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Anthropic and OpenAI released new models to lower costs, focusing on efficiency rather than groundbreaking capabilities.

Neuroschistosomiasis is an uncommon complication of schistosoma infection, characterized by the presence of worm eggs in the brain.

Camera hacking reveals sensitive data on vehicle and person tracking.

Dolphins engage in kleptoparasitism, stealing food from other species through aggressive confrontation.

SpaceX plans to retire Crew Dragon by 2030; NASA will order additional Starliner missions and support certification.

The EPA repealed a rule that would weaken clean air standards for power plants, potentially leading to thousands of premature deaths and exacerbating climate change risks.

AI alignment concerns have increased due to the Hugging Face hacking incident and OpenAI's new framework for disclosing misalignment incidents.

Hyundai Ioniq 5's 800V architecture and fast-charging capabilities.

Glutathione misuse in wellness clinics leads to bacterial poisoning.

AI watermarking, SynthID-Text, secret key, adversarial prompts, safety guardrails.

Internet service providers required to block foreign piracy websites.

Microsoft and OpenAI's internal documents reveal their plans to scrape news content for AI training, leading to significant drops in click-through rates and potential economic harm to news organizations.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a federal advisory committee that evaluates evidence-based preventive medicine services and sets graded recommendations. Kennedy has canceled its meetings and fired two leaders, sparking controversy.

Legislation seeks to restrict federal funding from states that fail to ban automated license plate readers (Flock cameras) for all but five use cases.

Karts for F1 drivers; Verstappen's kart race at Silverstone.

Core-collapse supernovae, flavor-changing neutrinos, energy release, gravitational waves.

Data loss due to Iranian drone strikes, affecting multiple AWS availability zones in Bahrain and UAE.

David Streever sent an email criticizing ICE's actions, which led to a preliminary injunction blocking ICE from threatening prosecution.

Specialized's Diverge 4 Pro gravel bike features Future Shock 3.3 suspension system for improved handling on rough trails.

Researchers created contemporary model papyrus scrolls to validate a screening method for deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls.

Organoids are small patches of tissue formed using stem cells that can mimic some aspects of human organs but lack certain features, including connections between specialized brain structures.

Federal broadband grant funds conditional on states not enforcing net neutrality rules.

Valve's FEX compatibility layer emulates x86 processor instructions on an Arm chipset for SteamOS.

Action-packed sequel to The Hunger Games, focusing on Haymitch Abernathy and his rebellion against the Capitol.

Cyberattack on International Meteor Organization's website, causing partial downtime.

Child sex abuse survivors sue Epstein estate over missing CSAM images.

Apple is developing an AI server using its M8 Ultra chips, expected to be released in 2029.

Chimpanzees learn to use tools through social learning, with adult models teaching young ones how to mimic their behavior.

Private torrent trackers are accused of infringing copyrights by an impostor filmmaker.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a precise trajectory for an extended mission, increasing its fuel load by twice the initial estimate.