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   IT TURNS OUT NASA’S MARS HELICOPTER WAS MUCH MORE REVOLUTIONARY THAN WE KNEW
   
   Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions
   combined.
   
   Eric Berger – 1/29/2024, 12:45 PM
   
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 * SOMEONE FINALLY CRACKED THE “SILK DRESS CRYPTOGRAM” AFTER 10 YEARS
   
   What does "Bismarck Omit leafage buck bank" mean to you?
   
   Jennifer Ouellette – 1/30/2024, 11:37 PM
   
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 * YOUTUBE TV STARTS TESTING CUSTOMIZABLE 2×2 MULTIVIEW OPTIONS
   
   YouTube TV has been promising customizable multiview for 10 months.
   
   Ron Amadeo – 1/30/2024, 11:01 PM
   
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 * ARS TECHNICA USED IN MALWARE CAMPAIGN WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN OBFUSCATION
   
   Vimeo also used by legitimate user who posted booby-trapped content.
   
   Dan Goodin – 1/30/2024, 10:24 PM
   
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 * LAWSUIT: CITIBANK REFUSED TO REIMBURSE SCAM VICTIMS WHO LOST “LIFE SAVINGS”
   
   Citibank's poor security helped scammers steal millions, NY AG's lawsuit
   says.
   
   Jon Brodkin – 1/30/2024, 10:12 PM
   
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 * RHYMING AI-POWERED CLOCK SOMETIMES LIES ABOUT THE TIME, MAKES UP WORDS
   
   Poem/1 Kickstarter seeks $103K for fun ChatGPT-fed clock that may hallucinate
   the time.
   
   Benj Edwards – 1/30/2024, 9:16 PM
   
   87


 * OPENAI SAYS MYSTERIOUS CHAT HISTORIES RESULTED FROM ACCOUNT TAKEOVER
   
   User shocked to find chats naming unpublished research papers, and other
   private data.
   
   Dan Goodin – Updated 1/30/2024, 9:15 PM
   
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 * RASPBERRY PI IS PLANNING A LONDON IPO, BUT ITS CEO EXPECTS “NO CHANGE” IN
   FOCUS
   
   Eben Upton says hobbyists remain "incredibly important" while he's involved.
   
   Kevin Purdy – Updated 1/30/2024, 8:35 PM
   
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 1. SIM-SWAPPING RING STOLE $400M IN CRYPTO FROM A US COMPANY, OFFICIALS ALLEGE
    
    Scheme allegedly targeted Apple, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile stores in 13
    states.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 1/30/2024, 8:18 PM
    
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 2. JAPAN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS IT’S NO LONGER THE ’90S, STOPS REQUIRING FLOPPY
    DISKS
    
    Government amends 34 ordinances to no longer require diskettes.
    
    Scharon Harding – 1/30/2024, 8:00 PM
    
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 3. BOEING WITHDRAWS BID FOR SAFETY EXEMPTION AS DETAILS ON MISSING BOLTS EMERGE
    
    Boeing workers apparently failed to replace bolts after reinstalling door
    plug.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 1/30/2024, 7:07 PM
    
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 1. MICROSOFT EDGE IS APPARENTLY USURPING CHROME ON PEOPLE’S PCS
    
    An apparent bug that plays into criticisms of how Microsoft pushes Edge.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 1/30/2024, 6:52 PM
    
    118


 2. AFTER DITCHING ITS HYBRIDS, GM SAYS IT NEEDS TO BUILD MORE HYBRIDS
    
    After killing the Volt in 2019, now PHEV powertrains are back on the menu.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 1/30/2024, 6:16 PM
    
    171


 3. ELON MUSK CLAIMS NEURALINK HAS IMPLANTED A BRAIN CHIP IN ITS FIRST HUMAN
    
    Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a
    phone, with thought.
    
    Beth Mole – 1/30/2024, 5:20 PM
    
    312


 4. OPENAI AND COMMON SENSE MEDIA PARTNER TO PROTECT TEENS FROM AI HARMS AND
    MISUSE
    
    Site gave ChatGPT 3 stars and 48% privacy score: "Best used for creativity,
    not facts."
    
    Benj Edwards – 1/30/2024, 12:12 AM
    
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 5. BEWARE OF SCAMMERS SENDING LIVE COURIERS TO LIQUIDATE VICTIMS’ LIFE SAVINGS
    
    The scams sound easy to detect, but they steal billions of dollars, often
    from the elderly.
    
