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Trump cements control of Federal Trade Commission with 3-0 Republican advantage
The consumer protection and competition agency will now operate with a 3–0 Republican advantage while the two Democrats ...
Is there a Grand Unified Theory of cocktails? Maybe.
In essence, Peterson's work adds scientific rigor to what is frequently called the "Mr. Potato Head" theory of cocktails, a phrase coined by the folks at Death & Company, who operate several craft ...
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
According to the "passback" documents given to NASA officials on Thursday, the space agency's science programs would receive ...
Apple silent as Trump promises “impossible” US-made iPhones
Analysts predict that Apple has no clear short-term options to shake up its supply chain to avoid tariffs entirely, and even if Trump grants Apple an exemption, iPhone prices may increase not just in ...
Companies take a step toward running AI on quantum hardware
Concerns about AI's energy use have a lot of people looking into ways to cut down on its power requirements. Many of these focus on hardware and software approaches that are pretty straightforward ...
Rocket Report: “No man’s land” in rocket wars; Isaacman lukewarm on SLS
Ars Technica has mentioned SpinLaunch, the company that literally wants to yeet satellites into space, in previous Rocket ...
Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end
As of January 2025, roughly 600,000 UK customers still used RTS meters to manager their power switching, after 300,000 were switched away in 2024. Utilities and the BBC have agreed that the service ...
ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats
OpenAI today announced a significant expansion of ChatGPT's customization and memory capabilities. For some users, it will ...
“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires
His account of Starliner’s thruster failures—and his desperate efforts to keep the vehicle flying on course—was riveting. In the aftermath of the story, many readers, people on social media, and ...
Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs
Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed it and that the developer has taken pains to ...
Experimental drug looks to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form
One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual surgery required. Today, the company announced early data from animals and ...
Topic: chat bot
Before, ChatGPT just remembered a few facts. Now it can remember much more. Before, ChatGPT just remembered a few facts. Now ...