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Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China
Six others also indicted as Korea toughens response to leakage of secrets.
Review: Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says
Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it's a bridge between Apple's low- and high-end Macs.
Microsoft announces new $350 1TB Carbon Black Xbox Series S
"Carbon Black" edition will launch worldwide on September 1.
Bethesda’s “Starfield Direct” shows off a massive, galactic-scale space RPG
A deep dive on "over 1,000 planets'" worth of open-world exploration.
Why we’re “interviewing” captive birds to find the best to release into thewild
Experiments with the endangered Bali myna showed some birds are bolder than others.
Here’s a rough estimate of how many people recent SCOTUS rulings might kill
In addition to deaths, the decisions will lead to significant morbidity.
Acer reportedly sent Russia $70M in PC gear after saying it paused business there
Reuters says Acer used Swiss subsidiary to send Russia "at least" 744 shipments.
Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes."
Musk on path to turn Twitter into the next MySpace or Yahoo, co-founder suggests
Ev Williams: Generally, "the new thing does not come from the old thing."
Billion-year-old grease hints at long history of complex cells
Our ancestors once thrived on cholesterols that are now just reaction intermediates.
Judge denies Amazon’s, Apple’s motions to dismiss class action price-fixing suit
Which markets are hurt by companies' agreement is "reserved for a jury."
Google’s Bard AI can now write and execute code to answer a question
Google says having an LLM write code is akin to humans doing long division.
Leaked Tesla report shows Cybertruck had basic design flaws
“Alpha” version had problems with braking, handling, noise, and leaks.
Blue Microphones branding is going away after 28 years
The Blue name was a hat tip to the co-founder's Latvian roots.
One man’s nearly 40-year, 8-bit quest to finish his teenage Commodore 64 RPG
Disks and tapes are fallible, so it's back to assembly code and pencil notes.
Nvidia’s AI software tricked into leaking data
Researchers manipulate feature in ways that could reveal sensitive information.
OpenAI faces defamation suit after ChatGPT completely fabricated another lawsuit
ChatGPT continues causing trouble by making up lawsuits.
Beer byproducts were popular canvas primers for Danish Golden Age artists
"In 19th century Denmark, beer brewing was a paramount part of the culture and economy."
Call of Duty removes “NickMercs” skin following FaZe Clan star’s LGBTQ tweet
Move highlights reputational risk of in-game promos linked to real-world players.
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing
The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.
Dealmaster: Savings on practical Father’s Day tech gift ideas
Our curated Father's Day list of the favorite toys and tech dads will love.
A telescope happened to be pointing at the brightest supernova yet observed
The BOAT—brightest of all time—reveals the mechanics of gamma-ray bursts.
Google makes office attendance part of performance reviews
Employees need to be in the office at least three days a week.
Tesla to add General Motors to its charger standard next year
GM EV drivers will need a dongle at first; NACS ports will show up in 2025.
UK’s plans for global AI safety summit draw criticism
Announcement does not include "a single voice from civil society or academia," says critic.
Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper
Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.
Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker [Updated]
Lawsuit: Patent trolls created “harmful illusion” of unstable TV-chip market.
Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30
Faced with 30 days' notice for a $1.6 million monthly bill, Apollo calls it quits.
Google un-bans Downloader app, but developer still mad about “broken” DMCA
Downloader app for TVs "was offline for 20 days, all because the DMCA is broken."
Testing antibacterial surfaces on the International Space Station
Humans breathe out a lot of microbes that can make homes on surfaces inside the ISS.
Porsche builds itself a 900-volt hypercar as a 75th birthday present
It promises record-breaking Nürburgring times and recharging in 10 minutes.
Sweet study finds how to keep gummy bears chewable longer
Internal (and edible) crosslinks keep the polymers of a gummy from hardening.
DeSantis ad uses fake AI images of Trump hugging and kissing Fauci, experts say
Trump/Fauci Images have strange hair, garbled text, and unnatural body parts.
California hospital staff call for halt of surgeries over bizarre particles
Hospital officials said the equipment is sterile, while staff questions safety.
Nvidia’s new monster CPU+GPU chip may power the next gen of AI chatbots
It takes a lot of computing power to pretend to be human.
This trailer-sized EV charger will be tested at Dallas airport in June
This mobile charger can service four EVs at once at up to 80 kW.
Damning probes find Instagram is key link connecting pedophile rings
Lawmakers, researchers demand Meta do more to stop Instagram pedophile rings.
EV market share is growing because the vehicles keep getting better
New research finds plenty of reasons for the appeal of EVs
Boeing hit with a lawsuit over alleged “theft” of SLS rocket tools
"Without the engines installed and fitted perfectly, the rocket could not launch."
AI system devises first optimizations to sorting code in over a decade
Writing efficient code was turned into a game, and the AI played to win.
Robocalls claiming voters would get “mandatory vaccines” result in $5M fine
Black people targeted with conspiracy theory about voting and mandatory vaccines.
New York’s air quality reaches “hazardous” level, by far the worst in the world
Wildfire smoke conditions worsened across much of Northeast US on Wednesday.
Autonomous Waymo car runs over dog in San Francisco
The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a safety driver present in a 25 mph zone.
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs
Reddit, accused of trying to kill third-party apps, is cutting 5% of workforce.
Apple removes $99 dev account requirement for first iOS 17 and macOS 14 betas
We'll also explain how the beta install process has changed since last year.
Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware
Stop downloading or updating Minecraft mods for now, investigators say.
Pornhub attacks states for passing “unsafe” age-verification laws
Pornhub wants to punt privacy concerns of age verification to Big Tech.
Twitch bans stream sponsor overlays, and “I’ve never seen creators so pissed”
Twitch tries to walk back "overly broad" new policy following instant creator furor.
Apple has a Proton-like Game Porting Toolkit for getting Windows games on Mac
Eager gamers already have Cyberpunk, Diablo IV running on Apple Silicon Macs.
Why you’ll never fly in an airplane with those double-decker seats
Yet again, a designer proposes cramming way more people into airliners.
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