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Unsolved Wendy’s outbreak shows challenges of fighting foodborne illnesses
We're failing at preventing foodborne outbreaks-and solving them.
Musk annoys Twitter users by capping number of tweets they can view each day
Former Twitter exec says Musk explanation "just doesn't pass the sniff test."
Apple forced to make major cuts to Vision Pro headset production plans
Initial hopes of 1 million shipments in 2024 dashed by manufacturing problems.
Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains
Brain activity differs among people who feel out of touch with their peers.
Apple plans to launch a monitor that stays on when you shut down your Mac
Also: Apple plans to switch AirPods to USB-C this year.
Valve says Steam games can’t use AI models trained on copyrighted works
"Legal uncertainty" over models means many devs can't establish "appropriate rights."
Mars has liquid guts and strange insides, InSight suggests
Wobbles in its rotation are difficult to explain without a liquid core.
SpaceX launches groundbreaking European dark energy mission
SpaceX is filling in for ESA as European rockets face delays.
Clever DNA tricks
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes only once or chaos will ensue.
Saturn’s rings steal the show in new image from Webb telescope
Webb turned its gold-coated mirror toward Saturn this week.
Death toll rises to 7 in fungal meningitis outbreak; cases at 34, 161 at risk
Anyone exposed should get medical care and testing immediately, even without symptoms.
The Asus Zenfone 10 is a tiny 5.9-inch phone with flagship specs
Asus invites small phone lovers to put their money where their mouth is.
FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increase nationwide
Experts aren't sure the database will reverse troubling swatting trend.
Reddit API changes are imminent. Here’s what’s happening to your favorite apps
Ars spoke to devs about their apps' future & what they learned from this ordeal.
Google tells Canada it won’t pay “link tax,” will pull news links from search
Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in US.
Florida mosquitoes test positive for malaria as officials spray area
Officials have ramped up ground and aerial spraying.
TSMC says some of its data was swept up in a hack on a hardware supplier
The pernicious LockBit ransomware syndicate claims responsibility and demands $70 million.
The huge power and potential danger of AI-generated code
Programming can be faster with algorithms, but AI can make bugs more common.
AMD announces limited-run Ryzen 5600X3D CPU, an ideal upgrade for an aging Ryzen PC
Micro Center will be the only seller of this $229, while-supplies-last chip.
Red Hat’s new source code policy and the intense pushback, explained
A (reasonably) condensed version of two weeks' worth of heated GPL argument.
Torrent of image-based phishing emails are harder to detect and more convincing
The arms race between scammers and defenders continues.
Into the rivers and through the woods: Specialized’s e-mountain bike
Specialized's electric mountain bike was more than good enough to hook our reviewer.
Motorola’s “Satellite Link” hotspot lets you send messages via outer space
Following the announcement in February, the $150 device is available today.
30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far we’ve come
Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.
Here’s what happens when a swim team competes with an intestinal pathogen
Outbreak among Mass. swim teams spread to a Rhode Island team after a meet.
Christopher Walken is an evil emperor in latest trailer for Dune: Part 2
"He who can destroy a thing has the real control of it."
Two more EV charging networks will add support for Tesla-style NACS plugs
Lots may be read into this news, as Electrify America is owned by Volkswagen.
YouTube scammer who stole millions in song royalties sentenced to 5 years
YouTube scammer aggressively defended fake rights to 50,000 songs over 5 years.
This is what our Milky Way galaxy looks like when viewed with neutrinos
We now have strong evidence that the Milky Way is a source of high-energy neutrinos.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor will mine hours of auto-shooting joy from your life
This Vampire-like converted a skeptic, even in its closed early-access form.
Windows 11’s AI-powered Copilot (and its Bing-powered ads) enters public preview
Also includes Settings app changes, wider support for compressed file formats.
Dealmaster: Black Friday in July, pre-Prime Day sales, and a farewell to Star Trek: Prodigy
Save on laptops, tools, Apple products, and Star Trek merchandise.
FTC prepares “the big one,” a major lawsuit targeting Amazon’s core business
Amazon to be accused of punishing sellers who don't use its fulfillment services.
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out
The flight from Musk's Twitter to the "free" fediverse never really took off.
Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies its first commercial mission
It hasn't been an easy road for Virgin Galactic, and more hurdles are ahead.
Developer claims Steam is rejecting games with AI-generated artwork
Valve cites unclear legal status, copyrighted training data in rejection message.
Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering.
Speed matters: How Ethernet went from 3Mbps to 100Gbps… and beyond
One of the biggest computing inventions of all time, courtesy of Xerox PARC.
US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t like the options
People want both action and to keep using fossil fuels.
Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors
Brave will allow users to choose which sites can access local network resources.
NANOGrav hears “hum” of gravitational wave background, louder than expected
Exotic stars called millisecond pulsars serve as celestial metronomes.
Medical waste company sues health system over hidden human torso
The suit also alleges deceit, staged photos, and hidden hazardous waste.
Google reportedly gives up on making AR glasses—for the third time
Project Iris said to be scrapped as Google focuses on AR software.
Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues
It's not a good week for gaming companies trying to submit sensitive data.
After merger with Google Maps division, Waze gets hit with layoffs
Waze, no longer independent at Google, continues its merger with the Geo division.
TikTok finally admits to funding users’ lawsuit against Montana ban
In Montana, TikTok follows the same playbook that beat Trump's ban.
F1 battery tech features in Mercedes-AMG’s new S 63 plug-in hybrid
Mercedes offers two S-Class PHEVs, and this is the one for going fast.
Apple criticizes UK bill that could require scanning of encrypted messages
UK gov't defends bill: Tech firms must "prevent abhorrent child sexual abuse."
ULA shipping Vulcan upper stage back to factory for more work
ULA's Vulcan rocket is likely at least a year away from becoming operational.
Planet that shouldn’t exist found
Why is a planet orbiting a star that should have gone through a giant phase?
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