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US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017093
The shortages affect everything from generic cancer drugs to ADHD medication.
“Highly capable” hackers root corporate networks by exploiting firewall 0-day
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017043
No patch yet for unauthenticated code-execution bug in Palo Alto Networks firewall.
Texas surgeon accused of secretly blocking patients from getting transplants
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017017
The motive for the alleged data manipulation is unknown.
The DiskMantler violently shakes hard drives for better rare-earth recovery
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016916
A nifty HDD disassembly tool, sure, but we also have a larger global need for magnets.
Google kills “One” VPN service, says “people simply weren’t using it”
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016925
Did anyone want a VPN from the Internet's largest data collector?
Nintendo targets Switch-emulation chat servers, decryption tools with DMCA
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016897
Legal fallout continues following Yuzu lawsuit.
TSMC’s $65 billion bet still leaves US missing piece of chip puzzle
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016859
TSMC will begin making 2 nm chips in Arizona starting in 2028.
Rocket Report: Delta IV’s grand finale; Angara flies another dummy payload
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2015995
“We heard loud and clear from customers they wanted these services."
The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016629
"The vendors will exercise a realistic threat response scenario."
Three episodes in, the Fallout TV series absolutely nails it
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016786
Hyperviolence, strong characters, cool visuals, and some humor make a good show.
Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016625
Most devs would need to pay out of pocket to host Alexa apps after June.
Measles could once again become endemic in the US, the CDC warns
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016561
This year's measles cases are over 17x higher than cases seen in the first quarters of 2000 to 2023.
Solving an early medieval money mystery with lead isotope and trace analysis
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2015495
Anglo-Saxon England experienced trade revival, surge in silver coins in 660–750 CE.
More legal acrimony for Truth Social, as executive says he was hacked
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016423
Founding CEO says former assistant plotted "coup d'état," hacked his accounts.
How to cheat at Super Mario Maker and get away with it for years
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2015151
Creator says he "was just at the right place at the right time" to abuse TAS techniques.
SD cards finally expected to hit 4TB in 2025
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016986
For media pros' cameras and laptops.
Words are flowing out like endless rain: Recapping a busy week of LLM news
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016005
Gemini 1.5 Pro launch, new version of GPT-4 Turbo, new Mistral model, and more.
Google mocks Epic’s proposed reforms to end Android app market monopoly
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016966
Google should be barred from “treating Epic differently,” Epic Games says.
SpaceX’s most-flown reusable rocket will go for its 20th launch tonight
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016882
Remarkably, SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket almost every day over the last week.
“Ban Chinese electric vehicles now,” demands US senator
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016899
China's EV industry benefits from billions of dollars in government subsidies.
Elon Musk’s X to stop allowing users to hide their blue checks
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016878
X previously promised to "evolve" the "hide your checkmark" feature.
Why there are 861 roguelike deckbuilders on Steam all of a sudden
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2014427
9 answers from 8 devs about why combat card games, on screens, have blown up.
A supernova caused the BOAT gamma ray burst, JWST data confirms
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016267
But astronomers puzzled by the lack of signatures of expected heavy elements.
Researchers find a new organelle evolving
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016827
A "nitroplast" converts nitrogen from the air to a chemically useful form.
Sketchy Botox shots spark multistate outbreak of botulism-like condition
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016788
So far at least six people in two states have fallen ill; four of them were hospitalized.
Hackable Intel and Lenovo hardware that went undetected for 5 years won’t ever be fixed
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016577
Multiple links in the supply chain failed for years to identify an unfixed vulnerability.
Google Photos’ AI editor goes freemium, hopes you’ll join $100/year plan
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016435
Photo Unblur and AI-erase are now free, while the editor offers 10 free saves a month.
EV prices drop up to 20% as new and used inventory surges
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016439
Inventory is growing, and prices are falling for new and used EVs.
In exchange for a lunar rover, Japan will get seats on Moon-landing missions
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016320
Japan is making a significant commitment to the US-led Artemis program.
Slay the Spire 2, Vampire Survivors meets Contra, and other “Triple-i” games
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2016286
More than 30 games in 45 minutes, and a lot of them look wishlist-able.