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Stephen Clark – Sep 13, 2024 10:40 pm UTC 30 Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US Rapid growth of Temu and Shein threatens US businesses and consumers, Biden says. Ashley Belanger – Sep 13, 2024 9:08 pm UTC 94 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how Infection corrals devices running AOSP-based firmware into a botnet. Dan Goodin – Sep 13, 2024 8:20 pm UTC 44 Final trailer for Venom: The Last Dance introduces Knull, god of symbiotes "This world can't survive if you stay together." Jennifer Ouellette – Sep 13, 2024 8:02 pm UTC 20 Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out about lead in your cinnamon For the most part, you'd have to eat a weirdly large amount to cause a problem. Beth Mole – Sep 13, 2024 7:47 pm UTC 76 Google rolls out voice-powered AI chat to the Android masses Gemini Live allows back-and-forth conversation, now free to all Android users. Benj Edwards – Sep 13, 2024 5:37 pm UTC 50 Evidence of “snowball Earth” found in ancient rocks An outcrop in Scotland has material from when the Earth went into a deep freeze. Elizabeth Rayne – Sep 13, 2024 5:00 pm UTC 57 Advertisement A cartoon butt clenching a bar of soap has invaded my online ads How can online advertising be this bad? Nate Anderson – Sep 13, 2024 4:58 pm UTC 277 Boeing risks losing billions as 33,000 workers vote to strike Workers refused to waste leverage as Boeing deals with $45 billion debt. Ashley Belanger – Sep 13, 2024 4:26 pm UTC 161 Neofetch is over, but many screenshot system info tools stand ready Dev behind a popular screenshot tool checks out, but the successors are good. Kevin Purdy – Sep 13, 2024 3:18 pm UTC 49 Latest Stories Continue > Free Starlink Internet is coming to all of United’s airplanes The upgrade starts in 2025, but with more than 1,000 planes, will take several years. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 13, 2024 2:01 pm UTC 100 “Fascists”: Elon Musk responds to proposed fines for disinformation on X “Elon Musk’s had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra," says lawmaker. Nic Fildes, Financial Times – Sep 13, 2024 1:32 pm UTC 256 Remembering where your meals came from key for a small bird’s survival For small birds, remembering where the food is beats forgetting when it's gone. Jacek Krywko – Sep 13, 2024 1:07 pm UTC 25 Rocket Report: China leaps into rocket reuse; 19 people are currently in orbit Launch startups in China and Europe are borrowing ideas and rhetoric from SpaceX. Stephen Clark – Sep 13, 2024 11:00 am UTC 160 CEO of “health care terrorists” faces contempt charges after Senate no-show Senators are pursuing both civil and criminal contempt charges. Beth Mole – Sep 12, 2024 11:19 pm UTC 223 Court clears researchers of defamation for identifying manipulated data Harvard, however, will still face trial over how it managed the investigation. John Timmer – Sep 12, 2024 9:17 pm UTC 56 Unity is dropping its unpopular per-install Runtime Fee Cross-platform game engine saw the downside to "novel and controversial" plan. Kevin Purdy – Sep 12, 2024 7:52 pm UTC 104 OpenAI’s new “reasoning” AI models are here: o1-preview and o1-mini New o1 language model can solve complex tasks iteratively, count R's in "strawberry." Benj Edwards – Sep 12, 2024 7:01 pm UTC 219 Unicode 16.0 release with new emoji brings character count to 154,998 New designs will roll out to phones, tablets, and PCs over the next few months. Andrew Cunningham – Sep 12, 2024 6:39 pm UTC 100 Follow us Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Latest Ars Video > Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world. Read Full Article Earlier Stories > Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson. Kevin Purdy – Sep 12, 2024 6:27 pm UTC 261 AI chatbots might be better at swaying conspiracy theorists than humans Co-author Gordon Pennycook: "The work overturns a lot of how we thought about conspiracies." Jennifer Ouellette – Sep 12, 2024 6:00 pm UTC 121 Reported Dreamcast addict Tim Walz is now an unofficial Crazy Taxi character New "Tim Walz Edition" mod lets the VP hopeful earn some ca-razy (campaign) money. Kyle Orland – Sep 12, 2024 5:17 pm UTC 70 Advertisement Earlier Stories Continue > US sting of online gun part sales started with a shipment marked “fidget spinner” US seizes 350 sites that masked gun part imports from China as toys, jewelry. Ashley Belanger – Sep 12, 2024 5:00 pm UTC 122 EVgo and GM reveal their new fast charger experience The layout and canopy are similar to a gas station. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 12, 2024 3:22 pm UTC 224 Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen Buildings at Johnson Space Center in Houston are among the worst at any NASA facility. Stephen Clark – Sep 12, 2024 2:22 pm UTC 162 Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training Meta and X have already paused some AI training over same set of concerns. Cristina Criddle, Financial Times – Sep 12, 2024 1:48 pm UTC 18 GM, Hyundai team up to slash costs of new vehicles and clean tech The hope is for better products and more efficient companies. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 12, 2024 1:33 pm UTC 78 iFixit’s FixHub tools want to pull soldering away from the wall socket Battery-powered USB-C soldering iron aims to improve over what's out there. Kevin Purdy – Sep 12, 2024 1:27 pm UTC 97 Keeping your eyes on the road is easy with the Engo 2 AR sunglasses These augmented reality sunglasses work with Apple, Android, and Garmin Eric Bangeman – Sep 12, 2024 1:07 pm UTC 57 Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic "Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." Eric Berger – Sep 12, 2024 12:40 pm UTC 296 My dead father is “writing” me notes again A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it. Benj Edwards – Sep 12, 2024 11:00 am UTC 175 As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months. Dan Goodin – Sep 12, 2024 12:20 am UTC 37 Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead "Select Play Partners" can block unofficial installation of their apps. Kevin Purdy – Updated Sep 11, 2024 9:31 pm UTC 196 Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." Benj Edwards – Sep 11, 2024 7:56 pm UTC 436 In abortion ban states, sterilization spiked after Dobbs and kept climbing Sterilizations spike with abortion bans and declining access to care and contraception. 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