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Trump ignored intel on China's Nvidia spy to protect company's stock, report says Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.

Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws Charges filed as Trump admin tries to save Kalshi from Utah's total ban on gambling.

Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV With more than 200 kWh, this luxury three-row can go 460 miles on a charge.

Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."

A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequences Antarctic waters are getting saltier as sea-ice loss reshapes ocean circulation.

China's snooping around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big Tech US-owned trans-Pacific cables face growing risks from sabotage and China.

South Carolina's measles outbreak jumped to Washington state 5 times in 2 weeks International travel used to be the main risk of measles cases in the US—not anymore.

Google begins certifying Registered App Stores for Android, but not in the US Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google's stamp of approval.

Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing, Apple says only a "small number" are affected Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.

Ford simplifies using your EV as a home battery with the $30K Fathom The Fathom pickup won't need a wall-mounted inverter to output 10 kW to your house.

Sculpture recreates odd optical effects of famed Lycurgus Cup University of Sheffield researchers figured out how to recreate the 1600-year-old glass recipe.

Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."

ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk.

Boston Dynamics employees want to block sale of robot dogs to ICE US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk.

F1 in Texas: The American race that fans love to attend Ars spends the weekend with the Audi Revolut F1 team at the Circuit of the Americas.

Tesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race Tesla hopes autonomy subscriptions can deliver the margins car sales cannot.

NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue "We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land.

Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

The reactor meant to showcase nuclear's comeback keeps hitting problems A contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods almost fell over.

Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42% Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting the trial succeeded.

Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access "Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter.

Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4 Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.

US official: Russia's stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded."

US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry The decried trial was canceled last week before police seized vaccine doses.

Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.

UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal.

Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump Musk and Trump both denied ordering Starlink slowdown. WSJ reports it was Musk.