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“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires

I recently wrote a story about the wild ride of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station last summer. It was based largely on an interview with the commander of the mission, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore. His account of...

Apr 11, 2025

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4chan has been down since Monday night after “pretty comprehensive own”

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White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding

Google adds Veo 2 video generation to Gemini app

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FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink

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Harvard says no chance it will comply with changes feds demand

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Samsung’s Android 15 update has been halted

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FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split

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Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA

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“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires

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Researchers concerned to find AI models hiding their true “reasoning” processes

ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats

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