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Block Unveils Dessa, a Voice AI That Learns to Talk Without Reading a Word
Dessa listens and speaks at the same time, trained only on human speech, and it stays a research preview for now.
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Californians Blast Trump Remark That Iran Could Take Out Los Angeles and San Diego
LOS ANGELES — California leaders reacted angrily this week after President Donald Trump, speaking to supporters in Nebraska, suggested Iran could “take out” a…
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Missouri Map, Keeps 2022 Districts for Midterms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald…
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Solar Orbiter Traces Giant Magnetic Switchback Back to the Sun
The European Space Agencys Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through one of the largest magnetic switchbacks ever sampled and traced it to its birthplace…
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Webb and MeerKAT Pinpoint Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Ever Found
Astronomers have traced the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded to a small, young star-forming galaxy that existed when the universe was about…
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Zelensky Backs Freezing Ukraine Front Line, Calling It a Real Way to End the War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would accept a peace deal that freezes the war with Russia along the current front lines, describing…
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Justice Department Sues California to Halt Counting of Ballots From Alleged Noncitizens
The US Department of Justice has sued the State of California over its voter rolls, asking a federal court to block the counting of…
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Nasdaq Sheds 2.1% as AI-Doubt Selloff Hands Chip Stocks Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008
Wall Street ended the week on the defensive on Friday as a deepening selloff in artificial-intelligence-linked stocks dragged the Nasdaq Composite down 2.1 per…
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Critical PHP Flaws Put Millions of Websites at Risk, and AI Found Them
Two critical PHP flaws, discovered with AI assistance, threaten millions of websites. Security agencies say patch immediately or take sites offline.
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Rays Win 7-3 in Game 6, Clinch World Series Date With Brewers
Tampa Bay is going back to the World Series. The Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship…
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Oasis Documentary Arrives on Disney Plus With Unseen Gallagher Footage
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, featuring unseen footage of the Gallagher brothers.
Health
CDC Expects 2026-27 Respiratory Season Similar to Last Year
The CDC projects the 2026-27 respiratory virus season will look similar to last year, with flu, COVID and RSV circulating together.
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NASA Commissions All-Glass Test Telescope for LISA Mission
NASA has commissioned an all-glass test telescope from L3Harris for LISA, the mission that will detect gravitational waves from space.
