Meet QDEL, the backlight-less display tech that could replace OLED in premium TVs ( arstechnica.com )
NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan ( arstechnica.com )
Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store, says it complied with orders from the Chinese government ( arstechnica.com )
Apple said it complied with orders from the Chinese government to remove the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. Apple also removed Telegram and Signal from China....
Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track ( arstechnica.com )
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules ( arstechnica.com )
The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover ( arstechnica.com )
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure ( arstechnica.com )
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked ( arstechnica.com )
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022 | Ars Technica ( arstechnica.com )
Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections ( arstechnica.com )
Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem ( arstechnica.com )
ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say ( arstechnica.com )
Tesla stops cybertruck deliveries—accelerator pedal may be to blame ( arstechnica.com )
Owners will have to wait until April 20 for deliveries to resume.
Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets ( arstechnica.com )
But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.
SD cards finally expected to hit 4TB in 2025 ( arstechnica.com )
Google mocks Epic’s proposed reforms to end Android app market monopoly ( arstechnica.com )
Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites ( arstechnica.com )
Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites ( arstechnica.com )
5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 ( arstechnica.com )
Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible ( arstechnica.com )
"Permission is Hereby Granted" -- MIT License text becomes viral “sad girl” piano ballad generated by AI ( arstechnica.com )
On Wednesday, prompt engineer Riley Goodside tweeted an AI-generated song created with the prompt "sad girl with piano performs the text of the MIT License," and it began to circulate widely in the AI community online.
Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV ( arstechnica.com )
A patent application from the company spotted by Lowpass describes a system for displaying ads over any device connected over HDMI, a list that could include cable boxes, game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, PCs, or even other video streaming devices. Roku filed for the patent in August 2023 and it was published in November...
Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV ( arstechnica.com )
The diagnosis is in—bad memory knocked NASA’s aging Voyager 1 offline ( arstechnica.com )
"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally."
The Maven: A user-friendly, $2K Cargo e-bike perfect for families on the go ( arstechnica.com )
I love seeing this. I'm not quite ready to by this particular bike, but I'm definitely going to share the info with my husband and see what he thinks. This could suit our needs in the next year or two.
