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Google quietly corrects previously submitted disclosure for critical webp 0-day
Tue 8:47pm By Dan Goodin
Previous CVE submission failed to mention that thousands of apps were affected.

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Scientists just opened the lid to NASA’s asteroid sample canister
Tue 8:23pm By Stephen Clark
"There is some black dust-like material that's visible. We're hoping that's from Bennu."

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Archaeologists: Roman soldiers used this built-in fridge to keep their wine cool
Tue 6:06pm By Jennifer Ouellette
Fragments of wine glasses, bowls and animal bones offer evidence for their last meal

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Anti-viral drug backfires: COVID drug linked to viral mutations that spread
Tue 5:41pm By Beth Mole
Merck's small-molecule molnupiravir linked to mutated viruses that spread in people.

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This week’s dead Google products: Google Podcasts, basic Gmail, and more!
Tue 3:08pm By Ron Amadeo
A thrilling roundup of the things Google has killed this week.

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FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai
Tue 2:47pm By Jon Brodkin
Democrats finally have 3-2 majority needed to regulate ISPs as common carriers.

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In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing stronger
Tue 2:20pm By John Timmer
As with placebo pills, time is making placebo magnetic stimulation more effective.

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EVgo knows that DC fast charging is still rough, so it’s fixing more stations
Tue 2:08pm By Kevin Purdy
It's a tricky thing, telling customers that your stations are far from perfect.

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Amazon wants to charge a subscription fee for Alexa eventually
Tue 1:59pm By Scharon Harding
Amazon recently locked some of Alexa's Guard security features behind a paywall.

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GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack
Tue 1:40pm By Dan Goodin
A previously unknown compression side channel in GPUs can expose images thought to be private.

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macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review
Tue 1:08pm By Andrew Cunningham
If at first you don't create usable desktop widgets, try, try again.

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Windows 11 23H2’s new features and version number are arriving separately
Tue 1:00pm By Andrew Cunningham
23H2 resets the support clock, but all the new features are coming to 22H2.

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FTC files “the big one,” a lawsuit alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly
Tue 12:45pm By Jon Brodkin
FTC: Amazon "extracts enormous monopoly rents from everyone within its reach."

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Can you melt eggs? Quora’s AI says “yes,” and Google is sharing the result
Tue 11:43am By Benj Edwards
Incorrect AI-generated answers are forming a feedback loop of misinformation online.

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Unity dev group dissolves after 13 years over “completely eroded” company trust
Tue 11:35am By Kyle Orland
Meanwhile, major game devs say fee structure changes haven't won them back.

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Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending
Mon 8:25pm By Stephen Clark
"It would stand to reason that same philosophy would extend into space."

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Jeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin
Mon 6:04pm By Eric Berger
"I am confident that Blue Origin's greatest achievements are still ahead of us."

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Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan
Mon 5:30pm By Jonathan M. Gitlin
The site was going to make lithium iron phosphate cells for electric vehicles.

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SEC obtains Wall Street firms’ private chats in probe of WhatsApp, Signal use
Mon 5:03pm By Jon Brodkin
Execs' "messages discussing business have been handed to the SEC," report says.

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The first foldable PC era is unfolding
Mon 2:51pm By Scharon Harding
LG's 17-inch foldable OLED arrives October 4 for 4.99 million won (~$3,726).

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