James Webb images capture the galactic winds of newborn stars
A stunning new pair of images from the James Webb Space Telescope show a new view of a familiar galaxy: Messier 82......»»
Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples
"Gamification layer" platform promises to streamline your friendly Skee-Ball wagers. Enlarge / It's a good thing this kid is too young to bet on Skee-Ball, because his dad is getting beat. (credit: Getty Images) Anyone w.....»»
Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts
ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) The Federal Communications Commission chair today made a final plea to Congress, asking f.....»»
Spike Lee directs and stars in 2024 Fiat 500e ad campaign
The spot is largely unscripted, Stellantis said, which allows the chemistry and friendship of Lee and Esposito to shine......»»
Satellite images of plants" fluorescence can predict crop yields
Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data—which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heig.....»»
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing
A recent test of the emergency alert system found only 1 percent got it via AM. Enlarge / Congress provides government support for other industries, so why not AM radio? (credit: Getty Images) A controversial bill that.....»»
Supreme Court decides not to block Texas law that age-gates porn websites
Court denies application for a stay but could still hear challenge to the law. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) The US Supreme Court yesterday denied a request to block a Texas law that requires age-verificat.....»»
ChatGPT shows better moral judgment than a college undergrad
Take the "Moral Turing Test" yourself to see whether you'd trust "artificial" moral advice. Enlarge / Judging moral weights (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When it comes to judging which large language models are.....»»
CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239
Yet again, CenturyLink failed to fix a long outage until Ars emailed the company. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Telecom provider CenturyLink left a couple in Oregon without landline phone service for two.....»»
Daily Telescope: The Horsehead Nebula as we’ve never seen it before
Webb delivers with a new look on an iconic classic. Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. (credit:.....»»
Europe’s ambitious satellite Internet project appears to be running into trouble
The devil, as always, is in the details. Enlarge / EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton wants Europe to have its own secure satellite communications network. (credit: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) It has be.....»»
Mysterious “gpt2-chatbot” AI model appears suddenly, confuses experts
Mystery LLM highlights transparency issues in AI testing. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Sunday, word began to spread on social media about a new mystery chatbot named "gpt2-chatbot" that appeared in the LMSYS Chatbot.....»»
AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300
Amazon says it's working on stopping others from "making your AWS bill explode." Enlarge / Be careful with the buckets you put out there for anybody to fill. (credit: Getty Images) If you're using Amazon Web Services and.....»»
Health care giant comes clean about recent hack and paid ransom
Ransomware attack on the $371 billion company hamstrung US prescription market. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Change Healthcare, the health care services provider that recently experienced a ransomware attack that hamst.....»»
Binance’s billionaire founder gets 4 months for violating money laundering law
US prosecutors sought 3-year sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Enlarge / Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao arrives at federal court in Seattle for sentencing on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Changpen.....»»
Latest Google layoffs hit the Flutter and Python groups
The groups supported developers both inside and outside of Google. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner) Another day, another round of Google layoffs. TechCrunch reports the company has axed people across d.....»»
EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring
EU probes Facebook/Instagram owner for possible Digital Services Act violations. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) The European Commission today accused Meta of violating rules related to deceptive advertising, p.....»»
Researchers explore an old galactic open cluster
Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from Turkey and India have investigated NGC 188—an old open cluster in the Milky Way. Results of the study, published April 19 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the para.....»»
Account compromise of “unprecedented scale” uses everyday home devices
Credential-stuffing attack uses proxies to hide bad behavior. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Authentication service Okta is warning about the “unprecedented scale” of an ongoing campaign that routes fraudulent login.....»»
UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices
The law aims to prevent global-scale botnet attacks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If you build a gadget that connects to the Internet and sell it in the United Kingdom, you can no longer make the default password "pass.....»»
FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data
FCC finalizes $196M penalties for location-data sales revealed in 2018. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) The Federal Communications Commission today said it fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon $196 million "fo.....»»