Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000

On the evening of November 19, art adviser Adam Biesk was finishing work at his California home when he overheard ...
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Google’s Genie 2 “world model” reveal leaves more questions than answers

As podcaster Ryan Zhao put it on Bluesky, “The design process has gone wrong when what you need to prototype ...
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Booking.com says typos giving strangers access to private trip info is not a bug

For Booking.com, it’s essential that users can book travel for other users by adding their email addresses to a booking ...
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NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

“We have since determined that while the capsule was dipping in and out of the atmosphere, as part of that ...
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These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots

Along came a spider A) Untensed web shown from front view. (B) Tensed web shown from side view. Credit: S.I. ...
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OpenAI teases 12 days of mystery product launches starting tomorrow

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a “12 days of OpenAI” period starting December 5, which will unveil new ...
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Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses

Once infectious material gets into the water, disinfection systems that aren’t working properly or are inadequate can allow pathogens to ...
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Two decades after Enron’s bankruptcy, the company is back as a crypto firm?

Oh, Enron, I thought—hoped and dreamed?—you were long, long gone, confined to the dustbin of history reserved for seriously fraudulent ...
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Elon Musk loses bid to reinstate massive Tesla pay plan, now worth $101B

The new stockholder vote could shift the burden of proof, but only if the vote is “fully informed and uncoerced,” ...
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Vintage digicams aren’t just a fad. They’re an artistic statement.

Today’s young adults grew up in a time when their childhoods were documented with smartphone cameras instead of dedicated digital ...
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