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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
29 March 2025 @ 10:50 am
The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr.
Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI
28 March 2025 @ 11:59 pm
xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid.
New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory
28 March 2025 @ 11:28 pm
"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.
Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.
28 March 2025 @ 10:33 pm
Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometime override its "don't answer" circuitry.
Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data
28 March 2025 @ 10:11 pm
New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.
Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office
28 March 2025 @ 9:21 pm
Scientist warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up.
Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII
28 March 2025 @ 7:41 pm
Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health.
Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
28 March 2025 @ 7:29 pm
Google continues backing away from smart home hardware.
Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
28 March 2025 @ 6:58 pm
CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama.
NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch
28 March 2025 @ 6:47 pm
"We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year."