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Scientists show off the wide vision of Europe’s Euclid space telescope
The $1.5 billion Euclid telescope will use light to study the dark Universe.
Highly invasive backdoor snuck into open source packages targets developers
Packages downloaded thousands of times targeted people working on sensitive projects.
Americans may soon get warnings about ultra-processed foods: Report
Nutrition experts are reviewing data on ultra-processed foods for 2025 guidance.
Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening
Google says "bribe is a pretty strong word" for efforts to court app developers.
After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
OEMs are increasingly focused on using TVs as a way to show customers ads.
Most researchers behind superconductor claim now want their paper pulled
Both of the superconductivity papers Ranga Dias published in Nature are now gone.
If the next Starship makes it through staging, you can call that a win
A key moment will come 2 minutes and 41 seconds into the next Starship test flight.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau wants to regulate Venmo, Apple Cash like banks
Digital wallets and payment applications would be affected by move.
Daily Telescope: Lucy continues to surprise astronomers with its first flyby
"We never suspected anything so bizarre!"
The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action film from Nintendo and Sony
Maze Runner director, Jurassic World writer, and no release date yet.
Xbox moderation team turns to AI for help filtering a flood of user content
Automated language/vision models help evaluate player reports, Gamerpic uploads, and more.
Chamberlain blocks smart garage door opener from working with smart homes
Chamberlain packed its app with ads while disabling third-party access.
Data broker’s “staggering” sale of sensitive info exposed in unsealed FTC filing
Judge: Data broker's motion to sanction FTC long on hyperbole, short on facts."
PS5 “Slim” teardowns suggest same chip, not much shrinking, but nifty disc drive
It's an improvement, but not like the notable gains of previous "slim" models.
Android 14’s storage disaster gets patched, but your data might be gone
Google's "solution" can't do anything for bootlooping devices.
After big drop in ISP competition, Canada mandates fiber-network sharing
Bell claims it will cut fiber spending by $1 billion in protest of CRTC ruling.
What to do if your new M3 Mac shows up with an old, non-updatable macOS version
You'll want to update for security fixes, even if you don't care about features.
The European Space Agency may have a bullying problem
Ex-employees, ESA documents, and court cases point to longstanding problems.
Decades after “breakup,” Doom’s Carmack and Romero are rehashing their legacy
Despite reports of workplace tension, the two Johns insist they're still friendly.
After the sting of Ariane 6, Europe finally embraces commercial rockets
A new deal keeps the Ariane 6 rocket afloat while looking ahead to new launchers.
AI bots can do the grunt work of filling out job applications for you
One programmer used AI to apply for 5,000 jobs.
Final trailer for The Marvels recalls past Avengers as a new threat looms
"We destroyed Thanos. But it's not over."
The Ars Technica staff guide to the mobile apps we can’t live without
We polled our writers and got them to spill their favorite iOS and Android apps.
Daily Telescope: Pumping up the volume with the Headphones nebula
"I liked the object so much I decided to give it a try."
Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using historical data
The feature combines geographic and traffic data with historical crash data.
After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have been found
The listing went down quickly, and Roddenberry's son is trying to track it down.
“I cannot wait to possess you”: Reading 18th-century letters for the first time
Some things are universal: One sailor's mother chided him for not writing more often.
Critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence server is under “mass exploitation”
Atlassian's senior management is all but begging customers to take immediate action.
Supermassive black hole found only half a billion years after Big Bang
There just isn't time for something that big to grow from a supernova remnant.
Toxic toddler fruit pouches: “Extremely high” lead levels sicken 7 in 5 states
Three brands of apple cinnamon fruit pouches have now been recalled.
OpenAI introduces GPT-4 Turbo: Larger memory, lower cost, new knowledge
Novel-sized context window, DALL-E 3 API, more announced on OpenAI DevDay 2023.
Google’s “Web Integrity” Android API could kill “alternative” media clients
Web Integrity pivots to Android, could permanently kill YouTube Vanced-style apps.
100+ researchers say they stopped studying X, fearing Elon Musk might sue them
Affected studies were tracking hate speech, child safety, and misinformation.
Google ends deal to build 15,000 Bay Area homes due to “market conditions”
15,000-home plan in limbo as Google ends contract with builder after four years.
Good news for clumsy divers: Physics holds the key to less-painful belly-flops
Insights could help improve future designs of naval ships, seaplanes, or projectiles.
OpenAI introduces custom AI assistants called “GPTs” that play different roles
Users can build and share custom-defined roles-from math mentor to sticker designer.
Why today’s Epic v. Google trial is (and isn’t) a repeat of Epic v. Apple
Epic says Google puts up "myriad contractual and technical barriers" for sideloading.
The brutality of this EV crash test was shocking, but both cars passed
Counting our blessings after a crash course in vehicle safety.
Dealmaster: Herman Miller deals, Lenovo laptop sales, and more
A rare sale that takes up to 25 percent off the price of Herman Miller chairs.
Apple says it has no plans to update the 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon chips
The 27-inch model used to be Apple's best consumer desktop, but no longer.
Elon Musk’s new AI model doesn’t shy from questions about cocaine and orgies
xAI positions sarcastic AI assistant to counterbalance buttoned-up ChatGPT.
Ariane 6 cost and delays bring European launch industry to a breaking point
"I certainly expect a paradigm shift on the launcher sector."
Review: Apple’s 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro crams Ultra-level speed into a laptop
A solid generational upgrade for a laptop that wouldn't be possible with Intel.
Daily Telescope: The sword of Orion contains a brilliant reflection nebula
This image was captured in California, near Oakland.
Driving the Volvo EX30, a $36K EV that prioritizes sustainability
Volvo says the EX30's carbon footprint is 25 percent smaller than the C40 or XC40.
Most monstrous marsquake ever reveals where it came from
A seismic event that looked like an impact, but no craters to be seen.
When the natural gas industry used the playbook from Big Tobacco
As early as the 1970s, research showed that gas stoves produced indoor air pollution.
Hitting the trails with a low-priced e-mountain bike
SWFT takes its price- and corner-cutting to a bike format that skews high-end.
No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked
If a transgression by a single employee breaches your network, you're doing it wrong.
A historic Falcon 9 made a little more history Friday night
SpaceX didn't stop at 10 or 15 flights per booster, and probably won't stop at 20.
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