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Video games invade the art world in MoMA’s Never Alone exhibition
Are games art? Who cares. Exhibit is more interested in how they bring us together.
High-speed video captures how cannibalistic mosquito larvae snag their prey
Two species launch their heads like a harpoon; a third relies on tail sweeps.
YouTube’s new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place
You can subscribe to and watch streaming services, like Showtime, on YouTube.
Meta’s AI-powered audio codec promises 10x compression over MP3
Technique could allow high-quality calls and music on low-quality connections.
The close-up view of two Falcon rockets landing is as majestic as you think
This was the first time SpaceX invited photographers to set Florida landing zone remotes.
Musk calls Twitter verification system “bullsh—,” announces $8 monthly charge
Musk slams "Twitter's current lords & peasants system" for verifying users.
Pantone wants $15/month for the privilege of using its colors in Photoshop
Changes have already hit some users, but communication and timing are muddled.
OpenSSL 3 patch, once Heartbleed-level “critical,” arrives as a lesser “high”
It's tricky to exploit, and on a less-popular version, but needs patching ASAP.
Charter raises base Internet to $80 a month; price hikes to hit 9.5M users
Charter price hikes boost Spectrum Internet tiers to $80, $100, and $120.
Twitter restricts staff from policing content violations ahead of US midterms
Instead of hundreds of employees enforcing violations, there are now about 15.
Sound Burger portable record player returns from the ’80s with Bluetooth, USB-C
Audio-Technica brings back a cult classic to cash in on vinyl's second act.
NASCAR driver stuns racing world with a move learned from Nintendo GameCube
Ross Chastain sets lap record and qualifies for championship thanks to NASCAR 2005.
Sorry, prey. Black widows have surprisingly good memory
Despite their tiny brains, spiders show some complex cognitive calculations.
SpaceX successfully launches its first Falcon Heavy in 40 months
SpaceX now has one more landing—51—than launches this year.
RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compete with iMessage
Today Google realizes it needs to fight iMessage, but it's 8 years too late.
Interventions that reduce partisan vitriol don’t help democracy
Thinking better of your partisan opponents doesn't mean you want them voting.
CDC director’s COVID returns as study finds such rebounds shockingly common
In the small study, 44% of untreated, recovered people had rebound COVID-19 symptoms.
Replit’s Ghostwriter AI can explain programs to you—or help write them
Ghostwriter generates, completes, or transforms code in 16 languages, similar to GitHub Copilot.
Report: M2 Pro and M2 Max Macs coming in 2023, not 2022
CEO Tim Cook confirmed Apple's product lineup is "set" for the year.
Unconfirmed hack of Liz Truss’ phone prompts calls for “urgent investigation”
Unconfirmed media report says Russian spies hacked former UK prime minster's phone.
The world’s most powerful rocket finally returns after a 3-year absence
Was the Falcon Heavy a mistake by SpaceX?
Musk jokes about his deleted tweet sharing misinformation on Pelosi attack
What happens when Twitter’s owner can’t spot disinformation when he sees it?
This Halloween, face the specter of human mortality with The Midnight Club
Mike Flanagan's latest Netflix series adapts the YA novel by Christopher Pike.
Testing suggests faulty cable may be to blame for melting RTX 4090 connectors [Updated]
More reports of overheating power connectors have surfaced every day this week.
Reports: Musk plans big Twitter layoffs and $20 monthly charge for verification
Verification charge could make it easier for scammers to impersonate real people.
Microsoft promises eternal support for Call of Duty on PlayStation
Spencer says PlayStation support will last “as long as there’s a PlayStation."
It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again
We can probably expect reentry into Earth's atmosphere to occur about a week from today.
“Mischief and delay”: How Musk and Twitter finally sealed the deal
Takeover drama drew in a cast of Wall Street powerhouses—and a few "meme-splainers."
Massive pandemic relief fraud has Congress eyeing digital IDs
Fintech platforms help US regulators weigh security benefits of digital IDs.
Why the App Store’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple
We've seen ads ruin the user experience of nearly every product under the sun.
Thawing permafrost exposes old pathogens—and new hosts
Climate change could unearth frozen viruses and transport them elsewhere.
The 499P: Meet Ferrari’s beautiful new Le Mans hybrid prototype
Ferrari last won Le Mans in 1965; it hopes this car will change that.
Biotechnology is creating ethical worries—and we’ve been here before
A new book explores 3 capabilities that are here now, whether we're ready or not.
Europe prepares to rewrite the rules of the Internet
EU hopes DMA will force Big Tech platforms to break open their walled gardens.
How Google alerted Californians to an earthquake before it happened
Android phones got a notification that a temblor was about to rock Silicon Valley.
Poliovirus that paralyzed unvaccinated NY man in July is still spreading
Sewage samples as recent as October 6 have tested positive for the same virus.
Comcast wants Internet users to pay more because customer growth has stalled
New sign-ups are scarce, so Comcast says revenue per user drives broadband growth.
How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account)
If you treasure your tweets, it's easy to get a backup copy for your own safekeeping.
VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation
NSX-V appliance, which VMware no longer supports, also affected and patched.
Report: Google will graciously let Android OEMs build Amazon Fire devices
Pressure from EU regulators makes Google accept Android forks, at least for TVs.
Doc who thinks vaccinated people are magnetic is in big trouble with med board
It's unclear if her defense will include putting keys and forks on people's faces.
Pebble, the OG smartwatch that may never die, updated to work with Pixel 7
Deep inside Google, a signed update makes the smartwatch 64-bit-Android ready.
Meta Quest Pro review: For those with more money than sense
Nearly four times the price definitely doesn’t mean nearly four times the quality.
Report: Musk names himself Twitter CEO and intends to reverse Trump ban
Musk previously called the Trump ban "morally wrong and flat-out stupid."
US embassies may have accidentally improved air quality
Cities where US embassies installed air monitors saw improved air quality.
A scientist’s quest for an accessible, unhackable voting machine
After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine.
Meet the Windows servers that have been fueling massive DDoSes for months
Misconfigured CLDAP services on MS domain controllers are amplifying data floods.
Rocket Report: Norway’s nuclear rocket concerns; Ariane 6 delayed again
"When the briefing ended, I was baffled and, if I’m honest, angry."
No new combustion-engine cars from 2035, says European Union
New cars will have to meet a 50% reduction in CO by 2030 ahead of complete ban.
Elon Musk completes Twitter purchase, immediately fires CEO and other execs
Musk completes $44B purchase, fires CEO Parag Agrawal and others.
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