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My long quest to revive a ’90s Windows gaming cult classic
Pendulumania is a testament to addictive game design and Windows app portability.
Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself”
Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company."
2 municipal water facilities report falling to hackers in separate breaches
The facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas serve more than 2 million residents.
With another record broken, the world’s spaceports are busier than ever
No turning back? We can expect even more launches worldwide next year.
Nvidia CEO: US chip independence may take 20 years to achieve
US may take twice as long as Biden expects to build its own chip supply chain.
Netflix lands its first big-name games with Grand Theft Auto trilogy
Package includes GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas.
Google to pay Canada’s “link tax,” drops threat of removing news from search
Google previously threatened to remove Canadian news links from search and News.
Stable Diffusion XL Turbo can generate AI images as fast as you can type
Even at home, SDXL Turbo can create detailed images with startling speed.
Are big international teams leaving creativity out of science?
Study finds lower impact from widely spread-out teams, but is it cause or effect?
Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says
Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.
Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play
Downloader app was suspended twice despite clear problems in DMCA notices.
Nikola Tesla’s historic Wardenclyffe lab site at risk after devastating fire
The crowdfunded Tesla Science Center has launched a new fundraiser to repair the damage.
EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports
Teething problems abound with new electric powertrains.
Amazon unleashes Q, an AI assistant for the workplace
Aimed at the office, Amazon Q can summarize docs and assist with programming tasks.
Unity lays off hundreds of Weta Digital engineers as it pivots back to games
More cuts likely as troubled engine maker seeks to "increase our focus on our core."
Report: Apple and Goldman Sachs are breaking up over money-losing Apple Card
Goldman Sachs has lost billions of dollars on its consumer-focused businesses.
Tough battery-sourcing requirement for EV tax credit may be relaxed
It all hinges on how the US Treasury defines "foreign entities of concern."
New type of geothermal power plant powers data centers in the desert
Pilot plant in Nevada uses tech from fracking to generate power in arid landscape.
For the first time, we’re seeing views of China’s entire space station
Tiangong could now outlive the older, larger International Space Station.
ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation
Easy-to-exploit flaw gives hackers passwords and cryptographic keys to vulnerable servers.
A Victorian naturalist traded Aboriginal remains in a scientific quid pro quo
Morton Allport acquired his specimens through networks and, sometimes, grave-robbing.
Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously
Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70%.
Backlash over fake female speakers shuts down developer conference
Male organizer also accused of secretly running female coder Instagram account.
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout
The US already lags far behind China and Europe, but we're going too fast, dealers say.
Amazon packages reportedly overwhelm small post offices, delaying other mail
USPS "agreement with Amazon is interfering with timely deliveries," senator says.
Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
Google tells users to not delete local Drive profile data while it investigates.
Baldur’s Gate 3 bug caused by game’s endless mulling of evil deeds
"Unnoticed and eternally active acts of theft and violence" to be fixed soon.
Win hardware, collectibles, and more in the 2023 Ars Technica Charity Drive
Help yourself to prizes by helping us raise money for good causes.
Microsoft’s ugly sweater for 2023 is Windows XP’s iconic default wallpaper
The world's most-recognizable default wallpaper is back, in sweater form.
Job losses likely at VW as the people’s car brand becomes uncompetitive
Management says high costs and low productivity are a big problem.
Study finds no “smoking gun” for mental health issues due to Internet usage
The best data... suggests that there is not a global link between these factors."
Guidemaster: Game controllers to turn your smartphone into a mobile gaming machine
Amp up your smartphone gaming experience with these game controllers.
Data from NASA’s Webb Telescope backs up ideas on planet formation
New data confirms the existence of a "snow line" in planet-forming disks.
Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected
Chipmaker claims breach had no "material adverse effect."
Seven-minute hotfire test moves Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket closer to flight
This was one of the final exams for Ariane 6 before its long-delayed debut.
Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices
Downloader app suspended by DMCA notice that didn't list any copyrighted works.
“Mystery” pneumonia in China is mix of common respiratory germs, WHO says
Reports caused alarm, but experts say it looks like a post-COVID germ comeback.
New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image
Given GPU and patience, SVD can turn any image into a 2-second video clip.
DOS_deck offers free, all-timer DOS games in a browser, with controller support
Playing Warcraft in a browser, using a controller, somehow feels... okay?
Amazon’s $195 thin clients are repurposed Fire TV Cubes
Amazon Workspaces Thin Client is a Fire TV Cube with different software.
Big brands keep dropping X over antisemitism; $75M loss, report estimates
Creators worried advertisers dropping X could hurt revenue-sharing payouts.
Google says bumpy Pixel 8 screens are nothing to worry about
Display "bumps" are components pushing into the OLED panel.
Researchers figure out how to bypass the fingerprint readers in most Windows PCs
Microsoft's Surface didn't even use the Microsoft-developed security protocol.
Meta routinely ignored reports of kids under 13 on Instagram, states allege
Newly unredacted suit cites internal documents, including report to Zuckerberg.
The 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a confoundingly charming plug-in hybrid
Faults that should have been frustrating just seem to add character when it's an Alfa.
Study: The serotine bat uses its super-large penis as an arm when mating
Further research involves building a "bat porn box" to catch more mating acts on camera.
“Tasmanian Devil” event has the power of hundreds of billions of Suns
We don't really know what can cause repeated outbursts of this sort.
Complex, volatile coast makes preparing for tsunamis tough in Alaska
Educating local residents about the risks carries challenges.
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