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  1. HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly

    Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook.

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  2. M4 iPad Pro teardown finds easier-to-access battery, glimpses of Tandem OLED design

    Straightforward tablet teardown is followed by a comically difficult Pencil one.

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  3. It’s not “Windows 12”: Microsoft keeps Windows 11 branding despite major changes

    24H2 update comes with new compiler, kernel, and scheduler, among other changes.

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  1. Microsoft’s “Copilot+” AI PC requirements are embarrassing for Intel and AMD

    Microsoft demands an NPU capable of at least 40 trillion operations per second.

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  2. Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs

    Prism layer is one of several under-the-hood overhauls in Windows 11 24H2.

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  3. Neuralink to implant 2nd human with brain chip as 85% of threads retract in 1st

    Algorithm tweaks made up for the loss, and Neuralink thinks it has fix for next patient.

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  4. BLM ends future coal mining on Powder River Basin federal lands

    The move compounds pressure on coal communities to diversify their economies.

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  5. OpenAI pauses ChatGPT-4o voice that fans said ripped off Scarlett Johansson

    "Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson," OpenAI insists.

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  6. Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect

    Blue Origin's space capsule safely landed despite a problem with one of its parachutes.

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  7. The Atlantic hurricane season begins soon—hold on to your butts

    One reputable forecast team predicts 33 named storms.

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  8. East Coast has a giant offshore freshwater aquifer—how did it get there?

    For water-stressed cities, undersea aquifers could be a submerged solution.

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  9. Songs of Conquest is the Heroes of Might & Magic rebirth we all deserve

    Every choice in this game has a cost. Choosing to play it seems like a good bet.

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  1. How the perils of space have affected asteroid Ryugu

    Ryugu's parent body appears to have had a fair amount of water present, too.

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  2. New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually

    California is considering a law that would require warning labels on gas stoves.

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  3. What happened to OpenAI’s long-term AI risk team?

    Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.

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  1. The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can

    In his new book, Christof Koch views consciousness as a theorist and an aficionado.

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  2. “Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

    Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

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  3. The Apple TV is coming for the Raspberry Pi’s retro emulation box crown

    Apple’s restrictions will still hold it back, but there’s a lot of possibility.

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  4. OpenAI will use Reddit posts to train ChatGPT under new deal

    Reddit has been eager to sell data from user posts.

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  5. Cats playing with robots proves a winning combo in novel art installation

    Cat Royale project explores what it takes to trust a robot to look after beloved pets.

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  6. Leaks from Valve’s Deadlock look like a pressed sandwich of every game around

    Is there something new underneath a whole bunch of familiar game elements?

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  1. “Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups

    UniSuper, a $135 billion pension account, details its cloud compute nightmare.

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  2. Financial institutions have 30 days to disclose breaches under new rules

    Amendments contain loopholes that may blunt their effectiveness.

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  3. Using vague language about scientific facts misleads readers

    Using subjective phrasing like "scientists believe" makes facts seem like opinions.

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  4. Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

    Slack says policy changes are imminent amid backlash.

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  5. Twitter URLs redirect to x.com as Musk gets closer to killing the Twitter name

    X.com stops redirecting to Twitter.com over a year after company name change.

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  6. How to port any N64 game to the PC in record time

    "Static recompilation" is "the difference between weeks of work and years of work."

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  7. Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog

    Music group contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content.

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