Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default (arstechnica.com)
Unreleased preview of Microsoft’s OS/2 2.0 is a glimpse down a road not taken (arstechnica.com)
Urban Diets Lead to Decline in Gut Bacteria That Digest Plants (arstechnica.com)
This article discusses a new study on the link between gut bacteria and diet, particularly the ability to digest cellulose, a major component of plants....
Once “too scary” to release, GPT-2 gets squeezed into an Excel spreadsheet (arstechnica.com)
Ars provides this asterisk:...
Meta will start collecting “anonymized” data about Quest headset usage (arstechnica.com)
Steam Next Fest: Eight game demos that stood out from the crowd (arstechnica.com)
The life and times of Cozy Bear, the Russian hackers who just hit Microsoft and HPE (arstechnica.com)
Cozy Bear, classified by the United States federal government as advanced persistent threat APT29, is a Russian hacker group believed to be associated with one or more intelligence agencies of Russia. The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) deduced from security camera footage that it is led by the Russian...
Valve now allows the “vast majority” of AI-powered games on Steam (arstechnica.com)
New reporting system will enforce "guardrails" for "live-generated" AI content.
Google’s loss to Epic Games leads to $700M settlement with users, states (arstechnica.com)
An Interview with Cities: Skylines 2 developer’s CEO, Mariina Hallikainen (arstechnica.com)
E3 memory lane: Ars’ favorite moments from the show’s over-the-top past (arstechnica.com)
Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack (arstechnica.com)
IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction (arstechnica.com)
My long quest to revive a ’90s Windows gaming cult classic (arstechnica.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 bug caused by game’s endless mulling of evil deeds (arstechnica.com)
"Unnoticed and eternally active acts of theft and violence" to be fixed soon.
Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles (arstechnica.com)
There's a lot to dig in this intriguing blend, especially the voice acting.
Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles (arstechnica.com)
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study (arstechnica.com)
While LLMs have been used for… a lot, it seems like this use might be one where it’s not only reliable but it appears to outperform existing methods of image compression. Being able to cram more data into less space tends to lead to interesting developments, so I will be keeping my eye on this....
$5,000 Google Jamboard dies in 2024—cloud-based apps will stop working, too (arstechnica.com)
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated] (arstechnica.com)
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
New offer gives Ubisoft, not Microsoft, control of Activision game-streaming rights (arstechnica.com)
UK still needs to approve the new deal, which could extend far beyond Ubisoft+.
Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)
Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
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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...
