A weird macOS bug is blocking new network connections after 49 days of uptime
The issue is reportedly caused by a 32-bit integer overflow in the macOS XNU kernel and is linked to how the system uses a TCP/IP variable to track TCP timestamps in milliseconds since the system booted.
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NIH study identifies experimental opioid with strong pain relief and lower addiction risk
The study focuses on DFNZ, a molecule derived from a class of synthetic opioids first explored in the mid-20th century but largely abandoned due to their high potency. This research revisits nitazenes using modern pharmacological tools and aims to redesign them for greater safety. Investigators say the results represent unexpected...
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SanDisk's new 2TB SD card costs $2,000, and it's not even the fastest option
The highest-capacity variant's eye-watering $2,000 price is already a notable discount from its $2,500 MSRP. Meanwhile, buyers willing to sacrifice storage space to save money still have to pay at least $240 for the 128GB version (down from $300).
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Ohio man pleads guilty in first case under federal law banning AI deepfakes
According to the Department of Justice, Strahler produced explicit deepfakes involving both adults and minors using AI software. Investigators said he manipulated real images of individuals from his community – sometimes children he personally knew – and blended their likenesses into graphic scenes. The resulting material, consisting of more than...
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John Deere will pay $99 million in right-to-repair lawsuit, but admits nothing
The proposed settlement still needs court approval, and Deere says the agreement includes no admission of wrongdoing – despite it paying almost $100 million.
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Tech layoffs are piling up: 80,000 jobs cut in early 2026, and AI is getting the blame
But industry experts say it may be too early to conclude that modern AI systems are directly responsible for most of these job losses. Cognizant Chief AI Officer Babak Hodjat told Nikkei Asia that companies often cite artificial intelligence as a convenient explanation during restructuring.
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Greece to ban social media for children under 15 starting next year
Mitsotakis called the legislation, which is expected to pass this summer, "difficult but necessary." He started the video by referencing the phrase that became hugely popular among young people last year: "6-7 – Now that I have your attention."
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New report revives theory that cryptographer Adam Back could be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Adam Back, who was publicly involved in Bitcoin's early development, blamed coincidences on recent attempts to identify him as the cryptocurrency's inventor. While he acknowledges similarities between himself and "Satoshi Nakamoto," Back continues to vehemently deny that he is Nakamoto.
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Anthropic loses bid to pause Pentagon blacklisting as AI legal battle escalates
The ruling keeps Anthropic locked out of DoD contracts for now, even though a separate federal court in California recently barred the Trump administration from enforcing a broader ban on the use of Claude.
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Some Windows 3.1 apps were simply "too evil" for Windows 95 to support, says Microsoft veteran
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen is once again spilling the beans on how Windows 95 became one of the most influential operating systems ever. Back in the Nineties, Microsoft developers were busy working on many custom solutions to make the new OS compatible with previous software products. However, a few programs...
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