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The mounting human and environmental costs of generative AI
Op-ed: Planetary impacts, escalating financial costs, and labor exploitation all factor.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s “15 W” wireless charging is 33% slower than last year
Compared to last year's models, Samsung's wireless charging somehow got worse.
Developer creates “regenerative” AI program that fixes bugs on the fly
"Wolverine" experiment can fix Python bugs at runtime and re-run the code.
Forget the race cars; here’s how F1 will really cut carbon emissions
The cars might be fast, but they're also only 0.7% of F1's carbon footprint.
Questionable $2,500 hoodie makes you look like you were plucked out of Minecraft
Plus: The pixelated silk pants you've been searching for.
Substack debuts feature that spooked Musk into suppressing Substack tweets
Substack says its Notes feed can coexist with and complement Twitter.
Convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison, judge rules
Though not a flight risk, judge rules her appeal is too weak to keep her out of prison.
Google’s $350 NFL Sunday Ticket package is more expensive than DirecTV
Sunday Ticket is moving online, but NFL and Google aren't changing much.
Entangled superpowers cause portal-jumping havoc in The Marvels teaser
"Is this an Avengers test?"
Twitter “no longer exists” as a company, merges into Musk’s X Corp
Company name change may be Musk's next step to launch X, the "everything app."
SBF called Alameda “unauditable,” joked about losing track of $50 million
SBF: "We sometimes find $50m lying around that we lost track of; such is life."
Tesla’s close ties to China draw scrutiny of GOP lawmaker
Tesla's plan to build a massive new battery factory in China sparked the concern.
Half-Life Alyx is now fully playable without VR hardware
Mouse-and-keyboard controls are perfectly functional, despite some compromises.
Automakers may have to sell 4x more EVs under new proposed CAFE rules
The changes will affect car companies but not car buyers.
Network-watching gadget Monitor-IO chooses a graceful, owner-friendly death
Device owners get a standalone, locally run image they can flash.
China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger
Regulator warns AI-created content should embody "socialist values."
Lockheed Martin makes a big bet on commercial space and the Moon
"We needed a way to have a compelling commercial services offering."
No drug is safe: Drug developers decry Texas abortion pill ruling
Over 400 biopharma leaders are calling for the ruling to be reversed.
Today’s best deals: Microsoft Spring Sale discounts Xbox games, Surface, and more
Microsoft's Spring Sale also includes a ton of cheap movies and game titles.
Ex-Twitter CEO who was fired by Musk sues company over unpaid legal expenses
Lawsuit: Twitter refuses to reimburse costs related to federal investigations.
For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR
13 Star Trek movies are available in 4K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
Apple releases last week’s security patches for older iPhones, iPads, and Macs
iOS 15.7.5, macOS 12.6.5 and 11.7.6 patch "actively exploited" security holes.
Lawsuit: Tesla must be punished for “tasteless” sharing of car-camera images
Suit: Images were shared "for the tasteless entertainment of Tesla employees."
SwitchBot’s Hub 2 is the first Matter device that really matters
It's a climate sensor and display, automation button, infrared remote, and more.
More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead
Software support is dead, and all the hardware is out of stock.
In defense of annoying stickers that come on PCs, and why I might get one for my Mac
Would you pay $7 to put an "M1 Inside" holographic sticker on your Mac? I might.
Tesla price cuts and a tax credit are driving used EV sales
The average used EV cost $43,000, a four percent drop year on year.
Resident Evil 4’s new paid DLC should have been a free cheat code
What ever happened to "idkfa"?
Analysts say Mac sales are down 40% as post-pandemic PC sales slump continues
Apple was defying industry trends a few months ago, but no longer, says IDC.
SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is ready to fly, just waiting for a launch license
SpaceX engineers have a million questions about the performance of these vehicles.
Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper
Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?
Musk admits NPR isn’t state-affiliated after asking questions he could have Googled
NPR now labeled "Government Funded" despite getting under 1% of funds from US.
Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake
A galaxy merger may have set a supermassive black hole free.
Klaus Teuber made Catan, and it changed the world’s expectations for board games
One man's quest to re-create ancient exploration opened up new tabletop worlds.
We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind
A recording device and electrodes were implanted in the very flexible cephalopods.
New photo reveals extent of Centaur V anomaly explosion [Updated]
"A column of burning, clear hydrogen shot up into a mushroom cloud."
Artists astound with AI-generated film stills from a parallel universe
A Q&A with "synthographer" Julie Wieland on the #aicinema movement.
RIP to Dropcams, Nest Secure: Google is shutting down servers next year
Sales ended years ago, but they'll turn into bricks when the servers shut down.
Florida officials deleted data, stats from dubious COVID analysis: report
"You can call it a lie by omission"
There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes
As car owners grow hip to one form a theft, crooks are turning to new ones.
iOS 16.4.1 and macOS 13.3.1 address two security vulnerabilities
Apple addressed two issues that opened the door to arbitrary code execution.
Woman with untreated TB is on the lam, took city bus to casino
After tracking the woman, police say she is "actively avoiding execution of the warrant."
Samsung forecasts a shocking 96 percent drop in profits for Q1 2023
Memory inventories are piling up, so Samsung is cutting production.
TikTok ban bill is so broad it could apply to nearly any type of tech product
RESTRICT Act could be read as criminalizing some VPN use, EFF says.
Burglars tunnel through Apple Store’s neighbor, allegedly steal $500K in iPhones
436 phones gone, 1 bathroom wall left gaping.
Chrome will support the WebGPU API by default—here’s why that’s important
Next-gen web graphics API aims to address the shortcomings of WebGL.
New effort IDs the genes that made the mammoth
Shaggy fur, cold tolerance, and cancer resistance may all be in the genes.
Twitter lawyer quits as Musk’s legal woes expand, report says
Twitter is now facing probes from the FTC and German authorities.
Microsoft crackdown disables emulators downloaded to Xbox consoles
A separate "Xbox Developer Mode" workaround should still work for now.
Star Wars fans, rejoice! Here’s the first teaser for the Ahsoka series
"This is a new beginning. For some, war. For others, power."
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