Tesla’s two million car Autopilot recall is now under US federal scrutiny ~transport Article 577 words 21 votes
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed ~tech social media Article 506 words 50 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 ~life 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 Article 639 words, published Mar 14 2024 20 votes
US prescription market hamstrung for nine days (so far) by ransomware attack ~health Article 599 words 39 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
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
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought ~comp Article 609 words, published Feb 7 2024 24 votes
Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL’s artificial turf debate. ~sports.american_football Article 576 words, published Feb 10 2024 14 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
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
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
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
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
Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used ~tech Article 533 words 49 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