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Archaeologists discovered a new papyrus of Egyptian Book of the Dead
Dubbed the "Waziri papyrus," scholars are currently translating the text into Arabic.
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Musk testifies in fraud trial, points out that not everyone believes what he says
Musk denies impact on Tesla stock price in case over false "funding secured" tweet.
US school runs lights 24/7/365: The smart lights have been broken since 2021
"We've been doing everything we can to fix this," says school official.
300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?
The shortcoming has left users susceptible to malicious bootloaders for 18 months.
FTC: Shkreli may have violated lifetime pharma ban, should be held in contempt
Shkreli's latest company, Druglike, may run afoul of his lifetime pharma ban.
Supreme Court allows Reddit mods to anonymously defend Section 230
Mods tell SCOTUS that Reddit's special formula depends on Section 230 immunity.
Google cuts 12,000 jobs, the largest layoff in the company’s history
Google will slash 12,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of the company.
Gonorrhea is becoming unstoppable; highly resistant cases found in US
It has resistance or reduced susceptibility to all drugs recommended for treatment.
Twitter hired experts for case against Musk—now Musk won’t pay them, lawsuit says
Company says it wasn't paid for work on lawsuit that forced Musk to complete merger.
D&D maker still wants to revoke earlier versions of “open” gaming license
Core rules would go under Creative Commons, "hateful" content would be barred.
Twitter retroactively changes developer agreement to ban third-party clients
A single line, changed days after a vague statement, ends a foundational era.
Musk oversaw staged Tesla self-driving video, emails show
Emails show Musk wanted an aspirational—not actual—demo of Full Self-Driving.
Rocket Report: SpaceX reaches ‘ludicrous’ cadence; ABL explains RS1 failure
"This evidence suggests that an unwanted fire spread to our avionics system."
Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum
Lisa OS 3.1's 1984 source Pascal code now available under a non-commercial license.
Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign
The DNS hijacking threat can be especially high for people using public Wi-Fi.
Meet the real zombifying fungus behind the fictional Last of Us outbreak
Ants are in trouble, but humans are safe... for now.
Winnebago’s first electric motorhome prototype breaks cover
One battery for the powertrain, another for the house functions and rooftop solar.
Twitter auction’s highest bid was $100K; it could owe $300M next week
Twitter's first loan payment deadline is reportedly next week.
Plastic surgeon injected kids with saline instead of COVID vaccine, feds allege
The plastic surgery group allegedly squirted the 2,000 vaccine doses down the drain.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot grows a set of hands, attempts construction work
Atlas goes for "inertially significant" lifts, learns all about Newton's third law.
PSVR 2 launch includes only a handful of exclusive titles
A few games will offer free or cheap upgrades from previous PSVR versions.
Amazon is discontinuing its AmazonSmile charity program next month
AmazonSmile has reportedly donated almost $450M to global charities since 2013.
The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play
Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day.
1923 cartoon predicts 2023’s AI art generators
H.T. Webster imagined a future world where a "cartoon dynamo" could generate art.
Facebook approves ads calling for children’s deaths in Brazil, test finds
YouTube had no problem passing the same test.
Amid economic downturn, space investment plummeted in 2022
One reason is that investors may have been wary after the space SPAC crash.
Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google
Law enforcement can potentially use this data for prosecutions.
GeForce Now Ultimate first impressions: Streaming has come a really long way
At its best, Nvidia's cloud-based service feels like an extension of your hands.
Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on
On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.
Time(s) for a change: State Department picks a new official typeface
From February, US diplomats and their staff will no longer use Times New Roman.
Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop”
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ID'd the culprit as the volatile ketone 3-octanone.
Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”
Criminal groups served allegedly include Conti, DarkSide, Phobos, and Hydra.
RSV vaccine for older adults is 84% effective, Moderna says
It's another positive sign for mRNA vaccines and the fight against RSV.
Logitech announces $70 webcams with USB-C, built-in shutters
Cuter, perhaps, but not vastly different from other Logitech cameras.
Very fat tires, a battery, front and rear springs and… a hinge?
A little of everything or an awkward balancing act?
Musk lawyer argues false tweets were just “technical wordsmith inaccuracies”
Tesla investors' lawyer tells jury Musk's lies cost "regular people" millions.
D&D maker promises to get player feedback for coming “open” license update
WotC producer on leaked OGL v1.1: "We are sorry. We got it wrong."
Apple’s full-size HomePod is back with new features
New smart home features headline the revived smart speaker.
Samsung and iFixit now have parts for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy laptops
Strange parts bundles and a limited selection make it more PR than practical, though.
Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers, blames decelerated customer spending
“We will have to do more with less," CEO Satya Nadella says.
Twitter says third-party apps broke “long-standing API rules,” won’t name rules
It's not much, but it's more than app developers have heard in nearly a week.
Trump tries to get back on Facebook, claims ban is electoral “interference”
Trump was banned in January 2021 for "incit[ing] violent insurrection."
How flood forecasts in real time with block-by-block data could save lives
New machine-learning methods make it possible.
It looks like NASA will finally have an astronaut live in space for a full year
NASA has had a series of "almost" a year missions.
Top-secret car design studios are hubs for the electric vehicle future
EVs offer car designers more freedom compared to internal combustion engines.
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More than 4,400 Sophos firewall servers remain vulnerable to critical exploits
Exploiting vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating isn't particularly hard.
Reviewer buys 16TB portable SSD for $70, proves it’s a sham
What's 15,936GB between friends?
70% of drugs advertised on TV are of “low therapeutic value,” study finds
Ads often tout new, pricey drugs that are not much better than old, cheaper ones.
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