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  HTML [2026-02-05] Museums incorporate "scent of the afterlife" into Egyptian exhibits
       “Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide.”
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
       The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone
       Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.
       ChatGPT competitor comes out swinging with Super Bowl ad mocking AI product pitches.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] US House takes first step toward creating "commercial" deep space program
       "We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector."
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Judge gives Musk bad news, says Trump hasn't intervened to block SEC lawsuit
       Musk is stuck fighting SEC suit seeking $150M in disgorgements from his Twitter takeover.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Trump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds
       In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] "Capture it all": ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters
       Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app
       Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
       Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
       "You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time."
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
       Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I'll keep using them.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive
       Eighty percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer
       "This Titan is like a god, and the sea creatures worship it."
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
       Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy
       Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning
       Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Nintendo Switch is the second-bestselling game console ever, behind only the PS2
       Switch 2 has already beaten the Wii U and is on its way to overtaking GameCube.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date
       ChromeOS may be canned once the current support guarantee has run its course.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Xcode 26.3 adds support for Claude, Codex, and other agentic tools via MCP
       With Model Context Protocol (MCP), this works with more than Codex/Claude, too.