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Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of
23 November 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Senator wants to investigate whether VeriSign is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.
Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade
23 November 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Neurons and a second cell type called an astrocyte collaborate to hold memories.
Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door
23 November 2024 @ 2:03 am
“Nearest Neighbor Attack” finally lets Russia’s Fancy Bear into target’s Wi-Fi network.
The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays
22 November 2024 @ 10:40 pm
Opinion: Apple could really change the game here.
Ted Cruz wants to overhaul $42B broadband program, nix low-cost requirement
22 November 2024 @ 9:31 pm
Cruz claims grant program is "boondoggle," urges Biden admin to halt activities.
Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
22 November 2024 @ 7:32 pm
Amazon has now committed $8 billion to AI startup that makes a key ChatGPT competitor.
Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization
22 November 2024 @ 6:40 pm
The Maya were landscape engineers on a grand scale, even when it came to fishing.
Our Universe is not fine-tuned for life, but it’s still kind of OK
22 November 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Inspired by the Drake equation, researchers optimize a model universe for life.
Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview
22 November 2024 @ 6:00 pm
First Recall iteration never released, was picked apart by security researchers.
A former Orion manager has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
22 November 2024 @ 5:41 pm
"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy."
Alderaan was destroyed by the Rebel Alliance to turn people against the Empire, truther Sy-Mon Snootles has claimed in a controversial new book.
The driver of a BMW is so far up your arse he can see what you had for lunch, according to reports today. 
Them next door are arguing again, but not so that you can enjoy it.
Captain sir Tom’s family have issued a full and frank denial of any wrongdoings surrounding money made from the Captain Tom Foundation, in their brand new tell all memoir, available from all good bookshops for £19.99.
There was surprise in America overnight as further details emerged of President-elect Donald Trump's nominations for his cabinet.
A 42-year-old man has missed out on Glastonbury tickets after failing to identify images of today’s youth.
Jeremy Clarkson was at the forefront of the farmer's protest in London yesterday, complaining that changes to inheritance tax rules will unfairly punish farmers like himself, who are on record admitting they only bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was facing yet more controversy that rhymes with his name, following an alleged incident at a pier near an auctioneer on Tyne and Wear.
International Men's Day is being ruined by ignorant women who seem intent on using it as an opportunity to highlight an inequality that isn't even there.
Man who spent years insisting we should 'send em back' left discombobulated after learning Labour has already 'sent 10,000 back'