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Updated 2024-11-25 09:30
D&D maker still wants to revoke earlier versions of “open” gaming license
Core rules would go under Creative Commons, "hateful" content would be barred.
Twitter retroactively changes developer agreement to ban third-party clients
A single line, changed days after a vague statement, ends a foundational era.
Musk oversaw staged Tesla self-driving video, emails show
Emails show Musk wanted an aspirational—not actual—demo of Full Self-Driving.
Rocket Report: SpaceX reaches ‘ludicrous’ cadence; ABL explains RS1 failure
"This evidence suggests that an unwanted fire spread to our avionics system."
Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum
Lisa OS 3.1's 1984 source Pascal code now available under a non-commercial license.
Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign
The DNS hijacking threat can be especially high for people using public Wi-Fi.
Meet the real zombifying fungus behind the fictional Last of Us outbreak
Ants are in trouble, but humans are safe... for now.
Winnebago’s first electric motorhome prototype breaks cover
One battery for the powertrain, another for the house functions and rooftop solar.
Twitter auction’s highest bid was $100K; it could owe $300M next week
Twitter's first loan payment deadline is reportedly next week.
Plastic surgeon injected kids with saline instead of COVID vaccine, feds allege
The plastic surgery group allegedly squirted the 2,000 vaccine doses down the drain.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot grows a set of hands, attempts construction work
Atlas goes for "inertially significant" lifts, learns all about Newton's third law.
PSVR 2 launch includes only a handful of exclusive titles
A few games will offer free or cheap upgrades from previous PSVR versions.
Amazon is discontinuing its AmazonSmile charity program next month
AmazonSmile has reportedly donated almost $450M to global charities since 2013.
The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play
Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day.
1923 cartoon predicts 2023’s AI art generators
H.T. Webster imagined a future world where a "cartoon dynamo" could generate art.
Facebook approves ads calling for children’s deaths in Brazil, test finds
YouTube had no problem passing the same test.
Amid economic downturn, space investment plummeted in 2022
One reason is that investors may have been wary after the space SPAC crash.
Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google
Law enforcement can potentially use this data for prosecutions.
GeForce Now Ultimate first impressions: Streaming has come a really long way
At its best, Nvidia's cloud-based service feels like an extension of your hands.
Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on
On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.
Time(s) for a change: State Department picks a new official typeface
From February, US diplomats and their staff will no longer use Times New Roman.
Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop”
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ID'd the culprit as the volatile ketone 3-octanone.
Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”
Criminal groups served allegedly include Conti, DarkSide, Phobos, and Hydra.
RSV vaccine for older adults is 84% effective, Moderna says
It's another positive sign for mRNA vaccines and the fight against RSV.
Logitech announces $70 webcams with USB-C, built-in shutters
Cuter, perhaps, but not vastly different from other Logitech cameras.
Very fat tires, a battery, front and rear springs and… a hinge?
A little of everything or an awkward balancing act?
Musk lawyer argues false tweets were just “technical wordsmith inaccuracies”
Tesla investors' lawyer tells jury Musk's lies cost "regular people" millions.
D&D maker promises to get player feedback for coming “open” license update
WotC producer on leaked OGL v1.1: "We are sorry. We got it wrong."
Apple’s full-size HomePod is back with new features
New smart home features headline the revived smart speaker.
Samsung and iFixit now have parts for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy laptops
Strange parts bundles and a limited selection make it more PR than practical, though.
Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, blames decelerated customer spending
“We will have to do more with less," CEO Satya Nadella says.
Twitter says third-party apps broke “long-standing API rules,” won’t name rules
It's not much, but it's more than app developers have heard in nearly a week.
Trump tries to get back on Facebook, claims ban is electoral “interference”
Trump was banned in January 2021 for "incit[ing] violent insurrection."
How flood forecasts in real time with block-by-block data could save lives
New machine-learning methods make it possible.
It looks like NASA will finally have an astronaut live in space for a full year
NASA has had a series of "almost" a year missions.
Top-secret car design studios are hubs for the electric vehicle future
EVs offer car designers more freedom compared to internal combustion engines.
Today’s best deals: Apple MacBook Air, Razer Blade, Google Pixel, and more
Dealmaster also has Apple iPad Air, Garmin's smart scale, portable storage, and 4K TVs.
More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits
Exploiting vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating isn't particularly hard.
Reviewer buys 16TB portable SSD for $70, proves it’s a sham
What's 15,936GB between friends?
70% of drugs advertised on TV are of “low therapeutic value,” study finds
Ads often tout new, pricey drugs that are not much better than old, cheaper ones.
“Talented but crazy”: Potential jurors give court their opinions on Elon Musk
Jury selection in Tesla trial proceeds as Musk lawyer expresses "grave concerns."
More malicious packages posted to online repository. This time it’s PyPI
It's not always easy to spot malicious impostors posing as legit downloads.
Game makers stage mass exodus from Dungeons & Dragons’ “open” license
WotC is "an existential threat to our game," one publisher says.
Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo, says senior Autopilot engineer
The claim was made in a lawsuit over Walter Huang's fatal Model X crash in 2018.
Fire of Love revisits tragedy of French volcanologists who died in 1991
Married French volcanologists perished in eruption of Japan's Mount Unzen in 1991.
Google plans AirTag clone, will track devices with 3 billion Android phones
Google recently made the world's largest device-tracking network; now it has a tag.
The physics behind building an enduring soap bubble
Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping.
RNC loses complaint claiming Gmail spam filter is biased against Republicans
FEC found "no reason to believe" that Google used spam filter to help Democrats.
Din Djarin seeks forgiveness for his sins in The Mandalorian S3 trailer
"Our people are scattered like stars in the galaxy."
Bin, app, and subscription combo pledges a cleaner kitchen, environment
Food waste is a big problem in the US. Is a Wi-Fi-equipped trash can a solution?
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