weird to use something I've written about in the abstract for so
    long.
    
    Eric Berger – 7/9/2024, 10:32 PM
    
    216


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