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Nearly everyone opposes Trump’s plan to kill space traffic control program

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

The Trump administration’s plan to gut the Office of Space Commerce and cancel the government’s first civilian-run space traffic control program is gaining plenty of detractors. Earlier this week, seven…

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Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

A 57-year-old woman spent six days in the hospital for severe liver damage after taking daily megadoses of the popular herbal supplement, turmeric, which she had seen touted on social…

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Move Fast And Mistake Things

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts,…

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Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Rotax provided flights from San Francisco to Salz, Austria, and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory and ride some of its products. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.…

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T-Mobile follows orders from Trump FCC, ends DEI to get two mergers approved

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

T-Mobile is ending DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in an attempt to obtain the Trump administration’s approval for two mergers. “As T-Mobile indicated earlier this year, we recognize that…

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Despite A Flood Of New State Laws, Most Industries Still Suck On ‘Right To Repair’

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Washington State recently became the eighth U.S. state to pass new right to repair legislation making it cheaper and easier to repair technology you own. At this point, roughly one-third…

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Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

In 2019, Nintendo announced a new benefit for subscribers to its Switch Online service: a pair of game vouchers, available for $100, that could be redeemed for any two Switch…

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Idaho AG Office Forces Schools To Take Down ‘Everyone Is Welcome’ Signs For Being ‘Political’

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their policies, which are clearly either steeped or…

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Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It’s…

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Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

July 10, 2025 Blogmaster

On Wednesday night, Elon Musk unveiled xAI’s latest flagship models Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy via livestream, just one day after the company’s Grok chatbot began generating outputs that…

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