Linux could be 3% of global desktops. What happened to Windows? ~tech linux Article 594 words 47 votes
Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff ~tech ios android Article 1020 words 93 votes
Is distributed computing dying, or just fading into the background? (Remember seti@home?) ~tech Article 553 words 24 votes
Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM ~tech android Article 433 words 46 votes
Developers restore “retail” Xbox emulators after Microsoft crackdown ~games Article 695 words 15 votes
Octopuses sleep—and possibly dream—just like humans ~science biology.marine Article 823 words 36 votes
Going deep with the Book 8088, the brand-new laptop that approximates the specs of the original IBM PC 5150 from 1981 ~tech Article 1071 words 12 votes
Injection of kidney protein improves working memory in monkeys ~science biology Article 814 words 9 votes
Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains ~science psychology Article 801 words 30 votes
UK police blame Android for “record number” of false emergency calls ~tech android Article 644 words 26 votes
FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal ~games Article 765 words 52 votes
Russia-backed hackers unleash new USB-based malware on Ukraine’s military ~tech Article 778 words 27 votes
Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready ~tech microsoft Article 751 words 16 votes
Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct ~tech google Article 574 words 16 votes
An anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance - A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond ~tech Article 635 words 42 votes
Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs sixty feet away ~tech Article 744 words 12 votes
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing ~books Article 660 words 26 votes
Ars Technica review of US released ID.Buzz ~transport Article 544 words, published Jun 2 2023 10 votes
Intricate tunnels of termite mounds could be key to energy efficient buildings ~design architecture Article 773 words 5 votes
How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI ~tech Article 492 words 6 votes
GM kills more than CarPlay support, it kills choice ~transport Article 883 words, published Mar 31 2023 14 votes
US federal judge finds Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court ~tech google Article 736 words 14 votes
Why game archivists are dreading this month’s 3DS/Wii U eShop shutdown ~games Article 800 words, published Mar 15 2023 10 votes
AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article / "It is a hoax that has been created by someone who wants to harm me or my service." ~tech microsoft Article 618 words 29 votes
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