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Drastic moves by X, Microsoft may not stop spread of fake Taylor Swift porn
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999612
X blocking searches for Taylor Swift isn’t a real solution to fake porn problem.
Canon plans to disrupt chipmaking with low-cost “stamp” machine
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999552
Company is challenging industry leader ASML with its nanoprint lithography tech.
It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999168
Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined.
We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999283
Errors with spreadsheets are not only frustrating but can have serious consequences.
Air pollution from Canada’s tar sands is much worse than we thought
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999303
Oil operations release vast quantities of damaging particles and noxious compounds.
Measles is “growing global threat,” CDC tells doctors in alert message
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999449
Since December, there have been 23 measles cases in the US, including two outbreaks.
OpenAI announces ChatGPT-4 Turbo and ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo model updates
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999209
GPT-4 wasn't putting in the work. Also, lower prices for GPT 3.5 Turbo, other model updates.
I abandoned OpenLiteSpeed and went back to good ol’ Nginx
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998514
One weather site’s sudden struggles, and musings on why change isn’t always good.
The life and times of Cozy Bear, the Russian hackers who just hit Microsoft and HPE
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999178
Hacks by Kremlin-backed group continue to hit hard.
LIGO goes to space: ESA to proceed with LISA gravitational wave detector
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999157
A gravitational wave detector in space will be sensitive to unexplored phenomena.
Apple announces sweeping EU App Store policy changes—including sideloading
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999064
Most of these changes only apply to Europe.
Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999036
Job cuts hit Xbox, ZeniMax businesses, too, reports say.
PlayStation has blocked hardware cheating device Cronus Zen, others may follow
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998976
No more using a mouse and keyboard on PS5, or using aiming mods, for now.
Facebook suffers big loss in lawsuit against data-scraping company
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999024
Judge throws out Meta claim against firm that sells Facebook and Instagram data.
Major mod site says to keep your Pokémon content far away from Palworld
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998992
"A very cool idea" that would "almost certainly... put us at risk of legal action."
Our fave bureaucratic villain is back in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999566
We also welcome the return of Janine Melnitz: "Ghostbusters, whaddaya want?"
Daily Telescope: Two large galaxies swimming in a sea of interstellar dust
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999469
"I think of the civilizations in those galaxies looking back at the Milky Way."
Review: Framework’s Laptop 16 is unique, laudable, fascinating, and flawed
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994846
Great ideas go up against awkward limitations in Framework's 16-inch sequel.
Gotta go? We’ve finally found out what makes urine yellow
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999349
The yellow color comes from bacteria metabolizing waste from red blood cells.
In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999478
How does a legacy test account grant access to read every Office 365 account?
The year of Windows on Arm? Google launches official Chrome builds.
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999219
Chrome for Windows-on-Arm should hit stable in time for Qualcomm's big launch.
George Carlin’s heirs sue comedy podcast over “AI-generated” impression
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999215
Suit alleges copyright infringement and illegal use of Carlin's name and likeness.
Cruise failed to disclose disturbing details of self-driving car crash
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999195
Company did not share all it knew about the fatal accident with regulators.
Rocket Report: Iran reaches orbit; Chinese firm achieves impressive landing test
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998963
"Our investors’ continued support is a recognition of our 18 months of hard work."
Resident Evil Kart’s fixed camera angles make for a charmingly frustrating classic
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999145
"WELCOME TO THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER CREATED!"
X can’t stop spread of explicit, fake AI Taylor Swift images
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999090
Will Swifties’ war on AI fakes spark a deepfake porn reckoning?
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999073
Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021.
The Pixel 8 Pro can now read body temps, if you swipe it across your face
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998991
The phone needs a four-second forehead scan to read your temperature.
A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998896
Despite engine failure, SLIM managed to achieve the most precise Moon landing ever.
Instagram stops letting random adults send messages to teenagers
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998981
Meta restricting teens’ DMs could defeat the point of social media for teens.