New wild cat species discovered - with only one known living member

The small feline, about the size of a domestic moggy, went under the radar because it was confused with other wild cats that share similar spots and stripes. But DNA studies show the cat is actually in a class of its…

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Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear

The Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) permit that imposed the 100-vehicle cap is set to expire September 25, TechCrunch has learned. An NTA official and a Zoox spokesperson confirmed the change, which is also…

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RTX 5090s are going for as much as $9000, as AI server builders reportedly buy Nvidia's flagship by the pallet, but the photos behind the story may be AI-generated

Focus, however, has shifted considerably to AI labs bringing the same voracious appetite to Nvidia 's flagship consumer-grade Blackwell GPU, the RTX 5090, which has essentially disappeared from shelves unless you want to…

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The virtual worlds where robots are trained

Given that a robot recently beat Usain Bolt's 100m sprint record, it's not the most startling achievement. But the speed by which Freddo has been trained to walk, recognise the bottle and grasp it is impressive. It took…

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eGPUs do work, but they come with some notable limitations

An eGPU is an external graphics processor, usually a desktop graphics card in an enclosure connected to a compatible laptop or gaming handheld through Thunderbolt or USB4. They can be pretty good at taking over…

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Quordle hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1698)

If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1697) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more…

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1195)

It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers…

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #929)

If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #928) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle , Spelling Bee and…

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Google's revamped CC is an AI agent for families and groups

This agentic AI platform has its own Google account that up to six family members can choose to share information with. Each user can pick what emails to share with the agent, passing along either single messages on an…

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AI coding agents' 0-click RCE flaw could hand attackers keys to the kingdom

The exploit, dubbed “Plugin4Shell,” is a “first-of-its-kind AI supply-chain attack,” according to threat hunters at Air, a security startup focused on protecting enterprise AI agents. Instead of targeting the model or…

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