Apple will refuse to preload state-run “snooping” app on iPhones, report says Apple reportedly will defy India order amid uproar over potential surveillance.

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India orders device makers to put government-run security app on all phones

Apple will refuse to preload state-run “snooping” app on iPhones, report says.

SteamOS has problems with 8GB GPUs, but Valve is working on it Valve has work to do on the software side—but some fixes are coming.

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Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem

Valve has work to do on the software side—but some fixes are coming.

Explore the statues of Easter Island with this fly-through 3D model Study: Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central "chieftain."

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3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues

Study: Moai were created by small, decentralized working groups, not managed by one central "chieftain."

Wary of picking just one, NASA nears important decision on a lunar rover selection "This would be a cheap insurance policy."

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NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears

This would be a cheap insurance policy."

OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets.

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OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets

OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets.

Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed The assassination of a Hungarian duke, why woodpeckers grunt when they peck, and more.

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Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed

The assassination of a Hungarian duke, why woodpeckers grunt when they peck, and more.

After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death Interview: Storied designer talks lost RPG, a 3D Monkey Island , “Eat the Rich” philosophy.

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After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death

Interview: Storied designer talks lost RPG, a 3D Monkey Island, “Eat the Rich” philosophy.

Achieving lasting remission for HIV Promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach.

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Achieving lasting remission for HIV

Promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach.

Reintroduced carnivores’ impacts on ecosystems are still coming into focus Yellowstone has long been a mecca for scientists studying how predators affect the environment.

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Reintroduced carnivores’ impacts on ecosystems are still coming into focus

Yellowstone has long been a mecca for scientists studying how predators affect the environment.