Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results (arstechnica.com)
Apple’s iMessage is not a “core platform” in EU, so it can stay walled off (arstechnica.com)
Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console (arstechnica.com)
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking (arstechnica.com)
Surely the clearest path to retaining only the best.
Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
TL;DR there was a backdoor found in the XZ program. All major distros have been updated but it is recommended that you do a fresh install on systems that are exposed to the internet and that had the bad version of the program. Only upstream distros were affected.
HP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights viruses (arstechnica.com)
His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model
Sony removes still-unmet “8K” promise from PS5 packaging (arstechnica.com)
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, U.S. lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)
Temu—the Chinese shopping app that has rapidly grown so popular in the US that even Amazon is reportedly trying to copy it—is “dangerous malware” that’s secretly monetizing a broad swath of unauthorized user data, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday....
Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how. (arstechnica.com)
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
On DMA eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out (arstechnica.com)
As a general rule, when trillion-dollar companies don’t like regulation, it simply means they’re admitting the rules are good for their customers.
Report: 75K loyal Redditors can snag shares before Reddit goes public (arstechnica.com)
This is one of the more scathing pieces to come out on Ars about Reddit. As the site did not respond to inquiries, all that was available to report on was profoundly negative statements that Advance is unlikely to enjoy seeing.
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles (arstechnica.com)
We’ve just had a year in which every month was a record-setter (arstechnica.com)
$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on Windows 3.1 era (arstechnica.com)
Pocket 386 supports external accessories and will just barely run Windows 95.
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead (arstechnica.com)
Valve: Most games made with AI tools are now welcome on Steam (arstechnica.com)
Well shit…
Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud (arstechnica.com)
Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
For reasons no one can fathom, McDonald’s has released a new Game Boy Color game (arstechnica.com)
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85 (arstechnica.com)
AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent (arstechnica.com)
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
I hate to go as cliche as “surprising absolutely no one,” but really, this is not a surprise.
Twin Galaxies, Billy Mitchell settle Donkey Kong score case before trial (arstechnica.com)
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