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Updated 2024-11-25 14:45
Prescription poop is here: FDA approves fecal slurry for unshakeable diarrhea
It's a win for those with C. diff and a milestone for microbiome-based therapies.
The Mandalorian season 3 has been delayed—but only a little
It's the first new season of the show since 2020—well, sort of.
Over a year later, Musk’s Neuralink still 6 months from human trials
Lots of tech in development, but we're still waiting for indications of an application.
OpenAI invites everyone to test new AI-powered chatbot—with amusing results
ChatGPT aims to produce accurate and harmless talk—but it's a work in progress.
Eufy’s “local storage” cameras can be streamed from anywhere, unencrypted
The URLs for accessing your camera streams are also way too easy to brute-force.
Hive Social turns off servers after researchers warn hackers can access all data
Site officials say site will be down for a couple of days.
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks on FTX collapse: “I didn’t ever try to commit fraud”
Bankman-Fried does public interview despite his lawyers urging him to stay quiet.
Pixel 7a rumors show similar design, big tech upgrades
A 90 Hz display, wireless charging, and modern cameras make this a phone to watch.
Nintendo apologizes for Pokémon performance problems, promises “improvements”
Games have been Nintendo's fastest-selling titles despite early bugs.
Call of Duty players flock to buy “all-black” DLC skin, hide in dark corners
LA Thieves skin pack becomes a bestseller by offering in-game camouflage effect.
Google game honors Black video game pioneer Jerry Lawson on his birthday
Late engineer played key role in creating first cartridge-based console in 1976.
Astronomers say a new, huge satellite is as bright as the brightest stars
"BlueWalker 3 is a big shift in the constellation satellite issue."
Elon Musk appears to reconcile with Apple after Twitter tirade
Musk: "misunderstanding" over Twitter and the App Store is resolved.
My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop
Revisiting the wonder and betrayal of online life circa 1992.
Chrome, Defender, and Firefox 0-days linked to commercial IT firm in Spain
Variston IT fingerprints found in source code for advanced Chrome exploit.
First M2 Max benchmark scores appear to leak on Geekbench
If the scores are legit, they show fairly modest gains compared to the M1 Max.
Disney’s new neural network can change an actor’s age with ease
"Production ready" neural net makes actors younger or older for film or TV.
Astronomers capture black hole gobbling up a star in a “hyper-feeding frenzy”
“It’s probably swallowing the star at the rate of half the mass of the Sun per year.”
San Francisco allows police to use robots to remotely kill suspects
The SFPD is now authorized to use explosive robots when lives are at stake.
New device can make hydrogen when dunked in salt water
Device structure does energy-free desalination before water is split.
Jaguar’s Formula E team is a good example of how racing improves road EVs
From software to silicon carbide inverters, the sport's not just entertainment.
EU threatens Musk with Twitter ban as firm defends new approach to moderation
Twitter claims "none of our policies have changed" after abandoning COVID policy.
Google customers win class-action status in lawsuit over app store prices
Customers claim that Google Play artificially inflated app prices.
iOS 16.1.2 has arrived, and it’s focused on the crash detection feature
A much bigger iOS update numbered 16.2 is expected soon.
Play app with 100K downloads booted for forwarding texts to developer server
Texts were used to provide verification codes for fraudulent accounts.
Eufy’s “No clouds” cameras upload facial thumbnails to AWS
Company says it should have better informed users of how it sends mobile alerts.
Apple will pay up to $395 to people with broken MacBook butterfly keyboards
Only affected users living in specific states will be eligible for payouts.
Former Musk ally explains resignation from Twitter, cites “dictatorial edict”
Former safety chief Yoel Roth's advice for Musk: "Humility goes a really long way."
Modern trackball mouse wants to be a wireless solution to your ergonomic woes
Trackball mice are still niche, but modern features keep new releases relevant.
Homeopath who made thousands on bogus COVID pellets gets nearly 3 years in prison
Before sentencing, Juli Mazi claimed she had "sovereign immunity."
SpaceX set to launch two spacecraft to the Moon tonight
ispace is seeking to become the first private company to successfully land on the Moon.
Nintendo tells Smash World Tour it can no longer operate unlicensed tournaments
Months of licensing talks fall apart, dooming December championship and 2023 season.
Musk won’t relaunch Twitter Blue until he finds a way to avoid Apple fees
He also raised the price of blue checks by 1 cent.
OnePlus beats Google with four years of major OS updates
OnePlus and Samsung are now tied in having the longest update plans.
Starlink prices in Ukraine nearly double as mobile networks falter
Russian assault on electricity grid drives Starlink prices up.
Review: Intel’s “Raptor Canyon” NUC is a compact gaming PC without the stress
Building your own can be considerably cheaper, but DIY-ing isn't always easy.
Latest Super Mario Bros. movie trailer features a bold, new Princess Peach
Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Yoshis also make appearances in fresh two-minute promo.
OpenAI upgrades GPT-3, stunning with rhyming poetry and lyrics
Refinement to AI language model generates rhyming compositions in various styles.
SpaceX fires up 11 engines as it prepares massive rocket for orbital test
Nothing blew up, which is always a win.
How secure a Twitter replacement is Mastodon? Let us count the ways
The demise of Twitter's security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives.
Google reportedly has Gmail and Calendar apps in the works for Wear OS
Google Workspace's wearables neglect is hopefully coming to an end.
It took nearly 500 years for researchers to crack Charles V’s secret code
Holy Roman Emperor wrote of being targeted by Italian mercenary, among other topics.
Musk’s Twitter abandons COVID misinfo policy, shirking “huge responsibility”
"In cases like this pandemic, good information is life-saving."
Epson quitting laser printers doesn’t address its bigger sustainability issue
Epson will sell only inkjet printers as of 2026.
Free ray-tracing update will overhaul Portal’s graphics on December 8
Its fancy new effects have much higher system requirements than the original.
Influencers were paid by Google to promote a Pixel phone they never used
The FTC says Google paid radio DJs to say they loved the Pixel 4.
Behavior-changing parasite moves wolves to the head of the pack
A parasite associated with bold behavior is also associated with pack leadership.
Used thin client PCs are an unsexy, readily available Raspberry Pi alternative
Turn yesterday's corporate computer into today's Pi-like system—with some work.
Musk faces fines if Twitter’s gutted child safety team becomes overwhelmed
Already overworked child safety team went from 20 to less than 10 members.
Musk asks if Apple “hates free speech” because it cut Twitter ad spending
Musk: Apple threatened to pull Twitter from iOS and "mostly stopped advertising."
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