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Updated 2024-11-25 00:45
House Republican tries to protect Musk and Twitter from FTC investigation
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenas FTC, claims it "harassed" Twitter and Musk.
DIY IBM Selectric type balls give ’60s typewriters new life (and Comic Sans)
A Selectric is nothing without its golf ball, but finding one is a costly pain.
RIP HBO Max and Discovery+: “Max” launches May 23
It will offer more new Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Big Bang Theory shows.
Pang Pha, the Asian elephant, taught herself how to peel a banana
The elephant only peels yellow-brown bananas when alone, and can do so faster than humans.
Popular porn site must delete all amateur videos posted without consent
Amsterdam court requires porn sites to gain consent from all amateur performers.
Here’s the tech used to create a nearly 20-foot-tall Donkey Kong cabinet
The JAMMA adapters, superguns, and low-lag upscalers needed for Kong-scale Kong.
Elon Musk reportedly purchases thousands of GPUs for generative AI project at Twitter
Reports say it's a commitment to AI, despite signing cautionary AI "pause" letter.
NYPD robocops: Hulking, 400-lb robots will start patrolling New York City
Mayor says new surveillance bots are "only the beginning" of police force revamp.
Eve Online player rigs in-game CEO vote to steal $22,000 of assets
Absentee corporate leadership failed to notice the vote before it was too late.
Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype
AI cracking is on par with conventional methods, but you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise.
Windows 11 beta changes what the Print Screen button does after 33 years
Key now opens the Snipping Tool by default rather than copying to the clipboard.
New EPA rules would cut car emissions 56% by 2032
New rules would affect light- and medium-duty vehicles.
NPR says goodbye to Elon Musk’s Twitter
NPR: Twitter is "falsely implying that we are not editorially independent."
What if the US followed Germany and shut down its nuclear plants?
There's a huge cost in lives from shutting off low-emission power plants.
Relativity Space is moving on from the Terran 1 rocket to something much bigger
Relativity Space is not going to launch again until at least 2026.
UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping
Universal Music Group says new tech relies on unauthorized use of copyrighted material.
Nvidia’s $599 GeForce RTX 4070 is a more reasonably priced (and sized) Ada GPU
But it's the cheapest way (so far) to add DLSS 3 support to your gaming PC.
Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town
Researchers study emergent AI behaviors in a sandbox world inspired by The Sims.
The mounting human and environmental costs of generative AI
Op-ed: Planetary impacts, escalating financial costs, and labor exploitation all factor.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s “15 W” wireless charging is 33% slower than last year
Compared to last year's models, Samsung's wireless charging somehow got worse.
Developer creates “regenerative” AI program that fixes bugs on the fly
"Wolverine" experiment can fix Python bugs at runtime and re-run the code.
Forget the race cars; here’s how F1 will really cut carbon emissions
The cars might be fast, but they're also only 0.7% of F1's carbon footprint.
Questionable $2,500 hoodie makes you look like you were plucked out of Minecraft
Plus: The pixelated silk pants you've been searching for.
Substack debuts feature that spooked Musk into suppressing Substack tweets
Substack says its Notes feed can coexist with and complement Twitter.
Convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison, judge rules
Though not a flight risk, judge rules her appeal is too weak to keep her out of prison.
Google’s $350 NFL Sunday Ticket package is more expensive than DirecTV
Sunday Ticket is moving online, but NFL and Google aren't changing much.
Entangled superpowers cause portal-jumping havoc in The Marvels teaser
"Is this an Avengers test?"
Twitter “no longer exists” as a company, merges into Musk’s X Corp
Company name change may be Musk's next step to launch X, the "everything app."
SBF called Alameda “unauditable,” joked about losing track of $50 million
SBF: "We sometimes find $50m lying around that we lost track of; such is life."
Tesla’s close ties to China draw scrutiny of GOP lawmaker
Tesla's plan to build a massive new battery factory in China sparked the concern.
Half-Life Alyx is now fully playable without VR hardware
Mouse-and-keyboard controls are perfectly functional, despite some compromises.
Automakers may have to sell 4x more EVs under new proposed CAFE rules
The changes will affect car companies but not car buyers.
Network-watching gadget Monitor-IO chooses a graceful, owner-friendly death
Device owners get a standalone, locally run image they can flash.
China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger
Regulator warns AI-created content should embody "socialist values."
Lockheed Martin makes a big bet on commercial space and the Moon
"We needed a way to have a compelling commercial services offering."
No drug is safe: Drug developers decry Texas abortion pill ruling
Over 400 biopharma leaders are calling for the ruling to be reversed.
Today’s best deals: Microsoft Spring Sale discounts Xbox games, Surface, and more
Microsoft's Spring Sale also includes a ton of cheap movies and game titles.
Ex-Twitter CEO who was fired by Musk sues company over unpaid legal expenses
Lawsuit: Twitter refuses to reimburse costs related to federal investigations.
For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR
13 Star Trek movies are available in 4K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
Apple releases last week’s security patches for older iPhones, iPads, and Macs
iOS 15.7.5, macOS 12.6.5 and 11.7.6 patch "actively exploited" security holes.
Lawsuit: Tesla must be punished for “tasteless” sharing of car-camera images
Suit: Images were shared "for the tasteless entertainment of Tesla employees."
SwitchBot’s Hub 2 is the first Matter device that really matters
It's a climate sensor and display, automation button, infrared remote, and more.
More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead
Software support is dead, and all the hardware is out of stock.
In defense of annoying stickers that come on PCs, and why I might get one for my Mac
Would you pay $7 to put an "M1 Inside" holographic sticker on your Mac? I might.
Tesla price cuts and a tax credit are driving used EV sales
The average used EV cost $43,000, a four percent drop year on year.
Resident Evil 4’s new paid DLC should have been a free cheat code
What ever happened to "idkfa"?
Analysts say Mac sales are down 40% as post-pandemic PC sales slump continues
Apple was defying industry trends a few months ago, but no longer, says IDC.
SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is ready to fly, just waiting for a launch license
SpaceX engineers have a million questions about the performance of these vehicles.
Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper
Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?
Musk admits NPR isn’t state-affiliated after asking questions he could have Googled
NPR now labeled "Government Funded" despite getting under 1% of funds from US.
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