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SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.
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X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
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Love It or Hate It, the Ferrari Luce Is a Thrilling Drive
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Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI disinformation
Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.
Mac Mini Availability: Long Waits and Higher Prices
Thanks to the surge in local AI processing and the ongoing memory shortage, it’s incredibly difficult to buy a Mac Mini.
Apple Upgrade Isn’t the Best Way to Buy an iPhone
With Apple Upgrade, the company is making it easier to pay for its products in monthly installments. Critics call it the “financialization of the affordability crisis.”
Best Ethernet Switches: Fast, Reliable, and Secure
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More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
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July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight
The July full moon rises tonight with Venus, Saturn Mercury and Mars!