Lost and found: Codebreakers decipher 50+ letters of Mary, Queen of Scots ~tech Article 655 words 7 votes
Researchers look a dinosaur in its remarkably preserved face ~science archaeology.marine Article 665 words 12 votes
YouTube moderation bots will start issuing warnings, 24-hour bans ~tech social media Article 411 words 10 votes
Never-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ offices. CryWiper masquerades as ransomware, but its real purpose is to permanently destroy data. ~tech security.cyber Article 696 words 12 votes
Elon Musk bans remote work at Twitter, warns staff of “dire” economic outlook ~tech social media Article 680 words 16 votes
Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; “tricking people not OK,” Musk says ~tech social media Article 792 words 25 votes
A history of ARM, part 1: Building the first chip ~tech Article 526 words, published Sep 23 2022 4 votes
The SLS rocket is the worst thing to happen to NASA—but maybe also the best? ~space rocketry Article 710 words 13 votes
Two US senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits ~tech Article 659 words 18 votes
A brief history of (unintentionally) unbeatable games ~games Article 781 words, published Jun 21 2022 4 votes
Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off ~tech security Article 655 words 6 votes
Eve Online fans literally cheer Microsoft Excel features at annual Fanfest ~games Article 525 words 18 votes
Driverless car appears to flee the scene after being pulled over by cops ~transport Article 372 words 6 votes
Building a retro-gaming super-console with $100 and a Raspberry Pi: 2022 edition ~games Article 681 words 8 votes
Google drops FLoC after widespread opposition, pivots to “Topics API” plan ~tech google privacy browsers Article 787 words 16 votes
Tesla recalls 53,822 vehicles running "full self-driving" because they won't stop at stop signs ~transport Article 296 words 22 votes
Hark back to the late 1990s with this re-creation of the dialup Internet experience ~tech internet Article 645 words, published Jan 14 2022 6 votes
After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful ~tech apple google Article 769 words 34 votes
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself ~society politics Article 915 words 21 votes
Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years ~tech privacy security Article 944 words 27 votes
The decreasing cost of renewables unlikely to plateau anytime soon ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 795 words 13 votes
US phone companies must now block carriers that didn’t meet FCC robocall deadline ~tech Article 886 words 18 votes
A new “standalone” Valve VR headset teased by deep SteamVR file dive ~games Article 1026 words 3 votes
Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Mark Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges ~tech facebook privacy social media Article 985 words 11 votes
Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to the varnish ~music Article 1477 words 11 votes
Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claims ~news usa crime Article 801 words 13 votes
Sex can relieve nasal congestion, and other work honored by 2021 Ig Nobels ~science Article 1023 words 17 votes
A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps ~tech google Article 22 votes
GM recalls all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, due to fire risk from high-voltage LG batteries ~transport Article 865 words 22 votes
US FTC: Facebook was bad at business, so it “illegally bought or buried” competition ~tech facebook Article 518 words 14 votes
Back 4 Blood beta impressions: A template for potential co-op greatness ~games Article 1148 words 4 votes
Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google ~tech security google facebook Article 1682 words 28 votes
Valve argues anti-Steam suit lacks “the most basic elements” of antitrust case ~games Article 747 words 13 votes
Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe ~tech privacy security Article 1117 words 5 votes
The MAGA-targeted “Freedom Phone” has a breathtaking amount of red flags ~tech Article 1281 words 15 votes
Cheat-maker brags of computer-vision auto-aim that works on “any game” ~games Article 1322 words 19 votes
California’s ambitious fiber-Internet plan approved unanimously by legislature ~tech internet Article 941 words 13 votes