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Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites
Ad-tracking by some hospitals may violate federal law protecting health data.
Cadillac’s electric flagship will be hand-built, use extensive 3D printing
The low-volume EV will join the mass-produced Lyriq SUV as Cadillac electrifies.
Russia is taking over Ukraine’s Internet
Traffic from occupied Ukraine subjected to Russia's censorship, surveillance machine.
Ancient Roman soldier carved a phallus with a personal insult in this stone
The carving also included a crude personal insult directed at someone named Secundinus.
Tsunami of junk traffic that broke DDoS records delivered by tiniest of botnets
The DDoS arms race shows no signs of slowing down.
Senate bill would ban data brokers from selling location and health data
"Data brokers gather intensely personal data" without consent, bill summary says.
An astrophysicist explains the often-misunderstood nature of dark energy
"When it comes to dark energy, we're just, well, we're in the dark, right?"
EPA announces new PFAS exposure guidance, grants for water-supply cleanup
New guidance lowers acceptable exposure to some chemicals by a factor of 10,000.
NASA says it’s ready for a fourth attempt to fuel the massive SLS rocket
"The teams have really done a great job addressing the issues we saw."
Today’s best deals: A bunch of Apple devices, Amazon Fire HD tablets, and more
Dealmaster also has Sonos speakers, "buy 2 get 1 free" sales, and wireless headphones.
Europe cracks down on data cap exemptions in update to net neutrality rules
ISPs can't use zero-rating to exempt apps from data caps, EU agency says.
Amazon says its drones will deliver packages to backyards this year
Amazon will first offer drone deliveries to a rural town in Northern California.
Internet Explorer was once synonymous with the Internet, but today it’s gone for good
Internet Explorer triumphed in one browser war, and decisively lost the next.
NHTSA’s data on driver assistance crashes shows Tesla is an outlier
Honda had the second-highest number of crashes, with 90 over the same period.
Sony is making a Gran Turismo movie, due next August
The plot involves a gamer who becomes a professional racing driver.
Review: TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a must-play arcade throwback
A stylish balance of arcade accessibility and combo-crazy depth.
With Phone (1), Nothing hopes to succeed where Essential failed
Nothing is entering a crowded market dominated by Apple and Samsung.
Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say
Case in point: It took five months and three patches to fix a critical Azure threat.
X-ray imaging reveals why this 17th century painted yellow rose lost its luster
Researchers combined chemical, optical imaging to determine how degradation occurred.
Driving McLaren’s new plug-in hybrid supercar, the 2023 Artura
It has a decent electric mode and a better interior than any McLaren to date.
Monkeypox outbreak spurs WHO to consider declaring international emergency
WHO will also rename the disease, because the current name is discriminatory.
Bad news for cable: A major sports league will stream exclusively on Apple TV
Streaming services continue to dig a grave for traditional cable.
Ford halts sales of Mustang Mach-Es due to propulsion-loss bug
The issue affects nearly half of all Mach-Es built to date.
A new vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs lets hackers steal encryption keys
Hertzbleed attack targets power-conservation feature found on virtually all modern CPUs.
Coinbase lays off 18 percent of staff as CEO says, “We grew too quickly”
CEO warns of "extended" crypto winter that would heavily reduce trading.
IT fail caused Sonos to ship unwanted speakers and charge customers for them
Sonos is issuing refunds.
Diablo IV won’t copy Immortal’s game-altering microtransactions
Blizzard devs say purchases will be limited to "optional cosmetic items."
Apple’s least-interesting M2-powered MacBook will be available on June 24
13-inch M2 MacBook Pro starts at $1,299 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Sonic Frontiers hands-on: The massive change that 3D Sonic games needed
But multiple issues make us wonder whether Sega will have game ready for "2022" launch.
We’ve driven GM and Lockheed Martin’s new Lunar Vehicle
Humans will someday drive on the Moon again; General Motors wants to be their ride.
Meet Harold Gillies, the WWI surgeon who rebuilt the faces of injured soldiers
Ars chats with author and historian Lindsey Fitzharris about her new book, The Facemaker.
BA.4, BA.5 rise in Europe; officials sound alarm of COVID-19 surge to come
As with any wave, there's risk of increases in hospitalizations and deaths.
Cryptocurrency plunges as crypto “bank” Celsius suspends withdrawals
Celsius says "extreme market conditions" forced it to suspend withdrawals.
SpaceX’s Starship launch plan gets an environmental OK from the feds
Changes to SpaceX's original plan plus new conditions add up to an acceptance.
Email client K-9 Mail will become Thunderbird for Android
K-9's project maintainer will join the Thunderbird team.
Microsoft tests refreshed, tabbed Windows 11 File Explorer design
Microsoft has been testing versions of a tabbed File Explorer UI for years.
Intel tries to get its chip manufacturing back on track with “Intel 4,” due in 2023
Intel promises a 21.5% speed increase with the same power usage as current CPUs.
Google to pay $118 million after being accused of underpaying 15,500 women
Lead plaintiffs to get at least $50K each after alleging pay gap for similar work.
Sony’s new PlayStation Plus launches in US with over 800 games
Plenty of titles for streaming/downloading from across five PlayStation generations.
Astra rocket’s second stage fails, NASA CubeSats lost
Another setback for a company that focuses on rapid development.
Here’s the hybrid that Cadillac hopes will win the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Cadillac has been very successful with the DPi-V.R, and this is its successor.
Chromebooks work toward more flexible window snapping
Not quite Windows 11 Snap Layouts, but it's a potential improvement.
Toyota to offer a lithium-ion home battery system your car can charge
The Toyota O-Uchi Kyuden System has a capacity of 8.7 kWh.
Years after finding it, archeologists enter chamber under a Peruvian temple
The room was lost even to generations of people who lived and worshipped at the site.
Street Fighter 6 hands-on: The world warrior is relevant (and fun) again
Accessibility, depth, ridiculous pre-match posturing: Capcom's latest has it all.
Google places engineer on leave after he claims group’s chatbot is “sentient”
Blake Lemoine ignites social media debate over advances in artificial intelligence.
Credentials for thousands of open source projects free for the taking—again!
Leak of credentials can be used in massive supply-chain attacks.
Starfield gameplay premiere resembles “No Man’s Skyrim,” leads Xbox showcase
Forza Motorsport stands out as a current-gen stunner. But what about today's no-shows?
Why can’t we remember being born or our first words?
What scientists know about "infantile amnesia."
NASA’s plan to get Ingenuity through the Martian winter
NASA engineers are trying to overcome colder nights and frequent dust storms.
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