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PLUS: Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime [View this email in your browser]( [Ars Technica | Orbital Transmission Logo]( Orbital Transmission 08.21.2024 Orbital Transmission 08.21.2024   [Artist's illustration of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft firing four of its orbital maneuvering engines, as it will during the deorbit burn at the end of the mission.]( NASA acknowledges it cannot quantify risk of Starliner propulsion issues [Read Full Story »]( NASA acknowledges it cannot quantify risk of Starliner propulsion issues "We don’t have enough insight and data to make some sort of simple black-and-white calculation." [Read Full Story »](   [Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.intro image]( Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. [Read Full Story »]( Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set. [Read Full Story »](       [Illustration of a robot generating endless text, controlled by a scientist.]( Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime [Read Full Story »]( Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime Facing time constraints, Sakana's "AI Scientist" attempted to change limits placed by researchers. [Read Full Story »](   [A cute, cheap death trap? Japanese Kei cars banned by yet another US stateintro image]( A cute, cheap death trap? Japanese Kei cars banned by yet another US state [Read Full Story »]( A cute, cheap death trap? Japanese Kei cars banned by yet another US state Limited in size and power, Kei cars are like fishes out of water on US roads. [Read Full Story »](         Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Condé Nast One World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences](newsletter=ars) or [unsubscribe from this list](newsletter=ars).