Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make (arstechnica.com)
The AirPods Pro “could have been easily made repairable with minimal effort.”
Pandemic deaths in Ohio and Florida show partisan divide after vaccine rollout (arstechnica.com)
The death gap between Democrats and Republicans was larger in counties with lower vaccination rates.
Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)
Inundated with complaints, Tesla created "Diversion Team" to cancel appointments.
Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best (arstechnica.com)
Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)
Tesla has consistently exaggerated the driving range of its electric vehicles, reportedly leading car owners to think something was broken when actual driving range was much lower than advertised. When these owners scheduled service appointments to fix the problem, Tesla canceled the appointments because there was no way to...
Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated. (arstechnica.com)
Seven major automakers to build EV charging network with 30,000 chargers (arstechnica.com)
Most of the 100 million people who signed up for Threads stopped using it (arstechnica.com)
Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make (arstechnica.com)
Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix (arstechnica.com)
NASA temporarily loses contact with V'ger (arstechnica.com)
The Voyagers were launched nearly half a century ago.
Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated. (arstechnica.com)
Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark (arstechnica.com)
The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.
Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark (arstechnica.com)
The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make (arstechnica.com)
CherryBlos: Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition (arstechnica.com)
The malware, dubbed CherryBlos by researchers from security firm Trend Micro, has been embedded into at least four Android apps available outside of Google Play, specifically on sites promoting money-making scams. One of the apps was available for close to a month on Google Play but didn’t contain the malicious CherryBlos...
OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy” (arstechnica.com)
Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared (arstechnica.com)
Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you (arstechnica.com)
Google says it will start downranking non-tablet apps in the Play Store (arstechnica.com)
Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access (arstechnica.com)
Hackers are using open source software that’s popular with video game cheaters to allow their Windows-based malware to bypass restrictions Microsoft put in place to prevent such infections from occurring....
US senator blasts Microsoft for “negligent cybersecurity practices” (arstechnica.com)
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Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming (arstechnica.com)
BMW uses autonomous cars for boring, repetitive tests (arstechnica.com)
On a large empty slab of asphalt, two BMWs take off. They drive in figure eights and along an oval path separate from each other but nearly in tandem, like two ice skaters practicing the same routine on a piece of black ice before coming to a stop....
