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Artificial cell manages a few rounds of cell division
59+ min ago (14+ words) It only works for a few divisions thanks to a lot of added materials....
Trump gets Open AI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders" target
30+ min ago (547+ words) Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration. Open AI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly in active talks with the Trump administration about the US potentially acquiring a 5 percent stake in the leading AI firm. Insider…...
Google loses long-running appeal of record EU fine, will have to cough up $4. 7 billion
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (303+ words) The EU went after Google for the practice of bundling its search engine and browser with Android. Back in 2018, Google was handed a record-setting 4. 34 billion-euro ($4. 9 billion) fine in Europe for abusing its monopoly on Android. The company has spent the…...
Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (336+ words) Ars Technica If the car-buying public had qualms about Tesla, it appears to have gotten over them. This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers for the second quarter of the year. And if you're a fan of…...
Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (906+ words) FTC urged to reject Elon Musk's bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns. Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon Musk's X…...
Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing severe metal poisoning
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (499+ words) Doctors find grey fluid and dead, metallic flesh inside poisoned woman's hip. She also had a history of hip problems. Twenty years before, she had a hip replacement that stemmed from an injury she sustained in a car crash ten…...
Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (405+ words) Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts. Google reported that its annual electricity consumption rose by 37 percent in 2025the largest increase in the company's history as Silicon Valley's AI data center buildout continues. But the tech giant…...
Editorial: The most important thing you can do to protect science
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (796+ words) Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter. Near the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule that would govern how the federal government handles the grants…...
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (518+ words) T-Mobile wants Broadcom to keep supporting its VMware perpetual licenses. T-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses. In its complaint, T-Mobile said it has tens of…...
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (572+ words) We've got time into 2027 before we're getting nervous." NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said this week that Blue Origin has been putting significant resources into the cleanup of its launch pad since the explosion of its New Glenn rocket there in…...