Fantastic beasts and where not to find them — The mythological creatures are instead “chimeras of big cats and raptorial birds.” Jennifer Ouellette – Jun 25, 2024 7: 42 pm...
NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag
Suit issues — “Unfortunately Collins has been significantly behind schedule.” Eric Berger – Jun 25, 2024 7: 22 pm UTC Enlarge / NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right) poses for a...
Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine
That’ll teach ’em — Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages. Jon Brodkin – Jun 25, 2024 6: 31 pm UTC Verizon Wireless agreed...
The math on unplayed Steam “shame” is way off—and no cause for guilt
Steam Backlog Simulator 2024 — It’s fun to speculate, but sales and library quirks make it impossible to know. Kevin Purdy – Jun 25, 2024 6: 06 pm UTC Enlarge...
Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse
Enlarge / Someone just asked what it would look like if their girlfriend was a Smurf. Better add another rack of servers! Getty Images Late last week, both Bloomberg and...
“Energy-smart” bricks need less power to make, are better insulation
Enlarge / Some of the waste material that ends up part of these bricks. Seamus Daniel, RMIT University Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have...
Saturn’s moon Titan has shorelines that appear to be shaped by waves
Surf the moon — The liquid hydrocarbon waves would likely reach a height of a meter. Jacek Krywko – Jun 25, 2024 5: 24 pm UTC Enlarge / Ligeia Mare,...
Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office
Enlarge / A screen shows a virtual meeting with Microsoft Teams at a conference on January 30, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Microsoft may be hit with a massive fine in...
Julian Assange to plead guilty but is going home after long extradition fight
Plea deal — “Julian is free!” wife wrote after Assange struck deal with US government. Jon Brodkin – Jun 25, 2024 4: 10 pm UTC Enlarge / Julian Assange in...
Political deepfakes are the most popular way to misuse AI
This is not going well — Study from Google’s DeepMind lays out nefarious ways AI is being used. Cristina Criddle, Financial Times – Jun 25, 2024 1: 43 pm UTC...
Monthly Roundup #19: June 2024
Looks like we made it. Yes, the non-AI world still exists. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has gone rogue and betrayed New York City, also humanity, declaring a halt to...
Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11
you’re *sureyou don’t want to use a Microsoft account?? — But most Microsoft account sign-in workarounds for Windows 11 continue to work. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 24, 2024 7: 43...
Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn
Linux kernel — Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many. Kevin Purdy – Jun 24, 2024 7: 21 pm UTC Aurich Lawson |...
Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms
No one wants to be defeated — Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed. Benj Edwards – Jun 24, 2024 6: 44 pm...
Astronomers think they’ve figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed
a long-lived vortex — Astronomers concluded it is not the same and that Cassini’s spot disappeared in 1708. Jennifer Ouellette – Jun 24, 2024 5: 36 pm UTC Enlarge /...
iFixit says new Arm Surface hardware “puts repair front and center”
how things have changed — Both devices make it relatively easy to get at the battery and SSD. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 24, 2024 5: 27 pm UTC Enlarge /...
EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue
Apple and the Digital Markets Act — EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels. Jon Brodkin – Jun 24, 2024 4: 05 pm...
Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership
Who’s a good dog? — It turns out the pet care industry has funded a lot of studies. Michael Schulson, Undark Magazine – Jun 24, 2024 2: 13 pm UTC...
Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter
Daikatana didn’t come up — Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to “boomer shooters.” Kyle Orland – Jun 24, 2024 11: 00 am UTC John...
On Claude 3.5 Sonnet
There is a new clear best (non-tiny) LLM. If you want to converse with an LLM, the correct answer is Claude Sonnet 3.5. It is available for free on Claude.ai...
