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Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.
Medicine Nobel goes to previously unknown way of controlling genes
MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.
Hurricane Milton becomes second-fastest storm to reach Category 5 status
Tampa Bay has not been directly hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,” proves endless play is possible
Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test.
Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine
Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep.
Artist appeals copyright denial for prize-winning AI-generated work
AI art may create a whole new world of copyright trolling, expert warns.
Greening of Antarctica shows how climate change affects the frozen continent
Plant growth is accelerating on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands.
Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
App swears there's no way for law enforcement to track users' identities.
Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
There is currently no timeline for when the plant will be able to reopen.
YouTube fixes glitch that wrongly removed accounts, deleted videos
YouTube confirmed all channels back online after mistaken removals.
How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly
New study finds it was the earliest-known building to use a standard screw thread.
Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
Sometimes, you just want to kill a whole lot of skeletons as fast as possible.
No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates
Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads.
ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going
The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions.
OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click
New side-by-side document and code-editing feature catches up with Anthropic's Artifacts.
Apple couldn’t tell fake iPhones from real ones, lost $2.5M to scammers
Repair scheme got Apple to replace 6K fake iPhones with real ones.
The more sophisticated AI models get, the more likely they are to lie
Human feedback training may incentivize providing any answer-even wrong ones.
Uninstalled Copilot? Microsoft will let you reprogram your keyboard’s Copilot key
Copilot key becomes a "whatever" key in latest Windows Insider Preview build.
Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo
A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable.
X fails to avoid Australia child safety fine by arguing Twitter doesn’t exist
Elon Musk merging Twitter into X didn't absolve X from child safety fine.
Google as Darth Vader: Why iA Writer quit the Android app market
A remarkably open farewell note from seven years of Android development.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be the next Waymo robotaxi
The two companies say this should be the first of many collaborations.
Faulty Samsung update leaves owners of bricked Galaxy phones with few options
"I just really, really want my photos."
Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe
Some just want to promote conflict, cause chaos, or even just get attention.
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
"I'm pretty darn confident I'm going to have a good day on Friday."
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end
"I'm pretty darn confident I'm going to have a good day on Friday."
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight.
Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight.
Former county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting-system breach
Judge calls Tina Peters a charlatan, says "prison is the only place" for her.
Former county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting-system breach
Judge calls Tina Peters a charlatan, says "prison is the only place" for her.
Human cases of H5N1 confirmed in California amid rapid dairy spread
The CDC confirmed two new bird flu cases, bringing the human tally to 17.
Human cases of H5N1 confirmed in California amid rapid dairy spread
The CDC confirmed two new bird flu cases, bringing the human tally to 17.
Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine "a cancer to WordPress."
Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine "a cancer to WordPress."
Strange “biotwang” ID’d as Bryde’s whale call
Multi-species machine-learning model can unlock insights into new whale species.
Strange “biotwang” ID’d as Bryde’s whale call
Multi-species machine-learning model can unlock insights into new whale species.
Ants learned to farm fungi during a mass extinction
Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive.
Popular gut probiotic completely craps out in randomized controlled trial
If you're familiar with the history of Activia, you may not be surprised.
Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law
Parody video creator joined Musk in war" to block California deepfake law.
ULA hasn’t given up on developing a long-lived cryogenic space tug
On Friday's launch, United Launch Alliance will test the limits of its Centaur upper stage.
Bazzite is the next best thing to SteamOS while we wait on Valve
Bazzite has tackled drivers, inputs, and updating, so you can just play games.
Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse
Microsoft brings two new opt-in trial features to some users of its Copilot AI-assistant.
EVgo gets $1.05B loan to build 7,500 DC fast chargers
EVgo will focus on underserved communities where people can't charge at home.
Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025
Subscribers tolerated the current ad load, so Amazon is adding more commercials.
Attackers exploit critical Zimbra vulnerability using cc’d email addresses
When successful, attacks install a backdoor. Getting it to work reliably is another matter.
Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds
Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance.
OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion
OpenAI has nearly doubled what investors think it's worth-but there's a catch.
Despite stricter regulations, Europe has issues with tattoo ink ingredients
"Clients and artists have a right to know what's in the inks they are using."
Microsoft releases Office 2024, the latest buy-once-own-forever version of Office
Standalone apps won't get Copilot but include updates made since Office 2021.
Amazon illegally refused to bargain with drivers’ union, NLRB alleges
Amazon hit with NLRB complaint after deriding finding that drivers are employees.
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