California governor vetoes controversial AI safety bill Newsom says SB-1047 ignored "smaller, specialized models" and curtailed innovation.

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California governor vetoes controversial AI safety bill

Newsom says SB-1047 ignored "smaller, specialized models" and curtailed innovation.

Roll for insight: Using Dungeons & Dragons as a group therapy tool Research is ongoing, but therapists are happy with early results.

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Roll for insight: Using Dungeons & Dragons as a group therapy tool

Research is ongoing, but therapists are happy with early results.

Your cells are dying. All the time. Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily.

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Your cells are dying. All the time.

Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily.

SpaceX set to launch mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies.

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SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies.

Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law Op-ed: Why you should care about the GDPR, and how the US could develop a better version.

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Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law

Op-ed: Why you should care about the GDPR, and how the US could develop a better version.

Can addressing gut issues treat long COVID in children? Study hopes to answer questions about connection between GI and neurological symptoms.

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Can addressing gut issues treat long COVID in children?

Study hopes to answer questions about connection between GI and neurological symptoms.

Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases Apple TV+ has made more waves with TV shows than movies so far.

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Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

Apple TV+ has made more waves with TV shows than movies so far.

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process The new iPhones received a repair score of 7 out of 10.

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iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

The new iPhones received a repair score of 7 out of 10.

Major AI updates from Meta and Google—and a new era for AI-designed chips? News about Gemini updates, Llama 3.2, and Google's new AI-powered chip designer.

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Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”

News about Gemini updates, Llama 3.2, and Google's new AI-powered chip designer.

Black hole jet appears to boost rate of nova explosions There's a 2.5x boost in nova frequency, and all reasonable explanations fail.

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Black hole jet appears to boost rate of nova explosions

There's a 2.5x boost in nova frequency, and all reasonable explanations fail.