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arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

There’s never been a better time to get into Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is good now. Actually, it’s always been good.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-get-into-fallout-76/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue

“When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-still-doesnt-understand-root-cause-of-orion-heat-shield-issue/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Putting Microsoft’s cratering Xbox console sales in context

Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/putting-microsofts-cratering-xbox-console-sales-in-context/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband

New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/court-upholds-new-york-law-that-says-isps-must-offer-15-broadband/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Google says it’s fixing a nasty Android TV account security loophole

Should sideloading Chrome on an old smart TV really compromise your entire account?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/google-says-its-fixing-a-nasty-android-tv-account-security-loophole/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Hackers make millions of attempts to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability

WP Automatic plugin patched, but release notes don't mention the critical fix.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/hackers-make-millions-of-attempts-to-exploit-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

US’s carbon emissions drop slightly, mostly due to using less coal

Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/uss-carbon-emissions-drop-slightly-mostly-due-to-using-less-coal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord

Bot-driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/message-scraping-user-tracking-service-spy-pet-shut-down-by-discord/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Microsoft and IBM release source code for one of the weirdest versions of MS-DOS

DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/microsoft-and-ibm-release-source-code-for-one-of-the-weirdest-versions-of-ms-dos/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Feds concerned some of Tesla’s Autopilot recall was opt-in, reversible

NHTSA has tested the updated system and still has questions.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/feds-concerned-some-of-teslas-autopilot-recall-was-opt-in-reversible/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Report: Switch 2 Joy-Cons will attach via magnets

Design choice may have implications for current Joy-Con compatibility.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/report-switch-2-joy-cons-will-attach-via-magnets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/20-of-grocery-store-milk-has-traces-of-bird-flu-suggesting-wider-outbreak/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Nixon administration could’ve started monitoring CO2 levels but didn’t

President Nixon's science advisors recommended building global CO2 monitoring network.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/nixon-administration-couldve-started-monitoring-co2-levels-but-didnt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Rocket Report: SLS workforce cuts; New Glenn launch to launch in the early fall

"This is a vital component in our preparations for launch."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/rocket-report-sls-workforce-cuts-new-glenn-launch-to-launch-in-the-early-fall/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

No surprise—Russia vetoes UN resolution reaffirming ban on nukes in space

"The United States assesses that Russia is developing a new satellite carrying a nuclear device."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/no-surprise-russia-vetoes-un-resolution-reaffirming-ban-on-nukes-in-space/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

AI marketing hype is coming for your favorite gadgets

The "AI mouse" is just the start.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/ai-marketing-hype-is-coming-for-your-favorite-gadgets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Dirty “vampire facials” behind first HIV outbreak linked to spa treatments

Five patients with links to the spa had viral genetic sequences that closely matched.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/dirty-vampire-facials-behind-first-hiv-outbreak-linked-to-spa-treatments/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

HMD’s first self-branded phones are all under $200

HMD will still make Nokia phones but is shipping self-branded phones, too.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/hmds-first-self-branded-phones-are-all-under-200/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use

OpenELM mirrors efforts by Microsoft to make useful small AI language models that run locally.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/apple-releases-eight-small-ai-language-models-aimed-at-on-device-use/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?

Preservationists propose access limits, but industry worries about a free "online arcade."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/can-an-online-library-of-classic-video-games-ever-be-legal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Noble Numbat, overhauls its installation and app experience

Plus Raspberry Pi 5 support, better laptop power, and lots of other changes.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-overhauls-its-installation-and-app-experience/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Zombie worm continues to infect millions of IPs years after it was left for dead

Ability of PlugX worm to live on presents a vexing dilemma: Delete it or leave it be.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/zombie-worm-continues-to-infect-millions-of-ips-years-after-it-was-left-for-dead/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Toyota will spend $1.4 billion to build electric 3-row SUV in Indiana

This is a different new 3-row EV from the one Toyota will build in Kentucky.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/toyota-will-spend-1-4-billion-to-build-electric-3-row-suv-in-indiana/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-that-ban-blocking-and-throttling-in-3-2-vote/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Honda to spend $11 billion on four EV factories in North America

