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Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long
Employee TikTok demos a robot show upgrade from floppy and DVD—possibly for the last time.
TCL backtracks on making its first OLED TVs
QD-OLED announcement during CES was apparently a mistake.
Twitter didn’t block child sex abuse hashtags until journalists pointed them out
Hashtags promoting sale of CSAM were searchable on Twitter until NBC News report.
RPG fans irate as D&D tries to shut its “open” game license
Leaked document seeks to revoke two decades of royalty-free rules sharing.
A widespread logic controller flaw raises the specter of Stuxnet
Over 120 PLC models contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way.
Nothing Phone’s US “beta test” targets people with more money than sense
For $300, you won't get US cellular bands, a warranty, or a production OS.
Oddities in nuclear reactor measurements not due to a new particle
An anomaly in neutrino measurements is real, but the cause isn't a new neutrino.
Parler owner laid off 75% of staff and has only 20 employees left, report says
Parler reportedly laid off staff and execs after ending deal to sell to Kanye West.
Hackers discover that vulnerabilities are rife in the auto industry
Connected car skeptics have a right to be concerned about the widespread problem.
Big ambitions, tiny LEDs: Apple said to be developing Micro LED displays for 2024
Screens said to ship in Apple Watch first, with iPhone and others to follow.
Madden NFL 23 removing faux-CPR celebration after Damar Hamlin collapse
Staging a cardiac arrest scene is too much, too soon, even for Madden.
Russia will abandon Soyuz on orbit, fly up a new one to bring crew home
The temperature inside the vehicle could reach the low 40s Celsius during Earth return.
With Business Connect, Apple escalates its competition with Google Maps
Businesses can now customize the place cards seen in Maps and search results.
Iran to use facial recognition to identify women without hijabs
Iranian official says algorithms can identify anyone flouting dress codes.
Flights grounded nationwide as FAA’s notice system suffers outage [Updated]
The notices warn pilots of potential hazards along their routes.
A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit
89% of the department's high-value assets didn't use multi-factor authentication.
Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment [Updated]
Koko let 4,000 people get therapeutic help from GPT-3 without telling them first.
Meta ends support for original Quest headset after less than 4 years
Quest 2 and Quest Pro will be unaffected, for now.
How will 2023 TVs address OLED’s biggest flaws?
CES 2023 promised brighter OLED, but LCDs still have a major advantage.
RIP Surface Duo—Microsoft reportedly gives up on the weird form factor
But Microsoft is still "all-in" with Android, plans a Galaxy Fold-style device.
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed."
FCC’s new broadband map greatly overstates actual coverage, senators say
Errors suggest ISPs are claiming to serve more homes than they actually do.
Kang the Conqueror is shattering timelines in new Quantumania trailer
Bonus: A glimpse of MODOK.
Report: Apple plans to use its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in future iPhones
End goal is said to be one chip that can handle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular.
A humble request for more weird Nintendo Switch controllers
Nyxi's GameCube-style buttons show the way to more weird control layout options.
Brazil riots trigger widespread content bans on Facebook, YouTube
Content moderators began working with Brazilian authorities before the election.
Here’s where traffic sucked the most in 2022
Data from Inrix's 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard finds Chicago has the US's worst traffic.
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 reach the end of the line, and it’s time to upgrade
Major browsers like Chrome and Edge are also ending support for these platforms.
Even before Monday’s launch failure, Virgin Orbit’s finances were dismal
Some financial analysts believe the company will run out of money in March.
Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities
Threema comes with unusually strong claims. They crumble under new research findings.
Last year marked the end of an era in spaceflight—here’s what we’re watching next
Will Artemis happen? Can Starship actually work? Will humans destroy low-Earth orbit?
The first orbital launch attempt from the UK ends in failure
This is likely to be a devastating launch failure for Virgin Orbit.
Pediatricians now recommend drugs and surgery for kids with obesity
Doctors step up fight against childhood obesity, say "watchful waiting" doesn't work.
FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can’t handle 5G signals
About 1,000 planes have altimeters listening to signals in the wrong frequencies.
Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio
Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone and acoustic environment.
US acceptance of COVID vaccines rises, now like other Western democracies
Despite the controversy, the US's vaccine acceptance looks very European.
The Fairphone 2 will hit end-of-life after 7 years of updates
Qualcomm ended support for phone's SoC in 2016, but Fairphone has kept on trucking.
Schools sue social networks, claim they “exploit neurophysiology” of kids’ brains
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube sued by Seattle Public Schools.
BMW is recalling 14,000 EVs to update the battery software
A battery-monitoring bug could result in a vehicle losing power or not charging.
Report: Mixed-reality headset will draw most of Apple’s focus in 2023
15-inch MacBook Air and a Mac Pro with non-upgradeable RAM also on the horizon.
Raspberry Pi upgrades its Camera Module with HDR, autofocus, and more
There's also a new lens-mounting attachment available for truly big photos.
How many electric car chargers is enough?
We'll need 2.13 million level 2 and 172,000 level 3 chargers by 2030, S&P says.
John Deere relents, says farmers can fix their own tractors after all
After a lengthy argument, a right to repair comes to agricultural machinery.
Virgin Orbit says it is ready to make history in the United Kingdom tonight
"The public cannot wait for the UK to come and join that exclusive launch club."
The 7 most interesting PC monitors from CES 2023
Office-ready OLED, over-the-top sizes, and all the hertz? Yup, sounds like CES.
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts
It'd be better than watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific.
What Twitter’s 200 million email leak really means
Exposure of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk.
Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime
Mysterious lime clasts, dismissed as defects, turn out to serve a useful purpose.
Apple rolls out AI-narrated audiobooks, and it’s probably the start of a trend
"This audiobook features 'Madison'—a digital voice based on a human narrator."
Google’s split-screen Android Auto revamp is rolling out now
The new panel design fits big screens, wide screens, and small screens.
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