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Get ready to meet the Chat GPT clones
A tidal wave of bots is on its way.
Apple, Atari, and Commodore, oh my! Explore a deluxe home vintage computer den
Brian Green re-lives the 1980s with dozens of fully operational vintage PCs at home.
Little rewards get people to see truth in politically unfavorable info
Even if you pay conservatives, they're not as good at IDing fake news as liberals.
The time has come: GitHub expands 2FA requirement rollout March 13
Certain types of users enroll first, but it will be universal by year's end.
North Korean hackers target security researchers with a new backdoor
Campaign uses carefully crafted LinkedIn accounts that mimic legit people.
YouTuber must pay $40K in attorneys’ fees for daft “reverse censorship” suit
Judge said the complaint from "Young Pharaoh" never had a chance of winning.
This Yellowstone hot spring’s rhythmic thump makes it a geo-thermometer
Silence intervals between the thumping reveal how much heat is entering Doublet Pool.
Congressman confronts FBI over “egregious” unlawful search of his personal data
Section 702 unlikely to be reauthorized without reforms to protect US citizens.
Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down
After Stadia's commercial failure, the pivot to Immersive Stream for Games is dead, too.
cURL, the omnipresent data tool, is getting a 25th birthday party this month
Founder will open a 25-year bottle of Scotch and chat about its history and future.
Silicon Valley Bank shut down by US banking regulators
Tech-focused lender faced deposit outflows, failed late attempt to raise new capital.
Sales of vinyl albums overtake CDs for the first time since the late ’80s
Streaming still accounts for 84% of music revenue, but vinyl is having a moment.
Spike in deadly strep infections linked to wave of flu, RSV in US kids
Group A strep is known to piggyback on viral infections.
The 2024 Ford Mustang is the next car to lose AM radio
If you listen to a lot of AM radio, the next Ford Mustang is not the car for you.
Apple, Foxconn convince Indian state to loosen labor laws
Lobbying leads to landmark legislation that anticipates iPhone production.
PlayStation’s new Discord integration is a key step for the cross-play dream
Before this week, there was no universal VoIP platform for online games.
Rocket Report: Boeing to bid SLS for military launch; Ariane chief says all is well
"We believe the proven SLS capabilities can be an asset."
Gun violence is the top killer of US kids—the pandemic made it worse
Researchers call for firearm policy changes and efforts to address structural racism.
Malware infecting widely used security appliance survives firmware updates
Update-resistant malware is part of a pattern by highly motivated threat actors.
Best standing desk accessories to get you on your feet
Combat fatigue and reap the benefits while you stand at work.
Apple Music Classical will give your smartphone some culture on March 28
Classical music app will be included with an Apple One or Apple Music sub.
After 6 long months, an Android phone finally cloned the iPhone 14
The Dynamic Island has shamelessly arrived in an Android phone as the "Mini Capsule."
Rare, pristine first edition of Copernicus’ De Revolutionibus up for sale
Edition will be exhibited at New York International Antiquarian Book Fair next month.
Has the generative AI pricing collapse already started?
OpenAI could be in a position to loss-lead until its competitors wither away.
Discord hops the generative AI train with ChatGPT-style tools
Discord rolling out AI chatbot, moderation, summaries, and avatar remixer features.
Microsoft’s Bing hits 100 million active users thanks to AI chat, Edge browser
"We are fully aware we remain a small, low, single digit share player."
HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink
HP's approach to DRM continues rubbing people the wrong way.
Google dusts off the failed Google+ playbook to fight ChatGPT
New directive gives Googlers 'months' to build AI into existing products.
Meeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV battery requirements will be hard
Some EV battery thresholds achievable—if US allies are way, way too generous
FBI finally admits to buying location data on Americans, horrifying experts
FBI director denied that the agency currently purchases location data.
Go ahead and unplug this door device before reading. You’ll thank us later.
The Akuvox E11 door phone/intercom is riddled with security holes.
The auto industry is pessimistic about 2030-2040 EV adoption timelines
An industry survey found only 39 percent thought going all-EV by 2040 was achievable.
Get ready for a flood of self-published games on the Epic Games Store
Previous "high-quality" curation replaced by access for anyone who can pay $100 fee.
The 2023 Kia EV6 GT: We determine its fun formula
Is more power more fun if you have less range and more time spent charging?
COVID survivors at increased risk of long-term gastrointestinal conditions
Although people with severe COVID had highest risk, mild cases also upped risks.
Nvidia driver bug might make your CPU work harder after you close your game
A driver hotfix, available via an 850MB download, will fix the problem for you.
A more powerful Steam Deck is “a few years” off, Valve says
Valve sees value in keeping "a solid [hardware] target throughout the generation."
Starlink explains why its FCC map listings are so different from reality
Starlink filings lump RV and home service together; SpaceX blames FCC system.
DuckDuckGo’s new Wikipedia summary bot: “We fully expect it to make mistakes” [Updated]
DuckAssist provides an AI-powered Wikipedia summary, hoping to avoid hallucinations.
Remember that ancient Roman “dildo”? It might just be an old Roman drop spindle
"It’s a bit understated as a dildo, and would make for a more satisfying spin than anything else."
Room-temperature superconductor works at lower pressures
Results come from a lab that had an earlier superconductivity paper retracted.
Musk apologizes for mocking and firing Twitter exec with muscular dystrophy
Musk says Halli Thorleifsson “is considering remaining at Twitter.”
Dealmaster: Lenovo’s best laptop is 50% off in latest doorbuster deal
We've got big discounts on Lenovo's business laptop.
Bethesda’s Starfield pushed back to Sept. 6 launch date
"We know you've waited a long time to play something new from us," says director.
Relativity Space will attempt to become a real rocket company today
Relativity Space is one of the more intriguing new space launch companies.
Feds open new Tesla probe after two Model Y steering wheels come off
Both vehicles suffered the problem after incomplete repairs during production.
Ryzen 7950X3D review: An expensive but incredibly efficient 16-core CPU
AMD's second run at a 3D V-Cache CPU is easier to recommend than the first.
EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter
Regulators are concerned that platform aims to use more volunteers and AI for moderation.
NASA studying unexpected performance of Orion’s heat shield ahead of crew mission
"Vigilance is very important for us as we fly crew going forward."
VW says sorry for child carjacking fiasco, makes safety service free
From June 1, most model-year 2020-2023 VWs can sign up for five free years.
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