How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2 A new major Windows 11 release means a new guide for cleaning up the OS.

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How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2

A new major Windows 11 release means a new guide for cleaning up the OS.

Some stinkbugs’ legs carry a mobile fungal garden A dedicated organ grows the fungus, which deters parasitic wasps.

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Some stinkbugs’ legs carry a mobile fungal garden

A dedicated organ grows the fungus, which deters parasitic wasps.

A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space Vast differs from its space station cohorts by flying a series of progressively more complex demos.

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A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space

Vast differs from its space station cohorts by flying a series of progressively more complex demos.

LLMs show a “highly unreliable” capacity to describe their own internal processes Anthropic finds some LLM "self-awareness," but "failures of introspection remain the norm."

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LLMs show a “highly unreliable” capacity to describe their own internal processes

Anthropic finds some LLM "self-awareness," but "failures of introspection remain the norm."

Disruption to science will last longer than the US government shutdown The consequences of the shutdown extend far beyond a lapse in funding.

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Disruption to science will last longer than the US government shutdown

The consequences of the shutdown extend far beyond a lapse in funding.

The Internet Archive survived major copyright losses. What’s next? "We survived, but it wiped out the library," Internet Archive's founder says.

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Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost

We survived, but it wiped out the library," Internet Archive's founder says.