2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (550+ words) If you ask most satellite companies aside from SpaceX, they will tell you the world doesn’t have enough capacity for launching payloads into orbit. This is despite the blistering launch cadence we’ve seen around the world in recent years, led…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (161+ words) The Department of Energy declared an “emergency” when none existed. The closure plan was only approved because it was concluded that it would not lead to any shortfalls. It was also evaluated and approved by MISO, the Midcontinent Independent System…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1239+ words) “I didn’t know that AI could hallucinate facts,” New Mexico defense lawyer says. The New Mexico Supreme Court held a ChatGPT-using lawyer in direct contempt of court for submitting a brief with “false testimony from wholly fabricated witnesses,” including fake…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (476+ words) Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn’t allege any real privacy violation. “The federal court determined that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the LinkedIn users’ claims,” Howell told Ars today. “The court did not adjudicate whether LinkedIn’s surveillance practices were lawful....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (617+ words) Europe is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships. The European Space Agency is moving “full steam ahead” with development of a robotic mission to Venus after NASA officials determined they…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (546+ words) Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel said he will be interviewing a Democratic candidate for Senate tonight, but the interview will be on YouTube only and not…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (436+ words) “We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence.” All of a sudden, French entrepreneur Hèlene Huby is seemingly everywhere. This week she is serving as one of two envoys, alongside astronaut Thomas Pesquet, at a high-profile…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (818+ words) US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models. The United States has now named six Chinese AI firms accused of waging industrial-scale attacks distilling US frontier AI model capabilities and perhaps sparing billions in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (634+ words) Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them. Amazon discriminated against pregnant warehouse employees by denying accommodations like bathroom breaks and the option to sit while working, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by four women…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (221+ words) The EU continues to go after Google search practices it sees as anticompetitive. “To comply with DMA requirements, we’re making significant changes to Search in Europe,” Google’s Nick Fox told Reuters. “These changes ​degrade the user experience for ​Europeans, boosting…...