Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the market, FDA says (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s new AI bot, Grok, causes stir by citing OpenAI usage policy (arstechnica.com)
Some experts think xAI used OpenAI model outputs to fine-tune Grok.
Deep into the Kuiper Belt, New Horizons is still doing science (arstechnica.com)
Designed to study Pluto, the spacecraft’s instruments are being repurposed.
ULA chief says Vulcan rocket will slip to 2024 after ground system issues (arstechnica.com)
Bruno made the announcement after the company attempted to complete a fueling test of the entire rocket, known as a wet dress rehearsal....
Why scientists are making transparent wood (arstechnica.com)
The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Rocket Report: The final space shuttle stack; SpaceX may extend booster lifetimes (arstechnica.com)
HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers (arstechnica.com)
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated (arstechnica.com)
Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor.
Google calls Drive data loss “fixed,” locks forum threads saying otherwise (arstechnica.com)
Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack (arstechnica.com)
Due to AI, “We are about to enter the era of mass spying,” says Bruce Schneier (arstechnica.com)
Schneier: AI will enable a shift from observing actions to interpreting intentions, en masse....
Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack (arstechnica.com)
UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images....
Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them (arstechnica.com)
India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit (arstechnica.com)
A little more than three months ago the Indian space agency, ISRO, achieved a major success by putting its Vikram lander safely down on the surface of the Moon. In doing so India became the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, and this further ignited the country’s interest in space exploration....
Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator (arstechnica.com)
After a chaotic three years, GPU sales are starting to look normal-ish again (arstechnica.com)
IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction (arstechnica.com)
The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors (arstechnica.com)
Texas sues Pfizer with COVID anti-vax argument that is pure stupid (arstechnica.com)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pfizer last week, claiming the pharmaceutical giant "deceived the public" by "unlawfully misrepresenting" the effectiveness of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and sought to silence critics....
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised (arstechnica.com)
Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator (arstechnica.com)
OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.
Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? (arstechnica.com)
OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes.