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Updated 2024-11-23 17:30
Convicted murderer, filesystem creator writes of regrets to Linux list
"The man I am now would do things very differently," Reiser says in long letter.
Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations
The big conclusion: "If bigfoot is there, it could be a bear."
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
Dave Mills created NTP, the protocol that holds the temporal Internet together, in 1985.
Amazon’s purchase of Roomba-maker iRobot likely to be blocked by EU
Amazon was told at meeting that deal is likely to be rejected, WSJ reports.
Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says
Study finds "search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam."
Ford’s CEO gives us a ride in the crazy electric transit Supervan 4.2
You don't often get the head of the company giving rides in an EV demonstrator.
Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start”
Software bugs were hidden from lawyers of wrongly convicted UK postal workers.
Archaeologists discover intact medieval gauntlet at Kyburg Castle
The team also unearthed fragments of the glove's companion, worn on the opposite hand.
The 2024 Kia EV9, an electric three-row SUV designed with the US in mind
Kia bets on edgy design, a futuristic interior, and plenty of interior space.
$40 billion worth of crypto crime enabled by stablecoins since 2022
Stablecoins like Tether also used for scams and sanctions evasion.
Japan’s space agency “checking status“ of Moon lander
SLIM attempted to land on the Moon with a precision of less than 100 meters.
Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite
One space tug company runs into financial problems; another says go big or go home.
Axiom, SpaceX launch third all-private crew mission to space station
A US-Spanish dual citizen commands a crew of Italian, Swedish, and Turkish astronauts.
DeepMind AI rivals the world’s smartest high schoolers at geometry
DeepMind solved 25 out of 30 questions-compared to 26 for a human gold medalist.
Zuckerberg’s AGI remarks follow trend of downplaying AI dangers
Zuckerberg and Altman both tamp down fear and hype with casual statements about AGI.
Amazon plans to charge for Alexa in June—unless internal conflict delays revamp
Report claims Amazon is struggling to build a subscription version of Alexa.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a new first-person Nazi-whipping journey
Modern action/FPS is set inside Indy's classic post-Ark, pre-Crusade era.
Samsung’s $1,300 phone might someday have fees for AI usage
Samsung says Galaxy S24 AI features are "free until the end of 2025."
Bing Search shows few, if any, signs of market share increase from AI features
Bing's US and worldwide market share is about the same as it has been for years.
Netflix won’t have a Vision Pro app, compromising the device’s appeal
You'll be able to watch via the web browser, but that's far from ideal.
Google lays off 100 at YouTube; CEO says more layoffs are coming
Sundar Pichai tells employees to brace for "tough choices... throughout the year."
Game developer survey: 50% work at a studio already using generative AI tools
But 84% of devs are at least somewhat concerned about ethical use of those tools.
Figma’s Creator Micro made me a macro pad person with its colorful, clicky keys
Besides being a fun tool, this pad's layers work great for OS-switching.
TSMC predicts delays, less advanced chips at second Arizona fab
US expected to speed up pace of Chips Act grants in first half of 2024.
Apple Watch no longer sold with blood oxygen monitoring after patent battle loss
Apple removes Series 9, Ultra 2 patent-infringing feature to avoid import ban.
Ford pushes the off-road button with F-150 Lightning Switchgear
The demonstrator was developed with Vaughn Gittin's RTR Vehicles.
FCC chair defends broadband discounts for poor people against Republican attack
Lawmakers criticized FCC for something that was decided by Congress, chair says.
Scientists make non-toxic quantum dots for shortwave infrared image sensors
SWIR sensors ideal for service robotics, automotive, consumer electronics sectors.
New study tracks a mammoth’s travels across Alaska
Isotopes trapped in a tusk can be matched to those in the Alaskan landscape.
80 years later, GCHQ releases new images of Nazi code-breaking computer
GCHQ unveils new docs on Colossus, a 1943 marvel that let allies "read Hitler's mind."
1,500 kids got bogus homeopathic pellets instead of lifesaving vaccines in NY
The midwife paid a fine and is barred from accessing the state's vaccine records system.
Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008
"In my judgment, the Artemis Program is excessively complex."
Supreme Court may overturn precedent governing climate regulations
1984's Chevron doctrine has been a pillar of federal regulatory law.
Daily Telescope: In which the space station proves it truly is international
"We had parked our canal boat for the night..."
How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity
Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.
Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find
Hospital ratings dive and medical errors rise when private equity firms are in charge.
Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history
Roughly 25 million of the passwords have never been seen before by widely used service.
Apple lets devs use alternate in-app payment options, still takes commissions
Devs must ask permission to use 3rd-party payments, and Apple still wants a cut.
Teen sued Utah over social media law requiring curfew for minors
Platforms found harming Utah kids will face "crushing" fines starting March 1.
Cable firms to FTC: We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click
Customers may "misunderstand the consequences of canceling," cable lobby says.
Taking stock: Private investment in space companies rebounded in 2023
Money flows into commercial space stations, logistics, and lunar exploration are lagging.
OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban
Despite new Pentagon collab, OpenAI won't allow customers to "develop or use weapons" with its tools.
Harmonix is ending Rock Band DLC releases after 16 years, ~2,800 songs
Previously purchased songs will still be playable via Rock Band 4.
That’s never happened before: Games Done Quick video stars speedrunning dog
The Shiba Inu was trained to use a custom controller in a game meant for a robot.
OpenAI must defend ChatGPT fabrications after failing to defeat libel suit
ChatGPT users may soon learn whether false outputs will be allowed to ruin lives.
Watch Godzilla Minus One in dazzling black and white during limited US run
"By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges."
Explaining why a black hole produces light when ripping apart a star
New model tracks the remains of a star looping around a black hole.
Just 10 lines of code can steal AI secrets from Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs
Patching all affected devices, which include some Macs and iPhones, may be tough.
The Galaxy S24 gets seven years of updates, $1,300 Titanium “Ultra” model
The new update plan on a Qualcomm SoC is a major ecosystem change.
As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps to prevent AI abuse
ChatGPT maker plans transparency for gen AI content and improved access to voting info.
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