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How to port any N64 game to the PC in record time
"Static recompilation" is "the difference between weeks of work and years of work."
Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog
Music group contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content
How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be
Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?
Rocket Report: Starship stacked; Georgia shuts the door on Spaceport Camden
United Launch Alliance is under pressure to ramp up the flight rate for the new Vulcan rocket.
Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies
Alleged $6.8M conspiracy involved "laptop farm," identity theft, and resume coaching.
Ultra-spicy One Chip Challenge chip contributed to teen’s death, report says
The high dose of capsaicin paired with a heart defect appear to have contributed.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues Meta, citing chatbot’s reply as evidence of shadowban
Presidential candidate believes Meta's chatbot can reliably reveal shadowbans.
Europe is uncertain whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet
"We are working hard on resolving these uncertainties."
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC
Senators skeptical of legal trouble for harmless masking after moving to make it illegal.
Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results
Google Search now has an option to search the "web," which is not the default anymore.
Pedego Moto review: Fast and furious fun for $4,000
Pedego's newest e-bike is quality even if a little bit impractical.
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves
Lawsuit targets 2016 claim that all Tesla cars "have full self-driving hardware."
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running
A journey through busted tapes, the Internet Old Farts Club, and SPARCstations.
How do you pronounce “hockey”? US players say it with “fake Canadian” accent.
They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player-a "linguistic persona."
Bumble apologizes for ads shaming women into sex
Bumble admits "mistake" after critics explained why celibacy is a valid choice.
Thunderbolt Share simplifies dual-PC workloads—but requires new hardware
App comes out in June, but you'll need a PC or dock licensed to use it.
Sony listing hints at native, upscaled PS2 emulation on the PS5
Download promo promises "up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters."
Mixup of drinking and irrigation water sparks dangerous outbreak in children
Of 13 children sickened, 7 hospitalized and 2 had life-threatening complications.
Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns
EU is concerned Meta isn't doing enough to protect children using its apps.
Daily Telescope: I spy, with my little eye, the ISS
What is black and white and constantly in flight?
BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI
An earlier iteration of the site was taken down last year; now its reincarnation is gone.
Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora
Google's video-synthesis model creates minute-long 1080p videos from written prompts.
MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says
Brothers charged in novel crypto scheme potentially face decades in prison.
RealVNC is dropping its “Home” plan and barely noting its free “Lite” option
Some pretty dark patterns make free version of remote desktop tool hard to find.
Netflix gets the NFL: Three-year deal starts this season on Christmas
The NFL brings eyeballs like no other content, and subscribers actually stick around.
Cable TV providers ruined cable—now they’re coming for streaming
Comcast wants to tie its cable/Internet to your streaming subscriptions.
DOJ says Boeing faces criminal charge for violating deal over 737 Max crashes
DOJ determined that Boeing violated 2021 agreement spurred by two fatal crashes.
Android 15 gets “Private Space,” theft detection, and AV1 support
Android 15 Beta 2 is out for Pixels and several third-party devices.
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
Ebury backdoors SSH servers in hosting providers, giving the malware extraordinary reach.
Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar”
The regulator is warning OEMs to respect data privacy or it will get mad.
Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton
Poet crossed out one racy passage, deeming it "an unbecom[ing] tale for a hist[ory]"
VMware Fusion, Workstation now free for home use, subscription-only for businesses
Free for personal use, but businesses will have to fork over $120 per year.
Could your car power your home? GM makes it a reality in EV truck demo.
GM's Ultium-based EVs can power your house during an outage.
Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
Slowing down an asteroid by just one-tenth of a second makes all the difference.
Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.
Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster
CEO Altman: "OpenAI would not be what it is without him."
Weight loss from Wegovy sustained for up to four years, trial shows
It's still unclear how long people will have to stay on the drugs to maintain the effects.
“Fire and blood” come to Westeros in new House of the Dragon S2 trailer
"The enemy without may be fought with swords. The enemy within is more insidious."
Sauron’s dark rise is front and center in The Rings of Power S2 teaser
Plus a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette catching us up on all the characters.
Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say
Delisting non-consensual deepfake porn on Google is "draining," victim says.
2023 temperatures were warmest we’ve seen for at least 2,000 years
Northern Hemisphere temperatures well beyond natural variability seen in tree rings.
Android’s AI era includes eavesdropping on phone calls, warning you about scams
A scammer says "transfer the money in your bank account," but Android is listening.
Boeing is troubleshooting a small helium leak on the Starliner spacecraft
The first launch of astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule is now set for May 21.
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says
Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.
Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype
AI model updates galore at Google I/O, including 2M context window, Imagen 3, Veo, and more.
Google is “reimagining” search in “the Gemini era” with AI Overviews
What's the best pilates studio within walking distance that has new member
AI in Gmail will sift through emails, provide search summaries, send emails
Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact.
$460, 5,471-piece Lego Barad-dûr set comes for LOTR fans’ wallets in June
Fiery eye actually lights up, and multiple towers can be stacked.
Feds probe Waymo driverless cars hitting parked cars, drifting into traffic
Auto-safety regulator is investigating 22 reports of Waymo cars malfunctioning.
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away
"It's easier to manage a team that's happy."
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