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Google will soon default to blurring explicit image search results
Unless you're logged in and over 18, don't expect to find violent or racy stuff.
Microsoft announces AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser
ChatGPT-style AI tech brings more context to search, available today in a limited preview.
Creation of largest US lithium mine draws closer despite protest over land use
Thacker Pass mine considered critical to Biden’s $2 trillion clean energy plan.
OnePlus unveils its first mechanical keyboard: Mac layout, custom switches
Of course, it comes with homegrown switches.
Musk says he saved Twitter from bankruptcy, but it still has big money problems
Low Twitter Blue subscription rate, unpaid-bill lawsuits highlight money troubles.
Google and Mozilla are working on iOS browsers that break current App Store rules
Currently, all iOS and iPadOS browsers need to use the same engine as Safari.
OnePlus 11 comes to the US with killer $699 price tag
OnePlus' flagship smartphone is cheaper than it was last year.
Mercedes-Benz’s electric eSprinter van debuts, US sales later this year
The electric cargo van will be built in South Carolina as well as Germany.
As Antarctic fieldwork ends, a sexual harassment reckoning looms
A 2022 report described harassment as a “fact of life” on the continent.
Here’s why Europe is abandoning plans to fly aboard China’s space station
Increasingly, the European Space Agency is aligned with NASA and the West.
James Cameron did the experiment: Titanic’s Jack probably wouldn’t have survived
Documentary also revisits lifeboat situation and whether the ship broke in half.
New battery seems to offer it all: Lithium-metal/lithium-air electrodes
In the lab at least, its materials are stable for over 1,000 cycles.
US woman has walked around with untreated TB for over a year, now faces jail
Recent X-rays of her lungs were so bad, doctors thought she had cancer.
Getty sues Stability AI for copying 12M photos and imitating famous watermark
Getty lawsuit against Stability AI could change how courts view web scraping.
Dealmaster: Best Super Bowl deals for 4K, OLED, and QLED TVs
In the market for a new TV? Now is the perfect time to score a big deal.
Hackers are mass infecting servers worldwide by exploiting a patched hole
Servers running unpatched versions of ESXi are sitting ducks for ESXiArgs attacks.
Apple could skip an M2 Mac Studio update to boost Apple Silicon Mac Pro
That's one way to address the potential overlap between the two high-end Macs.
Report: Microsoft expects UK to block Activision merger deal
UK inquiry's preliminary findings could be issued as early as this week.
Monstrous DIY mechanical keyboard cost $14,000 to build
Unlike other novelty jumbo keyboards, this one has lubed switches and a numpad.
Twitter suspended 400K for child abuse content but only reported 8K to police
Twitter’s internal detection of child sexual abuse materials may be failing.
Judge tosses Joy-Con drift class action because of Switch’s pop-up EULA
Kids can't sign the license, but that also doesn't give them the right to sue.
How Musk beat Tesla fraud lawsuit: Juror says case relied too much on tweets
Jury sided with Musk despite judge ruling his Tesla tweets were false and reckless.
Bloatware pushes the Galaxy S23 Android OS to an incredible 60GB
Samsung's Android build is 4x bigger than Google's—twice the size of Windows 11.
Endless Seinfeld episode grinds to a halt after AI comic violates Twitch guidelines
Unintended transphobic act by AI-powered Jerry Seinfeld clone leads to 14-day ban.
Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your money
We tested five consumer-friendly cloud backup services and found a clear winner.
Tesla raises Model Y prices after Treasury says it counts as an SUV
After dropping prices by up to $13,000, now they've increased by up to $2,000.
Big Tech companies use cloud computing arms to pursue alliances with AI groups
Deals between Big Tech and "generative AI" startups raise competition concerns.
Major earthquake devastates areas of southern Turkey and northern Syria
The early death toll is 1,600 people, but this number will grow.
Volkswagen recalls almost 21,000 ID.4s for software fix
New software fixes the battery management and pulse inverter control modules.
Hell is other humans in HBO’s The Last of Us episode 4
Kyle and Andrew get whiplash jumping from punny jokes to fascist Missourians.
Proposals but no consensus on curbing water shortages in Colorado River basin
6 of 7 states proposed downstream reductions, but California wants to avoid cuts.
Vanpowers City Vanture e-bike review: Sleek, streamlined, and hard to define
There aren't many e-bikes like it—partly because you can build it yourself.
US military shoots down Chinese balloon over coastal waters
Once the object was over the ocean, US jets moved in.
The physics of James Joyce’s Ulysses
The 101-year-old novel shows that "physics and literature are not mutually exclusive."
Scientific highs and lows of cannabinoids
Hundreds of cannabis-related chemicals now exist, inspiring researchers—and users.
Scientists grew mini human guts inside mice
Tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract.
My latest co-op multiplayer obsession is Raft, the game where you build a raft
Raft is a watery, more-focused riff on some of Minecraft's ideas.
Freak infection with an eradicated form of polio shows virus’ craftiness
Without wastewater sampling, the eradicated virus could have easily spread.
Musk beats fraud charges; jury rejects investor claims in “funding secured” case
Musk lawyer claimed investors were "gambling and looking for lawsuits as insurance."
Why would the Chinese government be flying a large stratospheric balloon?
It is possible that the balloon's flight termination system failed.
Microsoft alleges attacks on French magazine came from Iranian-backed group
Leaked personal data of Charlie Hebdo customers puts them at risk from extremists.
SEC gets $35 million settlement in Activision misconduct disclosure case
Government says company also violated whistleblower protection laws.
Treasury decides Model Y, Lyriq, ID.4, are SUVs after all, not sedans
Now it will use the consumer EPA standard and not CAFE to decide.
Former Trump official led feds to Telegram group livestreaming child abuse
At least 17 charged after authorities gained access to encrypted messages.
Samsung Pro SSD reliability questioned as longtime partner shifts to Sabrent
Custom PC-builder Puget says it's had issues with the Pro line since the last gen.
It sounds like Google will unveil its ChatGPT clone February 8
Google wants to use "the power of AI to reimagine how people search."
Donkey Kong cheating case rocked by photos of illicit joystick modification
Tall, red-topped stick could prove crucial in Mitchell's defamation suit.
Electrify America is raising its prices in March
Rising electricity costs means the base per-kWh price will increase by 5 cents.
The newest feature in the Microsoft Store is more ads
App store ads on other platforms may offer benefits to devs—but few for users.
When will United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket fly?
The Peregrine lander is ready for launch. Sort of.
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