The new facilities are in addition to the previously announced EV hub in Ohio.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/honda-to-spend-11-billion-on-four-ev-factories-in-north-america/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Alleged AI voice imitation leads to arrest in Baltimore school racism controversy

Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/alleged-ai-voice-imitation-leads-to-arrest-in-baltimore-school-racism-controversy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants

Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/epa-issues-four-rules-limiting-pollution-from-fossil-fuel-power-plants/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Garry’s Mod is taking down 20 years’ worth of “Nintendo Stuff”

Creator: "They don't want you playing with that stuff... we have to respect that."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/garrys-mod-is-taking-down-20-years-worth-of-nintendo-stuff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations

Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance deepens as tensions over the app’s ownership escalate

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/in-the-face-of-bans-bytedance-tightens-grip-over-us-tiktok-operations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Astrolab tacks toward a future where 100s of tons of cargo are shipped to the Moon

"I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/astrolab-tacks-toward-a-future-where-100s-of-tons-of-cargo-are-shipped-to-the-moon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Qualcomm preps lower-end Snapdragon X Plus chips to compete with Intel and Apple

Same NPU, same architecture as X Elite, but fewer cores and lower clock speeds.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/qualcomm-preps-lower-end-snapdragon-x-plus-chips-to-compete-with-intel-and-apple/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective

Before smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets. Palm did them best.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Reddit, sneaky AI spam bots compete to sell you stuff

Reddit says its "communities are naturally commercial."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/reddit-sneaky-ai-spam-bots-compete-to-sell-you-stuff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

A Polestar Phone now inexplicably exists

Polestar normally makes electric cars, but now it's releasing a phone.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/a-polestar-phone-now-inexplicably-exists/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

We may have spotted the first magnetar flare outside our galaxy

Not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernovae.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/we-may-have-spotted-the-first-magnetar-flare-outside-our-galaxy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Cisco firewall 0-days under attack for 5 months by resourceful nation-state hackers

Perimeter devices ought to prevent network hacks. Why are so many devices allowing attacks?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/cisco-firewall-0-days-under-attack-for-5-months-by-resourceful-nation-state-hackers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules

Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/deepfakes-in-the-courtroom-us-judicial-panel-debates-new-ai-evidence-rules/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Business groups sue FTC to block ban on noncompetes, claim they help workers

Noncompete clauses "benefit employers and workers alike," Chamber tells court.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/business-groups-sue-ftc-to-block-ban-on-noncompetes-claim-they-help-workers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

No more refunds after 100 hours: Steam closes Early Access playtime loophole

It's largely a win against scammers, but a simple policy doesn't fit all games.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/no-more-refunds-after-100-hours-steam-closes-early-access-playtime-loophole/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Google delays third-party cookie death again: Now scheduled for 2025

Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/google-delays-third-party-cookie-death-again-now-scheduled-for-2025/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion

Charging electric vehicles at home will exceed most power lines' capacity.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/updating-californias-grid-for-evs-may-cost-up-to-20-billion/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Watch Ryan Gosling and The Fall Guy stuntmen have fun with carpool karaoke

It's the latest and best of a string of meta marketing videos to promote the film

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/04/watch-ryan-gosling-and-the-fall-guy-stuntmen-have-fun-with-carpool-karaoke/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Biden signs bill to ban TikTok if Chinese owner ByteDance doesn’t sell

Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/biden-signs-bill-to-ban-tiktok-if-chinese-owner-bytedance-doesnt-sell/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Elite: Dangerous’s real-money ship sales spark “pay-to-win” outrage

In 2019, dev promised purchases would "only be used to buy cosmetic Game Extras."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/elite-dangerouss-real-money-ship-sales-spark-pay-to-win-outrage/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

SpaceX has now landed more boosters than most other rockets ever launch

Can the Falcon 9 eventually challenge Soyuz for launch totals?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/spacex-has-now-landed-more-boosters-than-most-other-rockets-ever-launch/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Mercedes’ electric G-Wagon is more capable than the gas version

With four motors, deeper fording, and more power you can forget about the gas version.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/mercedess-electric-g-wagon-is-more-capable-than-the-gas-version/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Hackers are carrying out ransomware experiments in developing countries

Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to western targets.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/hackers-are-carrying-out-ransomware-experiments-in-developing-countries/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social