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These dangerous scammers dont even bother to hide their crimes

Cybercriminals openly run dozens of scams across social media and messaging apps.

4 May 2024 5:07 pm
Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron

A phenomenon called a glory may be happening on a hellishly hot giant planet.

4 May 2024 4:30 pm
Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Heres how.

ZTDNS brings the best of both worlds to DNS: encryption and fine-grained control.

4 May 2024 5:12 am
Judge mulls sanctions over Googles shocking destruction of internal chats

Punishing Google for being the best would be unprecedented, lawyer argued.

4 May 2024 4:47 am
Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and its not going well

A surprise hit, a network with brutal baggage, and the Steam profit paradox.

4 May 2024 3:47 am
We still dont understand how one human apparently got bird flu from a cow

A genetic analysis and case report reveal new insights and big gaps in our knowledge.

4 May 2024 2:56 am
4 May 2024 2:28 am
AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could wake up and answer questions.

4 May 2024 12:34 am
Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products

Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts.

4 May 2024 12:08 am
Mayans burned and buried dead political regimes

After burning, the remains were dumped in construction fill.

3 May 2024 10:44 pm
Heres how Jaguar will relaunch as an all-EV brand

In 2021, it canceled an EV months before productionnow it's preparing for 2025.

3 May 2024 10:07 pm
Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook

Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.

3 May 2024 7:10 pm
Whats happening at Tesla? Heres what experts think.

Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end?

3 May 2024 7:03 pm
Mini Settlers is a city builder that you can both enjoy and actually put down

No zoning, no pollution, no advisersjust squares, circles, people, and time.

3 May 2024 5:07 pm
Rocket Report: Astroscale chases down dead rocket; Ariane 6 on the pad

Rocket Factory Augsburg, a German launch startup, nears a test-firing of its booster.

3 May 2024 4:30 pm
Apples Q2 2024 earnings reveal a drop in iPhone, iPad sales

Services growth looked rosy as Apple's hardware revenue in China slowed.

3 May 2024 4:02 am
AT&T announces $7 monthly add-on fee for Turbo 5G speeds

AT&T Turbo puts you in a faster lane but requires unlimited data and extra fee.

3 May 2024 1:56 am
DOJ explains how Google-Apple deal should have been done to avoid legal peril

Judge: What should Google have done to avoid the DOJs crosshairs?

3 May 2024 1:07 am
One and done: Elden Rings first DLC expansion will also be its last

But the studio is leaving some possibilities for a sequel that continues the story.

3 May 2024 12:47 am
Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation

The threat is potentially grave because it could be used in supply chain attacks.

3 May 2024 12:32 am
3 May 2024 12:21 am
Wear OSs big comeback continues; might hit half of Apple Watch sales

Counterpoint Research projects 27 percent market share this year to Apple's 49.

2 May 2024 11:36 pm
Hades IIs new combat options enhance an already great game

New magic system shines in the game's early Technical Test period.

2 May 2024 10:22 pm
Maya used hallucinogenic plants in ensouling rituals for their ball courts

eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool.

2 May 2024 9:00 pm
First look at the Sony Honda EV: More than a PlayStation on wheels

The AFEELA concept previews an EV from the joint venture, due in 2026.

2 May 2024 8:34 pm
April updates for Windows 10 and 11 break some VPN software, Microsoft says

VPN connection bug affects all supported versions of Windows 10, 11, and Server.

2 May 2024 8:11 pm
Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth

Technology will be used to store wind and solar energy for use later.

2 May 2024 7:27 pm
The 2024 Acura ZDX Type-S: This electric SUV feels polished but heavy

It's a badge-engineered Ultium EV, but Acura is responsible for all the software.

2 May 2024 6:30 pm
All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week

Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up.

2 May 2024 3:49 am
Anthropic releases Claude AI chatbot iOS app

Anthropic finally comes to mobile, launches plan for teams that includes 200K context window.

2 May 2024 3:06 am
Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts

ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May.

2 May 2024 2:15 am
Dave & Busters is adding real money betting options to arcade staples

Gamification layer platform promises to streamline your friendly Skee-Ball wagers.

2 May 2024 2:00 am
Alarming superbug from deadly eyedrop outbreak has spread to dogs

It's unclear how the dogs became infected with the same strain in the eyedrops.

2 May 2024 1:37 am
ChatGPT shows better moral judgment than a college undergrad

Take the Moral Turing Test yourself to see whether you'd trust artificial moral advice.

1 May 2024 10:20 pm
Rabbit R1 AI box revealed to just be an Android app

It sounds like the company is now blocking access from ootleg APKs.

1 May 2024 10:18 pm
iOS 17.5 makes it less of a hassle to send your iPhone into Apple for repairs

Feature currently only works on iPhones, and not iPads, Macs, or Apple Watches.

1 May 2024 9:05 pm
1 May 2024 8:13 pm
CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239

Yet again, CenturyLink failed to fix a long outage until Ars emailed the company.

1 May 2024 4:30 pm
Heres your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer

145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016.

1 May 2024 3:22 am
Binances billionaire founder gets 4 months for violating money laundering law

US prosecutors sought 3-year sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

1 May 2024 2:25 am
Researchers make a plastic that includes bacteria that can digest it

Bacterial spores strengthen the plastic, then revive to digest it in landfills.

1 May 2024 1:41 am
Latest Google layoffs hit the Flutter and Python groups

The groups supported developers both inside and outside of Google.

30 Apr 2024 11:47 pm
Customers say Metas ad-buying AI blows through budgets in a matter of hours

Based on your point of view, the AI either doesn't work or works too well.

29 Apr 2024 11:53 pm
Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over funding secured tweets

Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla.

29 Apr 2024 8:57 pm
Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord

Bot-driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms.

26 Apr 2024 11:36 pm
20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence.

26 Apr 2024 7:56 pm
Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use

OpenELM mirrors efforts by Microsoft to make useful small AI language models that run locally.

26 Apr 2024 2:25 am
Toyota will spend $1.4 billion to build electric 3-row SUV in Indiana

This is a different new 3-row EV from the one Toyota will build in Kentucky.

25 Apr 2024 11:19 pm
Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

Various imaging methods comprised a kind of ionic eye to examine charred scroll.

25 Apr 2024 11:03 pm
Qualcomm says lower-end Snapdragon X Plus chips can still outrun Apples M3

Same NPU, same architecture as X Elite, but fewer cores and lower clock speeds.

25 Apr 2024 5:56 pm