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X ignores revenge porn takedown requests unless DMCA is used, study says
Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn.
Apple brings years-old features to iCloud web interface
It's still a long, long way from parity with iOS or macOS apps, though.
Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings.
Alleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyer
Pro se legal filing denies all of Nintendo's accusations, offers some novel defenses.
Disney likely axed The Acolyte because of soaring costs
The Star Wars spinoff's costs topped $230.1 million halfway through post-production.
Samsung quits updating Galaxy Z Fold 2 that came out in 2020 for $2,000
Newer Samsung Galaxy phones are promised seven years of updates.
SpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend
The FAA is still reviewing plans for the fifth Starship test flight, but could approve it soon.
Winamp really whips open source coders into frenzy with its source release
Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this.
Judge orders Google to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play
Injunction in Epic case gives rival app stores three years to catch up to Google.
Apple kicked Musi out of the App Store based on YouTube lie, lawsuit says
Popular music app says YouTube never justified its App Store takedown request.
Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism
Ctenophores merge with neighbors at wound sites, making animals with duplicate parts.
In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize
Hinton, who quit Google in 2023 to warn of AI dangers, was "flabbergasted" at the news.
Samsung says it’s in “crisis,” apologizes for missing profit target
Performance has not met expectations as company tries closing fab gap with TSMC.
Ars Prime Day 2024 Techstravaganza: The best deals on the best things
Tech deals, gaming deals, accessory deals-all the deals in one place!
Archaeologists found an ancient Egyptian observatory
Expedition leader: "Everything we found shattered our expectations."
There’s never been a better time to play Diablo IV
Review: Vessel of Hatred expansion adds to an already vastly improved game.
Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems
Chinese hackers were in networks of major ISPs for months," WSJ reports.
SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton
The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton.
Alien: Isolation sequel bursts into existence, 10 years after original
Developer "heard your distress calls" and will bring back the claustrophobia.
Report: First wave of M4 Macs, including smaller Mac mini, coming November 1
Macs will reportedly launch around the same time as Apple Intelligence in macOS.
Elon Musk’s X loses battle over federal request for Trump’s DMs
Prosecutors now have a "blueprint" to seize privileged communications, X warned.
SCOTUS denial ends saga of Shkreli’s infamous 5,000% drug price scheme
The Supreme Court offered no explanation for denying the petition.
FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by hurricane
Temporary authority comes after Musk slammed FCC for not giving money to SpaceX.
Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.
Medicine Nobel goes to previously unknown way of controlling genes
MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.
Hurricane Milton becomes second-fastest storm to reach Category 5 status
Tampa Bay has not been directly hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,” proves endless play is possible
Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test.
Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine
Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep.
Artist appeals copyright denial for prize-winning AI-generated work
AI art may create a whole new world of copyright trolling, expert warns.
Greening of Antarctica shows how climate change affects the frozen continent
Plant growth is accelerating on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands.
Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
App swears there's no way for law enforcement to track users' identities.
Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
There is currently no timeline for when the plant will be able to reopen.
YouTube fixes glitch that wrongly removed accounts, deleted videos
YouTube confirmed all channels back online after mistaken removals.
How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly
New study finds it was the earliest-known building to use a standard screw thread.
Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
Sometimes, you just want to kill a whole lot of skeletons as fast as possible.
No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates
Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads.
ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going
The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions.
OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click
New side-by-side document and code-editing feature catches up with Anthropic's Artifacts.
Apple couldn’t tell fake iPhones from real ones, lost $2.5M to scammers
Repair scheme got Apple to replace 6K fake iPhones with real ones.
The more sophisticated AI models get, the more likely they are to lie
Human feedback training may incentivize providing any answer-even wrong ones.
Uninstalled Copilot? Microsoft will let you reprogram your keyboard’s Copilot key
Copilot key becomes a "whatever" key in latest Windows Insider Preview build.
Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo
A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable.
X fails to avoid Australia child safety fine by arguing Twitter doesn’t exist
Elon Musk merging Twitter into X didn't absolve X from child safety fine.
Google as Darth Vader: Why iA Writer quit the Android app market
A remarkably open farewell note from seven years of Android development.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be the next Waymo robotaxi
The two companies say this should be the first of many collaborations.
Faulty Samsung update leaves owners of bricked Galaxy phones with few options
"I just really, really want my photos."
Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe
Some just want to promote conflict, cause chaos, or even just get attention.
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
"I'm pretty darn confident I'm going to have a good day on Friday."
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
"I'm pretty darn confident I'm going to have a good day on Friday."
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight.
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