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Updated 2024-11-25 09:30
UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online
If passed, UK online safety bill could jail tech leaders for up to two years.
New M2-powered MacBook Pros and minis have 8K video, Wi-Fi 6E, dozens of cores
The hardware is quite familiar, but you can pack in a whole lot of power.
With $1.5 billion bill due at month-end, Elon Musk’s options aren’t great
Purchased for $44 billion, company is likely worth as little as $15 billion today.
The Chevrolet Corvette gets all-wheel drive hybrid power for 2024
When the hybrid 'Vette goes on sale later this year, it will be the quickest of them all.
A history of ARM, part 3: Coming full circle
In our series finale, ARM achieves its goal of bringing computing power to the masses.
Artists file class-action lawsuit against AI image generator companies
Suit seeks damages from Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt.
WHO presses China for more data after COVID death tally leaps from 37 to 60K
The new death toll figure "should be considered the minimum."
Where Matter support stands, and what devices are coming, in early 2023
Matter devices are arriving soon, but there are many quirks to work out.
OAN loses key ruling in suit claiming DirecTV broke deal by dropping network
Judge denies OAN claim, says contract with DirecTV did not entitle it to renewal.
Lasers used to guide lightning strikes to a safe target
Lightning strikes flow along laser's path for tens of meters.
Google Stadia celebrates shutdown with controller update, new game
The Stadia controller is getting an update with generic Bluetooth support.
From start to finish, Sunday’s Falcon Heavy launch delivered spectacular imagery
You really shouldn't miss the images of the booster return.
Reports: Twitter’s sudden third-party client lockouts were intentional
Internal chats suggest company has only "started to work on comms."
Musk wins legal battle to force laid-off Twitter employees into arbitration
Only ex-employees who opted out of arbitration agreements can join class action.
Wyoming Republicans take a stand, want to ban electric cars
As childish legislative stunts go, this one is certainly pathetic.
Kyle and Andrew dissect The Last of Us television premiere
There's plenty to *ahem* chew on as the infected move from prestige game to prestige TV.
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is pen-centric hardware let down by book-centric software
Review: Despite excellent hardware, the writing features feel tacked-on.
Watch live: SpaceX set to launch first of five Falcon Heavy missions this year
A trickle of Falcon Heavy launches may soon turn into a flood.
COVID, RSV and the flu: A case of viral interference?
Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.
ChatGPT has investors drooling, but can it bring home the bacon?
As Microsoft eyes $10B investment, it's unclear what products can be built on the tech.
The Overwatch League ruled esports. Then everything went wrong
Activision-Blizzard’s ambitious, much-hyped initiative has stalled.
An aviation expert explains how the FAA’s critical NOTAM safety system works
This is why planes can't fly when NOTAM goes down.
Meta sues “scraping-for-hire” service that sells user data to law enforcement
Israeli firm says it uses AI to analyze “billions of ‘human pixels’ and signals.”
Amid China’s massive COVID wave, 42% of people on one flight tested positive
Another reminder to keep those masks on during flights.
Best Buy offers free shipping for all members, but cuts Totaltech benefits
Also, the points program will now be exclusive to Best Buy Credit Card holders.
Ars is reviewing HBO’s The Last of Us series
One critic who's played the games and one who hasn't—we're the original odd couple!
Collector discovered Isaac Newton’s lost personal copy of Opticks
David DiLaura called his discovery "a once-in-a-collector’s-lifetime event."
Google to SCOTUS: Liability for promoting terrorist videos will ruin the Internet
Supreme Court ruling could trigger “devastating spillover effects,” Google says.
New Sony Walkman music players feature stunning good looks, Android 12
Sony holds onto the beautiful dream of standalone portable audio players.
Musk on trial for “funding secured” tweet—experts predict he’s going to lose
Musk faces tough trial as judge already ruled his tweets were false and reckless.
Amid widespread backlash, D&D maker scales back “open” license changes
License will remain royalty-free, earlier OGL content will "remain unaffected."
LG issues recall of 52,000 TVs due to 86-inchers’ “serious tip-over” hazards
LG says the TVs are only a risk if you don't install the stand properly.
Tesla drops prices up to 20 percent in attempt to drive sales
The electric automaker is beginning to look a bit desperate for customers.
Third-party Twitter clients stopped working, and nobody’s sure why
Developers find their apps "suspended" or unresponsive, lack Twitter contacts.
US vaccination decline continues: 250,000 kindergarteners vulnerable to measles
Officials blamed a variety of factors, including pandemic disruptions and hesitancy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook to take 40% pay cut this year
CEO requested pay cut after shareholder vote on executive compensation.
Batteries and hydrogen power these cute Toyota AE86 factory restomods
The Toyota AE86 is beloved due to its role in the anime Initial D.
Despite public stance, internal Exxon climate analyses were very accurate
Exxon's scientists accurately projected things its executives didn't want to hear.
New imaging finds trigger for massive global warming 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, hot magma scorched the sediments under the Atlantic seafloor.
Rocket Report: Starship may actually be near liftoff; China’s copycat booster designs
“This is not the outcome we were hoping for today."
I disconnected from the electric grid for 8 months—in Manhattan
What started as an experiment has turned into a habit I hope will inspire others.
Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit
A patch was released in October, but not all servers have installed it.
This cool new approach to refrigeration could replace harmful chemicals
New method uses salt and an organic solvent to change a material’s melting point.
Apple previews a trio of apps that will finally replace iTunes for Windows
The new apps are all roughly analogous to the versions that run on macOS.
Biden taking “absolutely wrong approach” to crack down on Big Tech, critics say
Biden asks Congress to stop Big Tech’s data-gulping, competition-smothering ways.
Sedimentation threatens to steal capacity from nearly 50,000 dams
Study shows the world’s dams could lose up to 28 percent of storage by 2050.
Fortinet says hackers exploited critical vulnerability to infect VPN customers
Remote code-execution bug was exploited to backdoor vulnerable servers.
RIP HDMI Alt Mode, we hardly knew ye
After failing to release any cables or adapters, HDMI Alt Mode is dead.
Leaked Samsung Galaxy S23 pictures show off new camera design
Samsung's new smartphones are launching February 1, and a lot has leaked.
You’re not imagining it—new cars really have gotten much more expensive
Kelly Blue Book data shows a 5% increase in average transaction prices since 2021.
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