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..."
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...
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” ( arstechnica.com )
How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever could be as close as a couple of months away....
YSK those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought ( arstechnica.com )
Many have microSD cards soldered to their circuit boards.
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else ( arstechnica.com )
Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else::Don't expect these clamshell-style foldables in 2024 or 2025 or maybe ever.
Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits ( arstechnica.com )
Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less ( arstechnica.com )
Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem ( arstechnica.com )
We might not need to "unwater" our lawns, but results could help control fluid flows....
Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less ( arstechnica.com )
Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less ( arstechnica.com )
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation ( arstechnica.com )
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.
Google lays off “hundreds” more as ad division switches to AI-powered sales ( arstechnica.com )
The key to fighting pseudoscience isn’t mockery—it’s empathy ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10673163...
Film studios demand IP addresses of people who discussed piracy on Reddit ( arstechnica.com )
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8149733...
