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  1. AI in Gmail will sift through emails, provide search summaries, send emails

    Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact.

  2. $460, 5,471-piece Lego Barad-dûr set comes for LOTR fans’ wallets in June

    Fiery eye actually lights up, and multiple towers can be stacked.

  3. Feds probe Waymo driverless cars hitting parked cars, drifting into traffic

    Auto-safety regulator is investigating 22 reports of Waymo cars malfunctioning.

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  1. Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

    "It’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.”

  2. The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end

    Rare bitcoin fragments are worth many times their face value.

  3. Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus

    Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans.

  4. Air Force is “growing concerned” about the pace of Vulcan rocket launches

    US military seeks an "independent review" to determine if Vulcan can scale.

  5. Disarmingly lifelike: ChatGPT-4o will laugh at your jokes and your dumb hat

    It's amazing what a few well-placed chuckles and vocal tone shifts can do.

  6. Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch

    Latest updates launch in the shadow of WWDC keynote on June 10.

  7. Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name

    Anonymous chatbot that mystified and frustrated experts was OpenAI's latest model.

  8. Black Basta ransomware group is imperiling critical infrastructure, groups warn

    Threat group has targeted 500 organizations. One is currently struggling to cope.

  9. Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them

    Last week the CEO said Tesla will spend $500 million expanding the charger network.

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  1. AT&T loses key ruling in attempt to escape Carrier-of-Last-Resort obligation

    AT&T submitted "flawed and erroneous assertions," California agency judge says.

  2. Krysten Ritter has lost her memories in trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes

    How far would you go to discover who you are?

  3. Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot

    New GPT-4o model can sing a bedtime story, detect facial expressions, read emotions.

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  1. Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them

    It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place.

  2. Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video

    Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth."

  3. Beethoven likely didn’t die from lead poisoning, new hair analysis reveals

    There was also mercury and arsenic but none of the toxins likely caused composer's death.

  4. Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

    Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments."

  5. Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week

    Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.

  6. Pixel 8a review—The best deal in smartphones

    It's still $500, with a better screen, longer support, and the same great camera.

  1. Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

    Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.

  2. The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost

    It features modern tech, a better interior, and an extra 150 hp on the old model.

  3. In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

    Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise?

  4. Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike

    Taking to the road in a modern, high-speed version of a 40-year-old dream.

  5. Monster galactic outflow powered by exploding stars

    Star death and birth both contribute to driving material out of a galaxy.

  6. NOAA says “extreme” solar storm will persist through the weekend

    So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable.

  7. Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

    There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests.

  8. Cryptmaster is a dark, ridiculous RPG test of your typing and guessing skills

    Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out "HIT," "YELL," "ZAP." It's funny.