Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.

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Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity

Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.

Trump declares sweeping power over independent agencies such as FCC and SEC Order says independent agencies can't contradict Trump's legal interpretations.

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Trump order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore

Order says independent agencies can't contradict Trump's legal interpretations.

“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds Humane's showing how not to treat early adopters.

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“Truly a middle finger”: Humane bricking $700 AI Pins with limited refunds

Humane's showing how not to treat early adopters.

Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.

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Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions

Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.

NASA receives 11th-hour reprieve from “probationary” employee cuts It was not immediately clear what changed.

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In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees

It was not immediately clear what changed.

By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world.

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By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller

A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world.

South Korea pauses DeepSeek app downloads over privacy concerns DeepSeek acknowledges it may have "partially neglected" South Korea's laws.

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Privacy-problematic DeepSeek pulled from app stores in South Korea

DeepSeek acknowledges it may have "partially neglected" South Korea's laws.

X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages Signal has recently become a popular organizing tool among government workers.

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X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages

Signal has recently become a popular organizing tool among government workers.

Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help. Mods ask Reddit for tools as generative AI gets more popular and inconspicuous.

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Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.

Mods ask Reddit for tools as generative AI gets more popular and inconspicuous.

Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side

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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side...