Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
The growing use of AI contributed to Oracle laying off 21,000 workers in a year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. In its annual regulatory filing…
Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase
For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and…
With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday to test a new reentry vehicle designed to deliver cargo anywhere in the world from low-Earth orbit. The company developed…
Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
Consumer AMD CPUs will once again offer encryption protections against physical attacks after facing user backlash for silently removing the feature. As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection,…
A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing
Rocket Lab quietly launched a small satellite from New Zealand on Friday in a high-flying military exercise to test the US Space Force’s ability to rapidly respond to a crisis…
Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
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Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations
In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment failures, and health concerns, the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee was slated to close within the decade. The coal-fired plant had been part…
In 1962 Wisconsin, delivery pizzas were cooked in traffic
Has this ever happened to you? You want a fresh-from-the-oven, restaurant-quality pizza. But you’re wiped after work and don’t want to leave the comfort of your couch. Well, there was…
9 Claude tips and tricks to get more out of the AI chatbot
If you’re discussing the best AI chatbots, Anthropic’s Claude is going to get a mention. Some would say it’s the best AI app of its kind right now (especially those…
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don’t mention Starship in the body of this week’s report, so I’ll give a brief update here. The next test flight…