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FTC prepares “the big one,” a major lawsuit targeting Amazon’s core business
Amazon to be accused of punishing sellers who don't use its fulfillment services.
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out
The flight from Musk's Twitter to the "free" fediverse never really took off.
Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies its first commercial mission
It hasn't been an easy road for Virgin Galactic, and more hurdles are ahead.
Developer claims Steam is rejecting games with AI-generated artwork
Valve cites unclear legal status, copyrighted training data in rejection message.
Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering.
Speed matters: How Ethernet went from 3Mbps to 100Gbps… and beyond
One of the biggest computing inventions of all time, courtesy of Xerox PARC.
US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t like the options
People want both action and to keep using fossil fuels.
Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors
Brave will allow users to choose which sites can access local network resources.
NANOGrav hears “hum” of gravitational wave background, louder than expected
Exotic stars called millisecond pulsars serve as celestial metronomes.
Medical waste company sues health system over hidden human torso
The suit also alleges deceit, staged photos, and hidden hazardous waste.
Google reportedly gives up on making AR glasses—for the third time
Project Iris said to be scrapped as Google focuses on AR software.
Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues
It's not a good week for gaming companies trying to submit sensitive data.
After merger with Google Maps division, Waze gets hit with layoffs
Waze, no longer independent at Google, continues its merger with the Geo division.
TikTok finally admits to funding users’ lawsuit against Montana ban
In Montana, TikTok follows the same playbook that beat Trump's ban.
F1 battery tech features in Mercedes-AMG’s new S 63 plug-in hybrid
Mercedes offers two S-Class PHEVs, and this is the one for going fast.
Apple criticizes UK bill that could require scanning of encrypted messages
UK gov't defends bill: Tech firms must "prevent abhorrent child sexual abuse."
ULA shipping Vulcan upper stage back to factory for more work
ULA's Vulcan rocket is likely at least a year away from becoming operational.
Planet that shouldn’t exist found
Why is a planet orbiting a star that should have gone through a giant phase?
Guidemaster: Track your health without ditching your mechanical watch
There are options for tracking your health without removing your stylish watch.
Cyberstalkers shielded by SCOTUS ruling on speech and online threats
Victims must prove cyberstalkers recklessly disregarded harms of online threats.
Devs find that Vision Pro can’t do true room-scale VR, but that’s no surprise
Opinion: Safety features limit Vision Pro for VR-but VR isn't its purpose.
Cuttlefish camouflage gets complicated
They receive constant feedback about their skin pattern and adjust camouflage accordingly.
The Password Game will make you want to break your keyboard in the best way
Creator offers a glimpse into how he made this fun, infuriating "Mess of RegEx."
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 review: Two steps forward, one step back
New Gen 11 model fixes the worst of Gen 10's flaws, but not without compromises.
Nintendo offers vague answers on backward compatibility for “Switch 2”
Reading the tea leaves on what could be a key feature for Nintendo's future.
Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack
Hackers might seek to do more than extort companies.
GeForce RTX 4060 review: Not thrilling, but a super-efficient $299 workhorse
60-class GPUs are Nvidia's most popular; the 4060 don't fix what ain't broke.
Electrifying volcano eruption set off the most extreme lightning detected
Lightning seen "at heights and rates not previously observed."
Now Volvo is switching to Tesla’s charging plug
And SAE International will make the specification a standard within 6 months.
Casualties keep growing in this month’s mass exploitation of MOVEit 0-day
The dramatic fallout continues, with as many as 122 organizations now breached.
We finally know how the mysterious Geminid meteor shower originated
A probe sent toward the Sun ran into the debris of an asteroid breakup.
YouTube “Playables” could bring Facebook-style casual games to YouTube
YouTube's demands for eternal growth could mean branching out into casual games.
Woman who went on the lam with untreated TB is now out of the slammer
After 23 days in jail, she agreed to take her meds and must open her door to officials.
Protests broke Reddit hack for useful Google search results—and Google knows it
Search term + Reddit = John Oliver?
Trend or aberration? Russia is launching foreign satellites again
Major space industry players are still keeping Russia at arm's length.
The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones
It's not an easy process, but it's getting close to a nearly full SteamOS feel.
Malaria spreading in Texas and Florida; first US-based cases in two decades
Despite cases in Texas and Florida, the overall risk is considered "extremely low."
Tesla on Autopilot crashed into stopped truck during highway lane closure
Tesla hit truck that was providing traffic control for a highway lane closure.
Twitter gets buggier: Followers don’t display, users restricted in error
Twitter looking into a bug restricting some users from liking and retweeting.
EV startup Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy protection
Struggling company accuses Taiwanese group Foxconn of reneging on commitments.
Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of Duty
CoD policy was "the opposite" of what Bethesda was "told to do... What's the difference?"
The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing
What if a single shot lasted for months?
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange infected with previously unseen Mac malware
It's not yet clear how the full-featured JokerSpy backdoor gets installed.
SpaceX making more than 1,000 changes to next Starship rocket
"Hot staging" and engine upgrade to debut on SpaceX's next Starship test flight.
World’s largest predatory shark had elevated body temperature
A warmer body would have made for a faster shark.
The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields
Worms lept at an average speed of 0.86 meters per second, close to human walking speed.
Couple develops rare disease after beetles eating their furniture get mites
When your pests have pests, you're in for a bad-and very itchy-time.
US allocates $42B in broadband funding—find out how much your state will get
Texas and California lead way as 19 states will get at least $1 billion each.
Supreme Court rejects Genius lawsuit claiming Google stole song lyrics
SCOTUS won't overturn ruling that US copyright law preempts Genius' claim.
Person who made the Windows 3.1 port of Wordle is back with a ChatGPT client
Developer has ported modern SSL/TLS libraries to Windows 3.1 to get it working.
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