A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon | TechCrunch
AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges.
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Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor
Amazon Leo has just 396 satellites in orbit, compared to Starlink’s bumpy “better than nothing” beta which launched with about 900.
Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype
Elon Musk called a report from The Wall Street Journal saying SpaceX has shown investors a “handset-like prototype” of AI hardware “utterly false.”
Fake Verizon fraud call nearly stole his account
A fake Verizon fraud call nearly led to an account takeover when a scammer used text verification and device changes to steal a Texas man's access.
Antarctica's first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Your family could be one phone call from a bank scam
FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families can do to stop fraud.
Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners
Experts say the AI startup’s bold statements need proof.
Waymo recalls robotaxis over construction-zone risk
Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxi vehicles after its autonomous driving software failed to recognize freeway construction zones in Phoenix and San Francisco.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope set to launch, promising fastest scans of the cosmos ever
After it launches in August, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to survey more of the sky than any space telescope before, at a pace hundreds of times faster.
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you
Elon Musk is hoping you will be fooled by his repeated invocation of Mars — because he wants you to finance his bad AI company.
Global EV market goes K-shaped as the US gets left behind
EV sales have surged worldwide in every region but the U.S., posing risks for legacy and startup automakers.
The toxic aftermath of the L.A.-area fires: Why contamination is keeping people out of their homes
Since the L.A.-area fires, Altadena residents have found toxic compounds such as lead and asbestos in their living spaces and lots. Many have not returned home.
UFO sightings from Apollo missions and other unexplained phenomena unveiled in Pentagon drop
The Pentagon on Friday began releasing “never-before-seen” files relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena — previously and more infamously known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs — that the government has been holding onto for decades
NASA releases thousands more photos from Artemis II moon mission
NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month’s Artemis II mission around the moon.
Exclusive: Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring | TechCrunch
Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.
Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions
Amazon is buying Globalstar for $11.57 billion to merge its satellites with the new Leo network, which will also include service for the iPhone and Apple Watch.
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
The best Artemis II photos after NASA's first moon mission in over 50 years
NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, has been a feast for the eyes. See the stunning images from the mission.