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The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president
1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.
Rocket Report: Space Force to pick three; Pythom strikes back
"With this mission we've made big strides toward reusability."
Could there be upsides to being a psychopath?
It may be that all of us have a little psychopathology inside-with some positives.
No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators
Disenchanted mods Ars spoke with want change, not more communication.
“Church of Bleach” family guilty on all counts, plans to appeal
The family, who represented themselves, did not speak during the trial.
DART asteroid impact created a 10,000-kilometer debris field of boulders
The asteroid-smashing planetary defense mission knocked some large rocks free.
Musk subpoenas Elizabeth Warren days after she called for Tesla investigation
Warren urged SEC to examine Musk's actions while running Twitter and Tesla.
Report: Apple has already built its own ChatGPT-like chatbot
The tool is being used internally by employees-with some major restrictions.
Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
BMCs give near-total control over entire fleets of servers. What happens when they're hacked?
Dealmaster: Apple gear, Lenovo laptops, and more
We found discounts on laptops, board games, and back-to-school equipment.
This white dwarf star has two “faces”
One side is all helium, and the other side is all hydrogen, baffling astronomers.
Microsoft to stop locking vital security logs behind $57-per-user monthly plan
US agency urged Microsoft to expand access to logs that can identify cyberattacks.
Jagged Alliance 3 has smart tactics, goofy characters, stupid fun escapism
24 years later, it's still fun to micromanage your ragtag soldiers of fortune.
Outlook for Windows app replaces Mail and Calendar in new Windows 11 preview
Outlook for Windows client is still a preview with some missing features.
Someone new will join the US military’s roster of launch contractors
Will Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin finally join the ranks of ULA and SpaceX?
TSMC delays US chip fab opening, says US talent is insufficient
Arizona chip factory won't be operational until 2025, TSMC said.
Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news
"Genesis" will seek to assist journalists, not replace them-yet.
Google’s latest price hike is for YouTube Premium, now $13.99 per month
Move follows price increases to Family Plans, YouTube TV, Workspace, and Cloud.
Unity’s visionOS support has started to roll out—here’s how it works
A closed beta will admit developers gradually over the coming weeks.
Study claims ChatGPT is losing capability, but some experts aren’t convinced
Either way, experts think OpenAI should be less opaque about its AI model architecture.
Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access
You can't get hacked if you aren't on the Internet.
Florida malaria outbreak still going with local cases now at 7
Local officials are still working to apply insecticide by air, trucks, and crews.
FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting
Merger rules currently stacked in favor of monopolists, critics say.
Attackers find new ways to deliver DDoSes with “alarming” sophistication
Once crude and unsophisticated, DDoSes are now on par with those by nation-states.
AT&T says lead cables in Lake Tahoe “pose no danger” and should stay in place
AT&T may have nearly 200,000 miles of lead-covered phone cables across US.
Something in space has been lighting up every 20 minutes since 1988
We have no explanations for this sort of slow repeat.
The Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary IoT label coming in 2024. What does it mean?
The FCC and other agencies have their hands full trying to simplify a big topic.
Netflix kills Basic plan, making its cheapest ad-free tier $15.49
If you already have the $9.99 Basic plan, you can keep it.
Nissan is the next automaker to adopt Tesla-style EV charging plugs
From 2024, Nissan Ariyas will be able to use an adapter to charge at Superchargers.
US military leans into megaconstellations after their “resiliency” in Ukraine
"Having a megaconstellation, quite frankly, frustrates our adversaries."
Asus takes over everything about Intel’s current and future NUC mini PCs
"Non-exclusive license" lets Asus sell current NUC designs and make new ones.
DC fits fleet of EVs with bogus gadget promising 60% range boost
The Energy Management Module claims it can "rejuvenate a battery" somehow.
Pikmin 4 review: Falling in love with micromanagement
You've never had so much fun keeping 100 unruly children on task.
Prime Video drops Wheel of Time S2 trailer ahead of San Diego Comic-Con
"You're not a spoke, boy. You are the water that turns the wheel itself."
Fear, loathing, and excitement as Threads adopts open standard used by Mastodon
Meta promised to make Threads compatible with W3C open standard for social media.
Behind the scenes: How we host Ars Technica, part 1
Join us on a multipart journey into our place in the cloud!
NASA starts building ice-hunting Moon rover
VIPER is NASA's first rover to need headlights.
Ben Franklin wove colored fibers into paper currency to foil counterfeiters
Zenas Marshall Crane usually credited with introducing fibers to paper currency in 1844.
“Church of Bleach” family goes to trial, representing themselves in court
The family, defending itself in the trial, declined to provide an opening statement.
Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues
GPT-4's image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT.
Battery shortage forces GM to pause commercial EV production
GM's efforts to scale up EV production are being hampered by supply issues.
OnePlus 12 spec leak promises giant 5400 mAh battery
A big year-over-year battery increase, same-y design, and maybe more RAM.
Exploited 0-days, an incomplete fix, and a botched disclosure: Infosec snafu reigns
The exploited code-execution flaws are the kind coveted by ransomware and nation-state hackers.
Meta launches Llama 2, an open source AI model that allows commercial applications
A family of pretrained and fine-tuned language models in sizes from 7 to 70 billion parameters.
The armor of armored fish started out as part of the nervous system
Cells from the developing spinal cord make the sturgeon's bony, armored plates.
Norway has had it with Meta, threatens $100K fines for data violations
"It is so clear that this is illegal," Norwegian regulator said.
Microsoft 365’s Copilot assistant for businesses comes with a hefty price tag
Copilot runs $30 per user per month on top of your existing Microsoft 365 plan.
Caught in the act: Mammal found with teeth sunk in a much larger dinosaur
New fossil from China captures the last moments of a life-or-death struggle.
NHTSA investigating Tesla Autopilot after yet another fatal crash
NHTSA has opened dozens of investigations into Tesla after more than 30 deaths.
Typo leaks millions of US military emails to Mali web operator
Spelling error misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to company running Mali's TLD.
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