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Updated 2024-11-21 23:30
Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.
Meteorites give the Moon its extremely thin atmosphere
Impacts that vaporize bits of the lunar surface maintain the Moon's thin atmosphere.
Judge calls foul on Venu, blocks launch of ESPN-Warner-Fox streaming service
Upcoming launch of $42.99 sports package likely to "substantially lessen competition."
Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails
TikTok and Bilibili users transform nonsensical AI glitches into real-world performance art.
Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones
Epic also launched its store on Android.
The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024
The parser works much better than you'd think, and the mystery is pitch-perfect.
Explosion of cicada-eating mites has the state of Illinois scratching
The good news: There's little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful.
New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 disks
But the Windows NT-era disk formatting UI hasn't been fixed yet.
ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy
Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned.
Saudi man earns world record for 444 game consoles hooked to one TV
Ibrahim Al-Nasser said he got tired of juggling plugs just to play his collection.
Popular AI “nudify” sites sued amid shocking rise in victims globally
Nudify" sites may be fined for making it easy to see anyone naked," suit says.
Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app
You've just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer."
BMW makes the Internet happy, brings M5 station wagon to the US
After denying us previous M5 station wagons, BMW now thinks the time is right.
Passing part of a medical licensing exam doesn’t make ChatGPT a good doctor
The software's medical certification exam was OK, but its diagnoses aren't.
Why the Fiat 500e could be your ideal second EV
The phenomenally efficient Fiat 500e is enjoyable to drive.
Rocket Report: ULA is losing engineers; SpaceX is launching every two days
The first missions of Stoke Space's reusable Nova rocket will fly in expendable mode.
Medicare drug price negotiations: 10 list prices drop between 38% to 79%
If the prices were set in 2023, Medicare would have saved $6 billion.
Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser
It controls and looks great, though the game was outshined by its sequels.
Mysterious “Black Mesa” website says it’s “not secretly working on Half Life 3”
It's "actually a real company in the Boston area"-or is that just a cover?!
AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink’s mobile plan
Carriers allege Starlink/T-Mobile will interfere with existing mobile networks.
A cute, cheap death trap? Japanese Kei cars banned by yet another US state
Limited in size and power, Kei cars are like fishes out of water on US roads.
Google’s threat team confirms Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris campaigns
Another Big Tech firm seems to confirm Trump adviser Roger Stone was hacked.
An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds
Analysis of ruthenium isotopes showed the impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid.
Facing “financial crisis,” Russia on pace for lowest launch total in 6 decades
"This forces us to build a new economy in severe conditions."
New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs
Performance test comes out of beta as NPUs become standard equipment in PCs.
New Zealand official signs extradition order to send Kim Dotcom to US
12 years after Megaupload shutdown, Dotcom will keep fighting extradition to US.
Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems
Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.
Intel and Karma partner to develop software-defined car architecture
They will also offer the architecture to other tier 1s and OEMs.
NASA acknowledges it cannot quantify risk of Starliner propulsion issues
"We don't have enough insight and data to make some sort of simple black-and-white calculation."
AMD Ryzen 9000 review: Impressive efficiency, with bugs and so-so speed boosts
High prices on an already-expensive AM5 platform make them a hard sell, though.
Researchers hack electronic shifters with a few hundred dollars of hardware
If you've got a Shimano Di2 groupset, be sure to update its firmware.
Musk’s new Grok upgrade allows X users to create largely uncensored AI images
With Grok's new AI image generator, X users put Musk's "freedom of speech" to the test.
Mpox outbreak is an international health emergency, WHO declares
The declaration is "the highest level of alarm under international health law."
Kraven the Hunter’s new trailer gives us a dark, gore-filled revenge story
It's the latest installment in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, which has floundered recently.
Artists claim “big” win in copyright suit fighting AI image generators
Artists prepare to take on AI image generators as copyright suit proceeds.
Redbox app axed, dashing people’s hopes of keeping purchased content
Customers uncertain as app remains downloadable after company's Chapter 7 filing.
NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way
The NEOWISE spacecraft is on a course to fall out of orbit in the next few months.
Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime
Facing time constraints, Sakana's "AI Scientist" attempted to change limits placed by researchers.
Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says
Disney wants to force suit over restaurant allergy death into arbitration.
Scientists solved mysterious origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone: Scotland
The stone's chemical fingerprint closely matches old red sandstone from Orkney region.
The fish with the genome 30 times larger than ours gets sequenced
Every 10 million years, lungfish have added a human genome's worth of junk DNA.
ISPs worry that killing FCC net neutrality rules will come back to haunt them
Telcos want it both ways, urging SCOTUS to block federal rules and state laws.
Exotic eye worm rapidly invades US by spreading from testes of fruit flies
The spread to bears shows the worm is gaining ground and new hosts in the US.
Apple will let other digital wallets into Apple Pay, and even be the default
Alternative wallets and new apps may bloom-if they "pay the associated fees."
Galadriel and Sauron meet in single combat in final Rings of Power S2 trailer
"Once the deceiver obtains a being's trust, he gains the ability to sculpt their thoughts."
Valve’s bespoke Steam Deck OS will be officially available on Asus’ ROG Ally
When exactly that support will come is still anybody's guess, though.
Federal investigation of Tesla suspension failure ends with recommendation
There have been hundreds of Tesla Model S and Model X front suspension failures.
Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged as unconstitutional
Attorney: Florida's law has nothing to do with protecting health and safety."
“Slapped cheek” virus is surging across Europe and US, CDC warns
It's often mild, but can be very dangerous in pregnancy and immunocompromised.
Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted
Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott.
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