Major shifts at OpenAI spark skepticism about impending AGI timelines

De Kraker: "If OpenAI is right on the verge of AGI, why do prominent people keep leaving?" | Continue reading


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All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly. | Continue reading


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macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac. | Continue reading


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Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future

Current ad load is relatively "light," COO says. | Continue reading


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Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique. | Continue reading


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31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent

The partisan divide on vaccine falsehoods threatens the health of children nationwide. | Continue reading


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Microsoft says Delta’s ancient IT explains long outage after CrowdStrike snafu

"Delta, unlike its competitors... has not modernized its IT infrastructure." | Continue reading


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Broadway embraces particles physics with musical about Higgs boson discovery

The 2013 documentary Particle Fever is being turned into a Broadway musical. | Continue reading


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Google antitrust verdict leaves Apple with “inconvenient alternatives”

A reliable source of billions of dollars in income is at risk for the iPhone maker. | Continue reading


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China begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlink

Like Starlink, China's Qianfan satellites have an easy-to-pack flat-panel design. | Continue reading


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Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor

The rebranded device appears better in every way but the price. | Continue reading


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NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home

"I especially have confidence since I have the final decision." | Continue reading


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Students scramble after security breach wipes 13,000 devices

Mass wiping occurs after hack of mobile device management platform. | Continue reading


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After 190 bodies found rotting, funeral home owners ordered to pay $950M

The owners do not have nearly a billion dollars, so the order is largely symbolic. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”

"We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Musk writes. | Continue reading


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“Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence on the rails

Long lists of instructions show how Apple is trying to navigate AI pitfalls. | Continue reading


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“So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October

Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages. | Continue reading


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Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free

"Compared to it, Microsoft Word is pure madness"—Anne Rice. | Continue reading


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Indonesia’s tiny hobbits descended from even smaller ancestors

A 700,000-year-old humerus suggests small hominins have a long history on Flores. | Continue reading


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Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts

Possible damages payments dramatically lowered by change to 2008 Illinois law. | Continue reading


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Return-to-office mandates hurt employee retention, productivity, survey says

Survey of 4,400 US employees who are at least 18 years old. | Continue reading


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This AI humanoid robot helped assemble BMWs at US factory

BMW has no timeline to integrate humanoid robots into its production lines. | Continue reading


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Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

Parody site ClownStrike defended the "obvious" fair use. | Continue reading


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Does everyone hate Google now?

Google hate is no longer reserved for conservatives. | Continue reading


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Ryzen AI 300 performance review: Impressive CPUs, even if you don’t care about AI

AI gets all the buzz, but these laptop CPUs still get the fundamentals right. | Continue reading


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Lamborghini’s biggest EV challenge? Not being seen as “fake,” says CTO.

Lamborghini's CTO tells us how hybrids, EVs, and AI will "generate the wow." | Continue reading


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Explaining color gamuts and color spaces in HDTVs and monitors

What are they and why do they matter. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk says Tesla is an AI company now. Here’s how plausible that is.

As Tesla's core business starts to falter, CEO Elon Musk has robot fever. | Continue reading


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Hacked ISP infects users receiving unsecure software updates

DNS poisoning attack worked even when targets used DNS from Google and Cloudflare. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

The dangers of losing weight faster than your doctors can keep up

The man developed atrial fibrillation and required hospitalization. | Continue reading


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OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it

Some say watermarking is the responsible thing to do, but it's complicated. | Continue reading


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Study suggests Egyptians used hydraulic lifts to build Pyramid of Djoser

Finding elusive pictorial, textual references to hydraulic device may help convince skeptics. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Google loses DOJ’s big monopoly trial over search business

Google's exclusive deals maintained monopolies in two markets, judge ruled. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC

It's not over, but three judges said ISPs "are likely to succeed on the merits." | Continue reading


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Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon

Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him

Elon Musk asks court to void Microsoft’s exclusive deal with OpenAI. | Continue reading


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Gamification gets drivers to put down their phones, study finds

Gamification plus cash prizes worked even better. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues

The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising. | Continue reading


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CrowdStrike claps back at Delta, says airline rejected offers for help

Delta is creating a "misleading narrative," according to CrowdStrike's lawyers. | Continue reading


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Path to precision: Targeted cancer drugs go from table to trials to bedside

What started in a scientist's dining room is now in tissue-agnostic combo trials. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern United States

Tropical rainfall and training bands, it's going to be a soggy mess. | Continue reading


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Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.

States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach. | Continue reading


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Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says

New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate. | Continue reading


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Google pulls its terrible pro-AI “Dear Sydney” ad after backlash

Taking the "human" out of "human communication." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Buying shady weight loss drugs online is a bad idea, in case you were wondering

Risk assessment study of illegal online pharmacies offers some unsurprising data. | Continue reading


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DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged. | Continue reading


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Legendary ROM hacking site shutting down after almost 20 years

Disputes about how to keep the site going led founder to archive and close it. | Continue reading


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NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee. | Continue reading


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