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Musk bans remote work at Twitter, warns staff of “dire” economic outlook
Twitter staff must be in office 40 hours a week unless Musk approves exception.
For $8, Twitter Blue users create a wave of checkmarked imposter accounts
Most fake accounts are suspended quickly, but not before some brand damage is done.
The best wireless mechanical keyboards
Want mechanical typing without bulky cables? Here are our 4 favorite options.
NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits
NASA likely to begin inspections of the rocket and spacecraft later today.
FTX on brink of collapse after Binance abandons rescue
Crypto exchange dashes to fill $8 billion hole as investors write down equity.
Lenovo driver goof poses security risk for users of 25 notebook models
Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities to install malicious firmware that survives reboots.
Ancient wisdom: Oldest full sentence in first alphabet is about head lice
"May this [ivory] tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard."
Nurse who called 911 on her ER talks chaos, fear amid understaffing crisis
A recent national poll found that half of nurses have considered leaving.
“Too easy”—Midjourney tests dramatic new version of its AI image generator
Version 4 offers greater detail and better compositions from simple prompts.
IBM pushes qubit count over 400 with new processor
Milestone is important for the company's road map, less critical for performance.
Twitter offering some laid-off staff only half what they’re owed, lawsuit says
Employees suing asked court to require Twitter to notify staff of lawsuit.
Volvo’s next electric vehicle is the new US-made EX90 SUV
Built in South Carolina, the seven-seat SUV should sell for under $80,000.
China ditches expendable rocket plan for its Moon program
Long marches into space will now complete their journey back on Earth.
USB adapter claims to quadruple M2 and M1 Mac monitor support
Apple says most M2- and M1-based computers only support 1 external monitor.
Microsoft “irreparably damaging” EU’s cloud ecosystem, industry group claims
CISPE says Microsoft has shown no progress addressing anti-competitive practices.
The sign-in menu is the latest frontier for Microsoft ads in Windows 11
Most OSes do this kind of thing, but Windows remains uniquely pushy about it.
Musk-led Twitter rolls out new “Official” tags, removes them hours later
"I just killed it," Musk said after newly deployed Official labels disappeared.
Still using Gmail’s old design? Soon you’ll be forced to stop
You can disable the new sidebar, though.
Pixel 8 hardware leaks suggest faster chip, tweaked screen ratios
The next Tensor SoC could use a 3 nm Samsung Exynos chip as its core.
EU’s “in-depth investigation” could spell trouble for Microsoft/Activision deal
Officials say deal "may significantly reduce competition"; decision expected by March.
What the image of the Milky Way’s black hole really shows
Swirling plasma around its edges will reveal more about galaxy’s history, evolution.
Meta lays off 11,000 workers; Zuckerberg says his investments didn’t pay off
Zuck: Meta hired too many people, expansion "did not play out the way I expected."
Patches for 6 0-days under active exploit are now available from Microsoft
Exchange, Windows, and a bunch of other Microsoft software all affected.
Ars OpenForum & Commenting System are getting a big upgrade
Comments and the OpenForum will be down from 1 am EST until Wednesday afternoon.
Elizabeth Holmes loses bid for new trial despite bizarre visit from key witness
Holmes is expected to appeal her conviction.
Redditor discovers legendary 1956 computer in grandparents’ basement
The 1956 LGP-30 computer, subject of hacker lore, is one of only 45 made in Europe.
Growth of renewables puts them on par with nuclear in US
Coal, wind, and solar all went up as hydro took a dive.
First teaser for FX/Hulu’s Kindred miniseries plays up the horror elements
Octavia Butler described her 1979 genre-busting bestseller as "a kind of grim fantasy."
FTX on brink of collapse after “liquidity crunch” at crypto exchange
Binance steps in with deal to rescue arch-rival after surge in withdrawals.
Slingboxes, streaming video way before it was cool, go dark tomorrow
The device that brought web-streaming TV to the masses will lose cloud support.
LG’s 27-inch OLED monitor is a $2,000 rarity
An OLED this size and this cheap is still uncommon for monitors.
Starlink announces 1TB monthly cap, users who go over will get slower speeds
It'll be 25¢ per GB for additional high-speed data; overnight use doesn't count.
Ars has exclusive behind-the-scenes video from The Callisto Protocol
The next game from Dead Space's Glen Schofield is coming—and we filmed everything.
America’s slow-moving, confused crypto regulation is driving industry out of US
US is likely to end another year without clear guidance on digital assets.
NASA will leave its $4.1 billion rocket outside as Nicole approaches Florida
"The team reviewed the forecast and determined the rocket will remain at the pad."
Porsche unveils smaller, lighter, faster Formula E race car, the 99X
Formula E is getting a lot faster in 2023 with the introduction of a new race car.
US hospitals are so overloaded that one ER called 911 on itself
Patients are reporting crowded waiting rooms and hours-long wait times.
After 15 years of failed attempts, there will finally be a Gears of War movie
Netflix moves forward with a live-action film, animated series, and maybe more.
Hacker took pains to hide $3.36B of stolen bitcoin. Feds found it anyway
The haul, the second biggest in DOJ history, shows the difficulty of hiding cryptocurrency.
Oculus co-founder makes a VR headset that can literally kill you
Sword Art Online inspires Palmer Luckey to put explosive charges on a Quest Pro.
Carnival Row announces second and final season with briefest of teasers
Travis Beacham's "Victorian neo-noir" fantasy series debuted in 2019.
New Go-playing trick defeats world-class Go AI—but loses to human amateurs
Adversarial policy attacks blind spots in the AI—with broader implications than games.
Benoit Blanc disses Clue as a “terrible game” in final trailer for Glass Onion
"Ticking boxes, running around, searching all the rooms...."
Musk announces Twitter ban on unlabeled parody after celebs impersonate him
Famous people trolled Musk by tweeting under his name and profile picture.
Chinese chip designers slow down processors to dodge US sanctions
Cutting-edge semiconductor companies tweak specs to comply with export controls.
Musk-led Twitter laid off some employees by mistake, asks them to come back
Dozens of canned workers asked back after Twitter realizes they're still needed.
Megalodon and other extinct giant sharks started life in nurseries
The largest sharks ever seem to have left their young in an unsupervised daycare.
The mysteries of the astronaut biome
How might space travel change the human microbiome, which is linked to so many ailments?
Algorithms quietly run the city of DC—and maybe your hometown
DC agencies deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents’ knowledge.
The 2023 BMW i7 proves a luxury car doesn’t need internal combustion
The fully electric version of the new 7 Series is the best of the bunch.
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