The Force of Nature steam-powered rocket bike took to the track for a record-breaking attempt. I got to see it happen.

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New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
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The Bank of Korea has named performance bonuses at Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as a risk to the country’s inflationary stability.
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Royal Enfield’s long-awaited entry into the electric motorcycle market has officially begun. The company’s dedicated EV sub-brand, Flying Flea, has started customer deliveries of its first electric motorcycle, the FF.C6, with initial handovers taking p…
Dr. James Ries says that his Razer Naga V2 MMO gaming mouse helps him treat patients by keeping relevant medical responses at his fingertips.
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The Creality Falcon T1 is a galvo laser engraver that uses swappable diode, fiber, UV, and MOPA laser modules to engrave wood, crystal, metal, and a wide range of other materials. With a base price of $2,249, the Falcon T1…
Wooting’s 60HE v2 isn’t just a terrific Hall Effect keyboard. It’s a fantastic keyboard period.
Antivirus software used to hunt for known malware, but now it’s predicting suspicious behavior before an attack fully lands.
People seem all-too-ready to anthropomorphize LLMs and AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, reckons a Microsoft AI researcher.
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