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” prison term, FTX CEO alleges ~finance business 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 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
HP 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
Vectrex reborn: How a chance encounter gave new life to a dead console ~games Article 1406 words, published Jan 4 2024 4 votes
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994. The Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet. ~tech Article 549 words 45 votes
4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever ~comp security Article 761 words, published Dec 27 2023 43 votes
Steam might let you hide those embarrassing games in your profile soon ~games Article 371 words 47 votes
Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used ~tech Article 533 words 49 votes
Unproven 'winter break' hypothesis seeks to explain ChatGPT's seemingly new reluctance to do hard work ~tech Article 896 words, published Dec 11 2023 37 votes
A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit over selling a spycam disguised as a bathroom hook ~tech amazon Article 814 words 22 votes
Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables ~science Article 1265 words 11 votes
Nikola Tesla's historic Wardenclyffe lab site at risk after devastating fire ~tech Article 652 words, published Nov 29 2023 11 votes
Accused of violating kids' privacy, Meta sues US Federal Trade Commission, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ data ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 405 words 40 votes
Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70% ~food Article 497 words 32 votes
Nothing’s iMessage app was a security catastrophe, taken down in 24 hours ~tech security.cyber Article 542 words 65 votes
US lawsuit on behalf of deceased patients alleges United Health denies care based on AI model with ninety percent error rate ~health healthcare Article 684 words 52 votes
US Ninth Circuit judge allows social media lawsuit to proceed. Section 230 doesn't automatically protect against liability for platform design defects ~tech social media Article 576 words 16 votes
US cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination ~tech internet Article 507 words 43 votes
Google witness accidentally blurts out that Apple gets 36% cut of Safari deal ~tech apple google ios browsers Article 726 words 58 votes
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality ~tech Article 567 words 41 votes