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Emily Mullin

An Entire Book Was Written in DNA—and You Can Buy It for $60

What may be the first commercially available book saved in DNA is the latest example of how consumers might use molecular data storage.

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Emma Roth

SpaceX catches Starship booster for a second time but loses the spacecraft

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SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, allowing it to grab the booster.

Despite the successful catch, SpaceX lost communications with the Starship spacecraft mounted atop the booster. “It successfully separated from the super heavy booster, but during that ascent phase, a couple of the engines dropped...

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Lauren Feiner

Biden punts the TikTok ban to Trump

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The Biden administration says it will leave it to incoming President Donald Trump to figure out how to deal with the mess of the TikTok ban, ABC News reports.

“Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership,” a White House official told ABC News. “Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

GM banned from selling your driving data for five years

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General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar are banned from selling customer geolocation and driving behavior data for five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.

The settlement comes after a New York Times investigation found that GM had been collecting micro-details about its customers’ driving habits, including acceleration, braking, and trip length — and then selling it to insurance companies and third-party data brokers...

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Sheena Vasani

Sony’s black PlayStation 5 accessories are now available for preorder

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Sony announced a collection of black PlayStation 5 accessories in the midst of CES last week, and you can now preorder them ahead of their release date on February 20th. The new DualSense Edge controller ($199.99), Pulse Elite headset ($149.99), Pulse Explore wireless earbuds ($199.99), and PlayStation Portal ($199.99) are all available for preorder from Sony, Amazon, and a string of other retailers starting today.

Sony’s new PS5 accessories are just as sleek as the...

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Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Hiba Yazbek and Michael Crowley

Israeli Vote on Cease-Fire Is Delayed as Diplomats Work on Details

Even though negotiators for Israel and Hamas reached a provisional deal for a truce starting Sunday, they continued to discuss outstanding issues through mediators.

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Mattathias Schwartz

State Attorneys General Ask Courts to Preserve Biden-era Gun Control Measures

Days before Trump returns to office, the legal fight with Democratic state officials over his agenda has begun.

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Simon J. Levien

Biden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales

The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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Lisa Friedman

Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska

Republicans said they were seeking ways to quickly reverse the restrictions in the state’s North Slope region.

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David E. Sanger

Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice

The president’s latest executive order accelerates the move to mandatory compliance by software providers. It may run afoul of the Trump mandate to deregulate.

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Jack Milko

Augusta National in “spectacular shape,” ready for 2025 Masters per Chairman Fred Ridley

Scottie Scheffler poses with Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley after winning the 2024 Masters Tournament. | Photo by Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images

Hurricane Helene devastated Augusta National and the surrounding region but the course is ready for The 2025 Masters.

Hurricane Helene raced through Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas in late September, leaving nothing but a wasteland of destruction in the aftermath.

Its path included Augusta, Georgia, which saw countless homes,...

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Mark Schlabach

Wildfires force PGA Tour to move Genesis tourney

The PGA Tour is moving next month's Genesis Invitational to an alternate site because of wildfires in Los Angeles.

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Greg Wyshynski

Wyshynski Awards at midseason: Best team, player, goal, feud and more

Which front office is most ruthless? Who had the best glow-up? And which rookie has been most important to his team?

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Isabel Kershner

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

With his far-right coalition partners opposing an end to the war and threatening to quit, the Israeli prime minister may have to choose: them or the agreement.

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Madeleine Ngo

Scott Turner, Trump’s Housing Pick, Will Face Questions From Senators

Scott Turner, an official during the first Trump administration, said that the country was not building enough homes and that the housing department was “failing at its most basic mission.”

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Jack Milko

PGA Tour announces Genesis Invitational will be moved from Riviera CC due to LA Fires

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Riviera Country Club will not host next month’s Genesis Invitational, the Signature Event hosted annually by Tiger Wods.

The esteemed Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, will not host this year’s Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour announced on Thursday.

The reason for moving this Signature Event is quite apparent: wildfires across the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area have wreaked havoc on the region. According to NBC...

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Rob Dawson

Source: City, Frankfurt reach deal for Marmoush

Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for forward Omar Marmoush, a source told ESPN.

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