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1. All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing's Starliner

   "This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."

   Stephen Clark - Apr 18, 2024 12:26 pm UTC

2. This app tries to do what Apple couldn't: Multiple Mac monitors on Vision Pro

   New "Splitscreen" app works around the limitations, but it's not perfect.

   Samuel Axon - Apr 18, 2024 12:00 pm UTC

3. Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

   Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.

   Beth Mole - Apr 17, 2024 10:26 pm UTC

4. Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections

   To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.

   Dan Goodin - Apr 17, 2024 9:55 pm UTC

5. Boston Dynamics' new humanoid moves like no robot you've ever seen

   All-electric, 360° joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.

   Ron Amadeo - Apr 17, 2024 9:08 pm UTC

6. Feds appoint "AI doomer" to run AI safety at US institute

   Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.

   Ashley Belanger - Apr 17, 2024 8:30 pm UTC

7. Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service

   Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.

   Kevin Purdy - Apr 17, 2024 7:42 pm UTC

8. Bodies found in Neolithic pit were likely victims of ritualistic murder

   One victim may have been hogtied alive in pit, à la Mafia-style ligature strangulation.

   Jennifer Ouellette - Apr 17, 2024 7:30 pm UTC

9. Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°

   Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.

   John Timmer - Apr 17, 2024 7:06 pm UTC

Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren't great

Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren't great

This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.

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1. Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk's $56B pay

   Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.

   Jon Brodkin - Apr 17, 2024 5:52 pm UTC

2. After decades of Mario, how do developers bridge a widening generation gap?

   Tezuka: "The secret to having a long-tenured staff is that people don't quit."

   Kyle Orland - Apr 17, 2024 5:02 pm UTC

3. Broadcom says "many" VMware perpetual licenses got support extensions

   Broadcom reportedly accused of changing VMware licensing and support conditions.

   Scharon Harding - Apr 17, 2024 4:44 pm UTC

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1. Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode brings the sim's chaotic spirit to CRPGs

   Travel your own world, meet fascinating creatures, and put bolts in their necks.

   Kevin Purdy - Apr 17, 2024 4:20 pm UTC

2. A chunk of metal that tore through a Florida home definitely came from the ISS

   "I don't think I've seen or heard, after my own research, any of these events occurring."

   Stephen Clark - Apr 17, 2024 2:09 pm UTC

3. Feds expand investigation into Honda's automatic emergency braking system

   3 million Honda Accords and CR-Vs are fitted with Collision Mitigation Braking System.

   Jonathan M. Gitlin - Apr 17, 2024 1:57 pm UTC

4. Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply

   Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.

   Camilla Hodgson, Financial Times - Apr 17, 2024 1:55 pm UTC

5. EV charging update in Google Maps includes "AI-powered" station info

   The update will first roll out to cars with Google Maps built-in.

   Jonathan M. Gitlin - Apr 17, 2024 1:06 pm UTC

6. Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap

   One does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool.

   Kevin Purdy - Updated Apr 16, 2024 9:51 pm UTC

1. Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts

   Attacks coming from nearly 4,000 IP addresses take aim at VPNs, SSH and web apps.

   Dan Goodin - Apr 16, 2024 9:31 pm UTC

2. Bogus Botox poisoning outbreak spreads to 9 states, CDC says

   All of the case have been in women, nine of whom were hospitalized.

   Beth Mole - Apr 16, 2024 9:10 pm UTC

3. Studies reveal new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiation

   Radiation damages their DNA; they're just able to repair that damage very quickly.

   Jennifer Ouellette - Apr 16, 2024 8:55 pm UTC

4. ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC's Internet rules, critics say

   FCC plan rejected request to ban what agency calls "positive" discrimination.

   Jon Brodkin - Apr 16, 2024 8:38 pm UTC

5. So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

   The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping "relentless" bots, Musk said.

   Ashley Belanger - Apr 16, 2024 8:29 pm UTC

6. Second-biggest black hole in the Milky Way found

   May help explain why we see so many of these monsters colliding.

   John Timmer - Apr 16, 2024 8:18 pm UTC

7. EV fast-charging comes to condos and apartments

   A battery-buffered DC charger is an alternative to a bank of shared AC chargers.

   Jonathan M. Gitlin - Apr 16, 2024 6:41 pm UTC