Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition ~tech internet Article 576 words, published May 24 2024 22 votes
NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1 ~space spaceflight.commercial spaceflight.crewed rocketry Article 567 words, published May 25 2024 17 votes
The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely ~space spaceflight.commercial spaceflight.crewed rocketry Article 950 words 29 votes
Archie, the (pre) Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running ~tech Article 492 words 14 votes
Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them ~games Article 416 words 46 votes
‘TunnelVision’ attack leaves nearly all VPNs vulnerable to spying ~tech security.cyber privacy Article 918 words, published May 6 2024 40 votes
Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually ~games Article 462 words 25 votes
Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch ~space spaceflight.crewed spaceflight.commercial rocketry Article 556 words 20 votes
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed ~tech social media Article 506 words 61 votes
What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception ~science psychology.animal Article 990 words, published May 6 2021 30 votes
Tesla’s two million car Autopilot recall is now under US federal scrutiny ~transport Article 577 words 22 votes
Modder packs an entire Nintendo Wii into a box the size of a pack of cards ~games Article 451 words 27 votes
5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 ~transport Article 627 words 22 votes
EV bargains to be found as Hertz sells off some of its US electric cars ~transport Article 452 words, published Mar 29 2024 31 votes
Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy ~tech facebook Article 506 words 37 votes
Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say ~tech Article 509 words 32 votes
Playtron’s wildly ambitious gaming OS aims to unite stores, lure “core casuals” ~games Article 556 words, published Mar 18 2024 14 votes
Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly lied to get out of “supervillain” US prison term, FTX CEO alleges ~finance business cryptocurrency Article 787 words 32 votes
Tastes like chicken? Think again—edible ants have distinctive flavor profiles. ~food Article 516 words 16 votes
Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge ~food Article 753 words 20 votes
Hackers can read private AI-assistant chats even though they’re encrypted ~tech security.cyber Article 639 words, published Mar 14 2024 20 votes
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls. In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical. ~transport Article 328 words 50 votes
Hewlett-Packard wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors ~tech Article 492 words 60 votes
US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack ~health Article 599 words 39 votes
Walmart buying TV-brand Vizio for its ad-fueling customer data ~finance business Article 651 words 48 votes
Return to office policies do not improve company value, but do make employees miserable: Study ~life work Article 616 words 83 votes
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of Canadian college students ~tech Article 831 words 72 votes
Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL’s artificial turf debate. ~sports.american_football Article 576 words, published Feb 10 2024 14 votes
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought ~comp Article 609 words, published Feb 7 2024 24 votes
Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown ~transport Article 629 words 27 votes
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” ~tv Article 424 words 41 votes
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist ~tech Article 533 words 46 votes
Over two percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin ~enviro energy Article 799 words 42 votes
ChatGPT is leaking passwords from private conversations of its users, Ars reader says ~tech privacy security.cyber Article 586 words 17 votes
Dave Mills, inventor and longtime coordinator of Network Time Protocol (NTP), died at age 85 ~tech internet Article 474 words 34 votes
Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start” but concealed from lawyers and judges ~tech Article 756 words 104 votes
In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges ~tech security.cyber microsoft Article 432 words 28 votes
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, US study finds ~transport Article 670 words 33 votes
Convicted murderer, filesystem creator writes of regrets to Linux list ~comp linux open source Article 705 words 29 votes
Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware, researchers say ~tech security.cyber Article 493 words 28 votes