Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections ( arstechnica.com )
The malicious changes were submitted by JiaT75, one of the two main xz Utils developers with years of contributions to the project....
Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/12276054...
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent ( arstechnica.com )
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent ( arstechnica.com )
Finally, engineers have a clue that could help them save Voyager 1 ( arstechnica.com )
A new signal from humanity's most distant spacecraft could be the key to restoring it....
Urban Diets Lead to Decline in Gut Bacteria That Digest Plants ( arstechnica.com )
This article discusses a new study on the link between gut bacteria and diet, particularly the ability to digest cellulose, a major component of plants....
Hackers can read private AI-assistant chats even though they’re encrypted ( arstechnica.com )
Russia’s Starlink use sparks probe into SpaceX compliance with US sanctions ( arstechnica.com )
Democratic lawmakers are probing SpaceX over Russia's reported use of Starlink in Ukraine, saying that recent developments raise questions about SpaceX's "compliance with US sanctions and export controls."...
Linux market share passes 4% for first time ( arstechnica.com )
We see the nearly 33-year-old OS’s market share growing 31.3 percent from June 2023, when we last reported on Linux market share, to February. Since June, Linux usage has mostly increased gradually. Overall, there's been a big leap in usage compared to five years ago. In February 2019, Linux was reportedly on 1.58 percent of...
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls ( arstechnica.com )
I worked exclusively in Vision Pro for a week—here’s how it went ( arstechnica.com )
AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating ( arstechnica.com )
Futurism report highlights the reputational cost of publishing AI-generated content.
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day ( arstechnica.com )
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day::"We'll add it to our Outlook reminders..."
X quietly revived anti-misgendering policy that Musk dropped last year ( arstechnica.com )
X quietly revived anti-misgendering policy that Musk dropped last year::GLAAD pushes to close loopholes allowing targeted misgendering of celebrities.
RTO doesn’t improve company value, but does make employees miserable: Study ( arstechnica.com )
RTO doesn’t improve company value, but does make employees miserable: Study::Data is consistent with bosses using RTO to reassert control and scapegoat workers.
Amazon to spend $1 billion on startups that combine AI with robots ( arstechnica.com )
Amazon’s $1 billion industrial innovation fund is to step up investments in companies that combine artificial intelligence and robotics, as the ecommerce giant seeks to drive efficiencies across its logistics network....
ATT’s botched network update caused yesterday’s major wireless outage ( arstechnica.com )
Twitter security staff kept firm in compliance by disobeying Musk, FTC says ( arstechnica.com )
Court blocks $1 billion copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users’ piracy ( arstechnica.com )
"Cox did not profit from its subscribers' acts of infringement," judges rule.
Court blocks $1 billion copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users’ piracy ( arstechnica.com )
One thing that leaps out at me about this ruling is that courts understand the internet a lot better nowadays. A decade or so ago Sony would have probably gotten away with the argument that Cox profited from the users' piracy; nowadays judges themselves use the internet and are going to go "lolno, they probably would have been...
Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO ( arstechnica.com )
Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox ( arstechnica.com )
Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software ( arstechnica.com )
Since Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes to the company's personnel and products. In December, Broadcom began laying off thousands of employees and stopped selling perpetually licensed versions of VMware products, pushing its customers toward...
I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They’re the best part of my smart home. ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/7783032...
I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They’re the best part of my smart home. ( arstechnica.com )
When I started at Ars in the summer of 2022, the next generation of smart home standards was on the way. Matter, an interoperable device setup and management system, and Thread, a radio network that would provide secure, far-reaching connectivity optimized for tiny batteries. Together, they would offer a home that, while...