Cortana, once a flagship feature of Windows phones, is slowly being shut down (arstechnica.com)
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.”
TSMC delays US chip fab opening, says US talent is insufficient (arstechnica.com)
Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore (arstechnica.com)
From improvements in the efficiency of OLED materials to software developments and new testing techniques, OLED burn-in risk has been lowered. OLED monitors are generally a more sound investment than ever—at least for the right person.
“Church of Bleach” family gets years in prison for deadly “miracle” solution (arstechnica.com)
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 (arstechnica.com)
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
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CenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a month (arstechnica.com)
Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)
Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming (arstechnica.com)
Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him (arstechnica.com)
The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors (arstechnica.com)
Reddit forces personalized ads, starts X-like user payment program (arstechnica.com)
Reddit rolled out some changes this week as its continues its push for revenue and profitability jumpstarted by its API rule changes in July. Among the most controversial, the company will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization based on their Reddit activity and started a program that lets users exchange virtual...
Google Authenticator Blamed to have made one company’s network breach much, much worse (arstechnica.com)
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Yes this year is as hot as you think it is (arstechnica.com)
Fisker debuts an entire range of new EVs, including one sub-$30,000 (arstechnica.com)
X user “super pissed” that Musk ordered takeover of his @music account (arstechnica.com)
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Officials bust illegal lab containing 20 infectious agents, hundreds of lab mice (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.
After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have been found (arstechnica.com)
The listing went down quickly, and Roddenberry’s son is trying to track it down.