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Updated 2024-11-22 10:00
AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings
Even unlisted YouTube videos are used to train AI, watchdog warns.
US prepares for bird flu pandemic with $176M Moderna vaccine deal
Phase 3 trial is expected to begin next year.
“RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux
Full system compromise possible by peppering servers with thousands of connection requests.
SCOTUS agrees to review Texas law that caused Pornhub to leave the state
Law that requires porn sites to verify user ages faces First Amendment challenge.
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.
Here’s how Michelin plans to make its tires more renewable
The tire company wants a completely sustainable tire by 2050.
Biden rushes to avert labor shortage with CHIPS act funding for workers
To dodge labor shortage, US finally aims CHIPS Act funding at training workers.
Call the ant doctor: Amputation gives injured ants a leg up on infections
"Ants are able to diagnose a wound, see if it's infected... and treat it accordingly."
Tesla posts disappointing production and sales numbers for Q2 2024
Sales fell by 5 percent, with production cut by more.
Surface Pro 11 and Laptop 7 review: An Apple Silicon moment for Windows
Superfluous AI features and compatibility issues don't detract from good PCs.
Yes, you should be a little freaked out about Hurricane Beryl
"It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is."
Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket
"For our base design, we're designing around return to launch site propulsive landing."
3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks
Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years.
The best Audi EV so far? We drive the 2025 Q6 e-tron SUV
We drive Audi's new 800-volt EV ahead of US deliveries in Q4 2024.
GameStop investor retracts suit accusing Roaring Kitty of pump-and-dump scheme
Roaring Kitty was briefly accused of deceiving his meme stock army.
Bleeding subscribers, cable companies force their way into streaming
Companies like Charter brought about the streaming industry they now want to join.
Supreme Court vacates rulings on Texas and Florida social media laws
Supreme Court remands two cases, saying lower courts didn't do full analysis.
Teaser for Hellboy: The Crooked Man brings the low-budget horror vibes
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola co-wrote the screenplay based on his short story from comics.
Alzheimer’s scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme
The work underpinned an Alzheimer's drug by Cassava, now in a Phase III trial.
Lightening the load: AI helps exoskeleton work with different strides
A model trained in a virtual environment does remarkably well in the real world.
Meta defends charging fee for privacy amid showdown with EU
EU finding that Meta's subscription option violates DMA could impact many sites.
Why Fisker’s bankruptcy is likely to leave its EV owners without warranty
Build problems and unmet need for software updates have Fisker owners worried.
Chinese space firm unintentionally launches its new rocket
Space Pioneer had been prepping the vehicle for its debut launch later this summer.
The telltale words that could identify generative AI text
New paper counts "excess words" that started appearing more often in the post-LLM era.
The 2025 Polestar 4: Great steering and a small carbon footprint stand out
The styling is sharp inside and out, but the infotainment needs some polishing.
An ultra-athlete goes head-to-head with the world’s most formidable sharks
Ross Edgley faces a challenge like no other in NatGeo's Shark vs. Ross Edgley.
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife
Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area's biodiversity.
The new Riven remake is even better than Myst
The original developers revised puzzles and realized the immersive world in 3D.
30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive
Project's creator talks to Ars about where FreeDOS has been, where it's going.
DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population
The mammoths of Wrangel Island purged a lot of harmful mutations before dying off.
Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims.
NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk
Safety tends to not be on the front burner until it really needs to be on the front burner."
NASA orders more tests on Starliner, but says crew isn’t stranded in space
I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space."
Apple’s Vision Pro goes on sale outside the US for the first time
Since February, the headset has only been available in the United States.
ChatGPT outperforms undergrads in intro-level courses, falls short later
Software that promises to detect AI-produced text fails to deliver.
Microdosing candies finally recalled after psychoactive muscimol found
Muscimol, found in the candy, is from hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers
Appeals court decision potentially reversing publishers' suit may come this fall.
Mere days before its debut, the Ariane 6 rocket loses a key customer to SpaceX
"I am impatiently waiting to understand what reasons could have led Eumetsat to such a decision."
Bipartisan consensus in favor of renewable power is ending
The change is most pronounced in those over 50 years old.
SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules
EPA rules and FCC net neutrality order at risk: "No consumer protection is safe."
Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective
Lawsuit alleged defects with both Tesla's self-driving and Model 3 flammability.
Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI
EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies' alliance.
Man suffers rare bee sting directly to the eyeball—it didn’t go well
He did recover. No disturbing images in the article, but a link for those who dare.
It’s a showdown with Sabretooth in latest Deadpool and Wolverine trailer
"People have waited decades for this fight. It's not gonna be easy."
Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells
Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.
The world’s toughest race starts Saturday, and it’s delightfully hard to call this year
Setting the stage for what could be a wild ride across France.
Rocket Report: China flies reusable rocket hopper; Falcon Heavy dazzles
"I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers."
Big Pharma’s fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn
PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them.
Supreme Court issues stay on EPA’s ozone plan, despite blistering dissent
The court can't even agree on how the EPA was proposing to structure regulations.
Google Translate just nearly doubled its number of supported languages
This includes common languages like Cantonese and lesser-known ones like Manx.
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