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Dream Chaser is delayed again, raising questions about Vulcan launch plans
Is there still a path to Vulcan flying a national security mission in 2023?
How The New York Times managed to avoid ruining Wordle
Producer says new owners were wary to monetize or make changes to the viral hit.
The Ars Technica GOG collection: Our picks from GOG’s big Spring Sale
Ars staff hand-picked some classic and modern PC games for this DRM-free sale.
Rocket Report: German launch company loses backer; Soyuz-5 may be in trouble
“Shooting rockets off in the middle of Los Angeles or Dallas doesn’t make a lot of sense.”
Egad! 7 key British PCs of the 1980s Americans might have missed
These bedrocks of the UK computer industry didn't get much love in the states.
TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a “weapon” for China
Passing a data privacy bill is "the only way to stop TikTok," committee says.
Meta slams telco fee proposal, says ISPs should pay their own network costs
Meta: "Our investments in content drive the business model of telecom operators."
Missouri House advances bill to limit nonexistent vaccine microchips—just in case
The bill aims to stop COVID vaccine mandates while promoting conspiracy theories.
There’s a simpler answer to ‘Oumuamua’s weird orbit: Outgassing hydrogen
‘Oumuamua is "a standard interstellar comet that just experienced heavy processing."
Tech makers must provide repairs for up to 10 years under proposed EU law
Proposal doesn't enforce affordable spare parts, manuals, rights group complains.
“Click-to-cancel” rule would penalize companies that make you cancel by phone
Canceling a subscription shouldn't be harder than signing up, FTC proposal says.
The Leia Lume Pad 2 is a $1,100, glasses-free 3D Android tablet
A light field display and face tracking bring the 3D display to life, supposedly.
The Paja Formation: An ecosystem of monsters
What allowed an ecosystem to support toothy predators all over the food chain?
Framework gives its modular laptops 13th-gen Intel CPUs and (finally) an AMD option
Motherboards fit existing Framework laptops, now called "Framework Laptop 13."
Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards
Keyboard system is designed to placate numpad lovers and numpad haters.
Chipmakers fight spread of US crackdowns on “forever chemicals”
Intel helped form lobbying group that has opposed state legislation on PFAS.
Ford will lose $3 billion on electric vehicles in 2023, it says
Ford is profitable, but the EV division should be seen as a startup, it says.
Relativity Space has a successful failure with the debut of Terran 1
"Today is a huge win, with many historic firsts."
Epic’s new motion-capture animation tech has to be seen to be believed
"MetaHuman Animator" goes from iPhone video to high-fidelity 3D movement in minutes.
If your Netgear Orbi router isn’t patched, you’ll want to change that pronto
The threat is serious enough to warrant a manual check ASAP.
Moderna CEO brazenly defends 400% COVID shot price hike, downplays NIH’s role
Sen. Sanders accused the company of an "unprecedented level of corporate greed."
Counter-Strike 2 will bring a huge technical overhaul to the classic shooter
Sub-tick-rate updates seek to end a long-standing struggle for precise gameplay.
Animals without a brain still form associative memories
Cnidarians like anemones and corals have a nerve net, but that seems to be enough.
Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face
Explosives replace malware as the scariest thing a USB stick may hide.
FCC chair proposes ban on deceptive “Broadcast TV” and “Regional Sports” fees
Comcast and others would have to advertise "all-in" TV price if FCC adopts plan.
Ethical AI art generation? Adobe Firefly may be the answer.
Adobe trained new AI generator on Adobe Stock, licensed content, public domain.
VW will support Android Automotive for the “lifetime” of a car—15 years
It's the answer to a question we've been pondering for some time.
AI platform allegedly bans journalist over fake Trump arrest images
Trump family names are also seemingly blocked on AI-imager Midjourney.
DirecTV puts Newsmax back on the air after Republicans’ angry protests
Newsmax said it now accepts that DirecTV isn't trying to censor conservatives.
Beethoven’s genome, sequenced for first time, yields clues on cause of death
Composer had genetic predisposition to liver disease and hepatitis B infection.
Microsoft says its new developer tools can reduce Xbox’s climate impact
Xbox maker says power-saving changes "can be entirely imperceptible to the gamer."
“Acropalypse” Android screenshot bug turns into a 0-day Windows vulnerability
Unpatched bug can be exploited with modified versions of the Android scripts.
An Alfa Romeo bar the badge? We drive the 2024 Dodge Hornet RT plug-in.
Dodge has engaged in some badge engineering, but the result is rather good.
Feral hogs are the invasive menace you’ve never thought about
They destroy crops, uproot landscapes, and spread disease—and not much is stopping them.
Relativity Space hopes to live additively ever after with Wednesday’s launch
Watch this one because there won't be many Terran 1 launches.
Redfall offers a compelling mix of Dishonored, Borderlands, and Buffy
Preview: Arkane Studios' first step into an open-world RPG shows a promising start.
Making faces: How to train an AI on your face to create silly portraits
Follow our step-by-step tutorial to paste your face onto anything your heart desires.
Three legacy Battlefield games will be removed from online stores in April
It's your last chance to purchase Bad Company's single-player campaign.
Here’s the full analysis of newly uncovered genetic data on COVID’s origins
The genetic data paints a picture of spillover in one zone of the market.
Newegg’s unique NAS configurator is a handy, but limited, shopping tool
You can only shop Newegg inventory, but it gets the ball rolling.
Hackers drain bitcoin ATMs of $1.5 million by exploiting 0-day bug
Don't store digital coins in hot wallets! It's great advice but can't always be followed.
Judge dismisses gamers’ claims that Microsoft-Activision merger will spoil gaming
Gamers have 20 days to supply more evidence showing the merger would harm them.
New VLT data reveals more about aftermath of DART vs. asteroid collision
Two new papers shed light on debris cloud, altered surface of Dimorphos asteroid.
Amazon layoffs will shut down camera review site DPReview.com after 25 years
Updates stop on April 10, site will be available for "a limited period" after.
Google defends auto-deletion of chats after US alleged it destroyed evidence
Despite deleted chats, Google says US wasn't denied access to "material" info.
Google says late Pixel Watch alarms will be fixed “in the coming weeks”
Overly aggressive power savings is probably to blame for the late alarm feature.
AI-faked images of Donald Trump’s imagined arrest swirl on Twitter
Platforms have begun relying on users to clearly disclose AI-generated media.
The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 will do 0-60 in just 1.66 seconds
Dodge is seeing out the Hemi V8 muscle car era with a 1,025 hp version.
New method gets better performance out of atomically thin transistors
A new way of making wafer-scale electronics out of atomically thin sheets.
The 2023 BMW XM is purpose-built to get your attention
The XM is a technical powerhouse geared for eating autobahns, not apices.
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