Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors (arstechnica.com)
Brave will allow users to choose which sites can access local network resources.
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking (arstechnica.com) Japanese
Most critical of the bugs allowed attackers to root federated instances.
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
Gotta love DRM that makes paid versions of games worse than pirated stuff.
How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’) (arstechnica.com)
Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
Perovskite + silicon solar panels hit efficiencies of over 30% (The two-layer panels still suffer from rapid decay of performance, though.) (arstechnica.com)
BotDefense is leaving Reddit (arstechnica.com)
Title says it all. If you think Reddit’s been trending down lately, just wait.
Android phone hits 24GB of RAM, as much as a 13-inch MacBook Pro (arstechnica.com)
The Nubia RedMagic 8S Pro+ gaming phone sports a huge spec sheet.
How Threads privacy policy compares to Twitters (arstechnica.com)
I like how they list if a site is part of the fedivers or not.
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
Kudos to Ars Technica to interviewing the Devil. The comments section of that post is *not *kind.
How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’) (arstechnica.com)
Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit (arstechnica.com)
The co-founder of California-based startup Varda Space Industries says his company’s first space mission—a miniature lab that has grown crystals of the drug ritonavir in orbit—is on track to end in the coming weeks with a first-of-its-kind re-entry and landing in Utah....
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
ChatGPT users drop for the first time as people turn to uncensored chatbots (arstechnica.com)
Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit (arstechnica.com)
Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil” (arstechnica.com)
Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit (arstechnica.com)
Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit (arstechnica.com)
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011 (arstechnica.com)
MOVEit app mass-exploited last month patches new critical vulnerability (arstechnica.com)
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011 (arstechnica.com)
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011 (arstechnica.com)
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking (arstechnica.com)