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Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995738
Reddit says First Amendment rights protect it from having to disclose users' info.
COVID shots protect against COVID-related strokes, heart attacks, study finds
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995767
Data provides more evidence older people should stay up to date on COVID vaccines.
EPA expands “high priority” probe into AT&T, Verizon lead-contaminated cables
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995742
EPA plans to meet with telecom giants this month to discuss lead cables.
Android 15 might bring back lock screen widgets
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995664
After iOS 16 reintroduced lock screen widgets, Google is dusting off its old code.
Compression Attached Memory Modules may make upgradable laptops a thing again
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995134
The CAMM2 spec was recently finalized, and memory makers are testing the waters.
Apple AirDrop leaks user data like a sieve. Chinese authorities say they’re scooping it up.
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995574
Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years.
I parked a BMW from across the parking lot at CES 2024
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995592
BMW's Remote Valet is one premium feature we'd pay for.
Rocket Report: A Chinese launch you must see; Vulcan’s stunning debut
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995251
"I am so proud of this team. Oh my gosh, this has been years of hard work."
Report: Deepfake porn consistently found atop Google, Bing search results
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995499
Google vows to create more safeguards to protect victims of deepfake porn.
“Such signal, much wow”: Starlink’s first texts via “cellphone towers in space”
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995454
Starlink's Direct to Cell satellites to fill in dead spots in T-Mobile network.
Google lays off “hundreds” more employees, strips Google Assistant features
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995278
Google's layoffs hit hardware, the Google Assistant, and even the AR division.
US judge blocks Ohio Republicans’ “troublingly vague” social media law
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995355
Judge calls law "breathtakingly blunt instrument" for reducing harm to children.
At Senate AI hearing, news executives fight against “fair use” claims for AI training data
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995191
Media orgs want AI firms to license content for training, and Congress is sympathetic.
I found David Lynch’s lost Dune II script
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995271
The unfinished script, found in an archive, shows Lynch's enthusiasm for Dune.
The largest US dam-removal effort to date has begun
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994887
As US dams age, removal is always an option—and it can be done well.
The Space Force is changing the way it thinks about spaceports
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995665
There's not much available real estate to grow Cape Canaveral's launch capacity.
Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995750
The telltale error messages are a sign of AI-generated pablum all over the Internet.
Valve request takes down Portal 64 due to concerns over Nintendo involvement
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995660
It's not the use of Portal, it's the use of an N64 SDK that's the issue.
NASA scientist on 2023 temperatures: “We’re frankly astonished.”
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995689
NASA, NOAA, and Berkeley Earth have released their takes on 2023's record heat.
Lucid delivered just 6,001 electric sedans in 2023
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995673
The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time.
eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995639
eBay must pay maximum fine for putting Massachusetts couple “through pure hell.”
Child abusers are covering their tracks with better use of crypto
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995594
“Mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero enable them to launder profits, stay online.
Those Games turns crappy mobile game ads into actually good puzzles
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995453
It's pin-pulling, color-pouring, fake-but-real fun, and you only pay once.
Astronomers found ultra-hot, Earth-sized exoplanet with a lava hemisphere
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995339
Also: A separate team found a small, cold exoplanet with a massive outer companion.
Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995441
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set aside $2.5 billion for underserved and rural areas.
Actor paid to pose as crypto CEO “deeply sorry” about $1.3 billion scam
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995403
Fake CEO denied profiting off the alleged cryptocurrency scam.
Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995348
Next up: Could SteamOS 3 be coming to a desktop gaming rig near you?
Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995291
The rental car company will replace them with gasoline-powered vehicles.
Daily Telescope: A monster protostar in a distant nebula
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995207
Even as astronomical objects go, that's a gargantuan protostar.
VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995206
Only Broadcom's favorites will be able to sell VMware-related offerings.