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App founder quits Google, says company doesn’t serve users anymore
A scathing blog post details dysfunctional life inside Google.
Mini-robot shifts from solid to liquid to escape its cage—just like the T-1000
Phase-shifting material also useful for smart soldering devices, in vivo drug delivery.
Microsoft officially blesses Parallels as a way to run Windows on M1, M2 Macs
Parallels previously used Insider Program loophole to support Windows installs.
Doobie-us: Pot ads come to Twitter amid cannabis industry collapse
Weed delivery services could be advertising on Twitter feeds soon.
Risk of diabetes rises 58% after COVID, even amid omicron, study finds
This is the latest study finding COVID infections can spur the development of diabetes.
Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY’s hedged repair bill
Report reveals the influence lobbyists had on bill.
PSVR2 review: Plenty of improvements, but is it too little, too late?
Six years later, the tech has improved, but so has the competition.
Grid of atoms is both a quantum computer and an optimization solver
The optimization mode requires quantum effects, can solve a growing list of problems.
Why being declared dead when you’re alive stilloccurs
Death is a process, not an event, and some steps appear to be reversible.
Meta develops an AI language bot that can use external software tools
With Toolformer, an LLM can improve its abilities by calling APIs to external programs.
Archaeologists found evidence of trepanation on medieval woman’s skull
Why she was subjected to such a risky invasive surgical procedure remains a mystery.
Today’s best deals: Samsung portable and internal SSDs, storage, and wearables
A handful of Samsung devices are on sale for record lows.
Health info for 1 million patients stolen using critical GoAnywhere vulnerability
With exploit code in the wild and devastating results, organizations should patch pronto.
Tesla finally agrees to open its charging network to all EVs in US
Biden announced new rules today to standardize America's EV-charging experience.
Google Fiber comes back to life with 5 gigabit service, plans for 8Gbps soon
The once-dormant service is rolling out 5Gbps service to a small group of cities.
Outbreak of Marburg, Ebola’s similarly deadly relative, spurs response race
Nine people have already died, making it the deadliest outbreak in over a decade.
Western Digital starts selling 44TB of external HDD storage for $1,500
The 44TB offerings ship in RAID 0, but you can opt for a RAID 1 configuration.
Report: Musk had Twitter engineers boost his tweets after Biden got more views
Musk reportedly gets "power user multiplier" to rank his tweets above others.
Hyundai, Kia pushing updates so you can’t just steal their cars with USB cables
The updates, rolling out for more than 8 million cars, also come with stickers.
After a decade in development, Japan’s H3 rocket is ready for its debut
"If we cannot attain that, our development program is completely stopped."
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action
Turkey's National Disaster Management Plan was never implemented.
AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article
"It is a hoax that has been created by someone who wants to harm me or my service."
Latest attack on PyPI users shows crooks are only getting better
The code found in the malicious packages closely resembled legit offerings.
Seven states push to require ID for watching porn online
Opponents say laws preventing underage porn access are vague, pose privacy risks.
Android launches yet another way to spy on users with “Privacy Sandbox” beta
Rather than match iOS's tracking limits, Google built an additional tracking system.
Tesla Autopilot workers try to unionize, are “tired of being treated like robots”
Buffalo-based workers say invasive monitoring leads some to skip bathroom breaks.
Prototype of the final unreleased 3dfx GPU sells on eBay for $15,000
You thought an RTX 4090 was expensive? Think again.
Mycroft’s privacy-first, crowdfunded smart speaker will ship, but not to backers
Echo alternative's privacy focus is worth emulating, despite Mycroft's failure.
American Cancer Society to vape company: Keep our name outta your mouth
ACS sent a cease-and-desist letter, and Elfbar has deleted its press release.
Antarctic researchers say a marine heatwave could threaten ice shelves
The rise of ocean heat in Antarctica could potentially disrupt the global climate system.
Biden FCC nominee slams critics, says ISPs shouldn’t get to choose regulators
"It is critical for at least one member of the FCC to be a consumer advocate."
Microsoft will forcibly remove Internet Explorer from most Windows 10 PCs today
Internet Explorer dies another of its countless small deaths.
How to see without eyes or a protein that senses light
Centipedes avoid light by registering the temperature changes it induces.
The US Air Force successfully tested this AI-controlled jet fighter
The X-62A Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft is a modified F-16.
Shkreli tells judge his drug discovery software is not for discovering drugs
Shkreli now says his drug discovery software is like a recipe website.
Our favorite superhero misfits are back in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer
"We'll all fly away together, into the forever and beautiful sky."
It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop. Please just stop.
"There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns."
Starlink, Verizon, and T-Mobile made shaky claims on FCC coverage map
Starlink claimed areas it doesn't serve; Verizon data undermined by network limits.
Ford will spend $3.5 billion to build lithium iron phosphate battery plant
The plant will employ 2,500 workers when it opens in 2026.
~11,000 sites have been infected with malware that’s good at avoiding detection
It's not clear precisely how the WordPress sites become infected in the first place.
Apple releases iOS 16.3.1 and other updates with fix for “actively exploited” bug
Also includes fixes for iPhone 14 Crash Detection, Siri, and iCloud bugs.
Google employees criticize CEO for “dumpster fire” response to ChatGPT
After Google's embarrassing event last week, employees take aim at CEO Sundar Pichai.
Samsung 990 Pro SSD firmware update should halt—but not reverse—rapid wear-out
Samsung's SSD reliability has been a selling point up until recently.
ChromeOS will finally, mercifully, let you change its keyboard shortcuts
Beta build flags point to changing and adding keys for nearly all OS functions.
The Volvo XC60 Recharge benefits from bigger hybrid battery
The midlife refresh boosted battery capacity; shame it charges so slowly.
Michael Keaton’s Batman steals every scene in official trailer for The Flash
Double the superheroes, double the fun!
The secret lives of neutron stars
Astrophysicists use gravitational waves and light to trace genealogies of dead stars.
Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL
This weekend, the pirate e-book site welcomed users back with unique domains.
Earth’s long-term climate controlled by just 12% of the landscape
New work makes sense of mismatches between the lab and the planet's behavior.
The final shift: Which manual transmission will be the last?
The end for manuals is nigh, and one of these might be the last stick standing.
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