ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y (arstechnica.com)
The project is called “Lacros” which Google says stands for “Linux And ChRome OS.” This will split ChromeOS’s Linux OS from the Chrome browser, allowing Google to update each one independently....
Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security (arstechnica.com)
The aftermath to the recent Microsoft Azure hack by suspected PRC actors....
Ryugu asteroid samples reveal traces of rock from before the Sun existed (arstechnica.com)
When JAXA’s Hayabusa-1 spacecraft delivered samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth in late 2020, anticipation was high. What could the space rock possibly be waiting to tell us?...
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 (arstechnica.com)
Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting (arstechnica.com)
Film companies lost another attempt to force Reddit to identify anonymous users who discussed piracy. A federal court on Saturday quashed a subpoena demanding users' names and other identifying details, agreeing with Reddit's argument that the film companies' demands violate the First Amendment....
Meta loses battle in EU, will ask for consent to show personalized ads (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/950874...
Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting (arstechnica.com)
Europe turns its new $1.5 billion space telescope on, and happily it works (arstechnica.com)
Nintendo’s Switch successor is already in third-party devs’ hands, report claims (arstechnica.com)
End of the line for Russia and Ukraine’s partnership in rocketry (arstechnica.com)
A last gasp in a long-standing link between Russia and Ukraine in the field of rocketry could come this week in an unlikely place—the rural wetlands of eastern Virginia—halfway around the world from the battlefields where the nations' military forces are locked in a deadly conflict....
8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES (arstechnica.com)
A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work (arstechnica.com)
Europe turns its new $1.5 billion space telescope on, and happily it works (arstechnica.com)
The Browser Company’s unconventional browser, Arc, releases publicly on Mac (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, The Browser Company made its unusual new web browser, Arc, widely available on desktop for the first time....
A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work (arstechnica.com)
European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry (arstechnica.com)
Samsung makes the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 official (arstechnica.com)
I haven’t shopped for a new phone for a while but I have to admit I’m eyeing the new foldables from an accessibility standpoint. I really miss the mechanical keyboards that used to be available on every phone. In the absence of that, I’d love to have the option of a full-screen keyboard on one side and still being able to...
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
Some good news? (arstechnica.com)
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data (arstechnica.com)
Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition (arstechnica.com)
Apple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIs (arstechnica.com)
Some seemingly innocuous APIs are misused to track users, Apple says.