Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him (arstechnica.com)
What is it with the increasing interest in (landing on) the moon? (arstechnica.com)
The news is full of it, excitement seems high, and I really don’t get it. I’m not against space-related research, but why suddenly the moon? And why send people there? Can someone fill me in on what’s to be gained or why one might be excited about it?...
[ArsTechnica] The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president (arstechnica.com)
New legged robots designed to explore planets as a team (arstechnica.com)
While rovers have made incredible discoveries, their wheels can hold them back, and erratic terrain can mean damage. There is no replacing something like Perseverance, but sometimes rovers could use a leg up, and they could get that from a small swarm of four-legged robots.
Attackers find new ways to deliver DDoSes with “alarming” sophistication (arstechnica.com)
Attackers find new ways to deliver DDoSes with “alarming” sophistication (arstechnica.com)
Attackers find new ways to deliver DDoSes with “alarming” sophistication (arstechnica.com)
Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI, Google will watermark AI-generated content to hinder deepfakes, misinfo (arstechnica.com)
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta for being “industrial-strength plagiarists” (arstechnica.com)
The District of Columbia fits fleet of EVs with bogus gadget promising 60% range boost (arstechnica.com)
The Energy Management Module claims it can “rejuvenate a battery” somehow....
[Ars Technica] No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators (arstechnica.com)
This article covers mostly the recent events, where Reddit tries to gaslight the mods into a “we need to talk”. As well as r/place opening....
No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators (arstechnica.com)
Reddit is reaching out to moderators after tensions rose over recent policy changes and API pricing. A Reddit admin acknowledged the strained relationship and outlined new weekly feedback sessions and other outreach efforts to repair ties. However, moderators remain skeptical of Reddit’s efforts given mixed results from past...
TSMC delays US chip fab opening, says US talent is insufficient (arstechnica.com)
Report: Apple has already built its own ChatGPT-like chatbot (arstechnica.com)
No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators (arstechnica.com)
“Reddit is publicly extending an olive branch to the moderator community that it largely enraged over recent weeks…But as you might expect, mods remain skeptical.”
[Ars Technica] - Study claims ChatGPT is losing capability, but some experts aren’t convinced (arstechnica.com)
Fear, loathing, and excitement as Threads adopts open standard used by Mastodon (arstechnica.com)
Something in space has been lighting up every 20 minutes since 1988 (arstechnica.com)
Meta tells news publishers to talk to the hand (arstechnica.com)
“Now that we’ve killed your industry, it’s time to move on.”...
Something in space has been lighting up every 20 minutes since 1988 (arstechnica.com)
FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting (arstechnica.com)
FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting (arstechnica.com)
[Ars Technica] "Fear, loathing, and excitement as Threads adopts open standard used by Mastodon" (arstechnica.com)
Interesting rundown of the whole Meta/Threads/Fediverse situation so far. Not a lot of new information but might be a handy primer for curious newbies....
Something in space has been lighting up every 20 minutes since 1988 (arstechnica.com)
On Wednesday, researchers announced the discovery of a new astronomical enigma. The new object, GPM J1839–10, behaves a bit like a pulsar, sending out regular bursts of radio energy. But the physics that drives pulsars means that they’d stop emitting if they slowed down too much, and almost every pulsar we know of blinks at...