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Senators propose to let users sue tech giants for harmful algos
A pair of bipartisan senators wants to hold social media giants accountable for pushing content that radicalizes Americans.…
Pegasus XL rocket dusted off to rescue NASA’s Swift observatory from fiery demise
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, facing the risk of an uncontrolled dive back to Earth, is set for a rescue ride on a Pegasus XL, the air-dropped rocket that hasn't flown since 2021.…
Amazon security boss: Hostile countries use cyber targeting for physical military strikes
interview Warfare has become a joint cyber-kinetic endeavor, with nations using cyber operations to scope out targets before launching missiles. And private companies, including shipping, transportation, and electronics manufacturers, are getting caught in the crossfire, according to Amazon.…
DARPA making low-hanging satellites that use air to move
DARPA is on the verge of reaching a new low - an orbital one - as the Defense Department's research arm moves its Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Otter satellite program into the production phase. …
Canada ups its European Space Agency bet 10x with $376M
Canada will boost its investment in European Space Agency (ESA) programs by CA$528.5 million ($376 million USD), a tenfold increase, according to the Canadian Space Agency.…
Ford rolls into the Xen Project as hypervisor gears up for autos
The Xen Project today delivered a major release of its hypervisor and associated tools, including contributions from automaker Ford, which quietly joined the project in June.…
US pumps $1B into Three Mile Island nuclear plant reboot to keep AI datacenters fed
The Trump administration is so eager to get extra power into the grid that it is offering a $1 billion loan to Constellation Energy to help it restart the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear facility.…
San Jose's 'warrantless' license plate queries land cops in court
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) are suing the City of San Jose and its police department over alleged abuses of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology.…
Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sigh
Eugen Rochko, CEO and founder of decentralized social network Mastodon, is stepping down after nearly a decade at the helm and walking away with a sizable exit payment.…
Commodity memory prices set to double as fabs pivot to AI market
Memory prices could soon be double what they were earlier this year as chipmakers switch to advanced products to target the AI market, leaving a shortfall of more mature chips such as those meeting the LPDDR4 standard.…
Microsoft-SAP pact aims to keep Euro cloud running in a crisis
SAP and Microsoft have struck a partnership designed to provide safeguards for users of the US vendor's cloud services in Europe during "times of crisis."…
Researchers claim 'largest leak ever' after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
Researchers in Austria used a flaw in WhatsApp to gather the personal data of more than 3.5 billion users in what they believe amounts to the "largest data leak in history."…