    Dan Goodin – 1/29/2024, 10:33 PM
    
    132


 6. APPLE WARNS PROPOSED UK LAW WILL AFFECT SOFTWARE UPDATES AROUND THE WORLD
    
    Apple may leave the UK if required to provide advance notice of product
    updates.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 1/29/2024, 10:08 PM
    
    197


 7. AFTER 34 YEARS, ONE OF THE ’NET’S OLDEST SOFTWARE ARCHIVES IS SHUTTING DOWN
    
    Hobbes OS/2 Archive: "As of April 15th, 2024, this site will no longer
    exist."
    
    Benj Edwards – 1/29/2024, 9:13 PM
    
    166


 8. RYZEN 8000G REVIEW: AN INTEGRATED GPU THAT CAN BEAT A GRAPHICS CARD, FOR A
    PRICE
    
    The CPU is good, the GPU is great; it's the AM5 platform that's the problem.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 1/29/2024, 8:50 PM
    
    114


 9. BLOCKBUSTER WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS SLASHED FROM NC STATE PLAN OVER BALLOONING
    COSTS
    
    The plan spent $102M on the weight-loss drugs last year, 10% of total drug
    costs.
    
    Beth Mole – 1/29/2024, 7:54 PM
    
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 1. REPORT: DEUS EX TITLE KILLED AFTER EMBRACER GROUP’S CUTS AT EIDOS
    
    Swedish firm's acquisitions continue trend of layoffs and canceled games.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 1/29/2024, 7:31 PM
    
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 2. WEAR OS’S MOST CONSISTENT OEM QUITS: FOSSIL STOPS MAKING SMARTWATCHES
    
    Despite years of loyalty, Google dropped Fossil like a rock once Samsung
    came back.
    
    Ron Amadeo – 1/29/2024, 7:12 PM
    
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 3. MASTERS OF THE AIR: IMAGINE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THROWING UP, INCLUDING ME
    
    It's a bad show. I wanted to love it, but it's just not good.
    
    Lee Hutchinson – 1/29/2024, 7:10 PM
    
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 1. AMAZON’S $1.4B ROOMBA BID FAILS, LEADING TO IROBOT LAYOFFS AND CEO
    RESIGNATION
    
    Concerns over stifled competition, Alexa tie-ins reportedly sink deal in
    Europe.
    
    Kevin Purdy – Updated 1/29/2024, 6:29 PM
    
    197


 2. DRASTIC MOVES BY X, MICROSOFT MAY NOT STOP SPREAD OF FAKE TAYLOR SWIFT PORN
    
    X blocking searches for Taylor Swift isn’t a real solution to fake porn
    problem.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 1/29/2024, 6:12 PM
    
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 3. OUR FAVE BUREAUCRATIC VILLAIN IS BACK IN GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE TRAILER
    
    We also welcome the return of Janine Melnitz: "Ghostbusters, whaddaya want?"
    
    Jennifer Ouellette – 1/29/2024, 5:44 PM
    
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 4. CANON PLANS TO DISRUPT CHIPMAKING WITH LOW-COST “STAMP” MACHINE
    
    Company is challenging industry leader ASML with its nanoprint lithography
    tech.
    
    David Keohane and Kana Inagaki, Financial Times – 1/29/2024, 3:22 PM
    
    111


 5. DAILY TELESCOPE: TWO LARGE GALAXIES SWIMMING IN A SEA OF INTERSTELLAR DUST
    
    "I think of the civilizations in those galaxies looking back at the Milky
    Way."
    
    Eric Berger – 1/29/2024, 2:00 PM
    
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 6. REVIEW: FRAMEWORK’S LAPTOP 16 IS UNIQUE, LAUDABLE, FASCINATING, AND FLAWED
    
    Great ideas go up against awkward limitations in Framework's 16-inch sequel.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 1/29/2024, 12:35 PM
    
    164


 1. WE KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES WITH SPREADSHEETS, DESPITE BAD CONSEQUENCES
    
    Errors with spreadsheets are not only frustrating but can have serious
    consequences.
    
    Simon Thorne, The Conversation – 1/28/2024, 12:51 PM
    
    366


 2. FOLLOWING LAWSUIT, REP ADMITS “AI” GEORGE CARLIN WAS HUMAN-WRITTEN
    
    Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will
    continue.
    
    Kyle Orland – Updated 1/28/2024, 2:44 AM
    
    251


 3. GOTTA GO? WE’VE FINALLY FOUND OUT WHAT MAKES URINE YELLOW
    
    The yellow color comes from bacteria metabolizing waste from red blood
    cells.
    
    Elizabeth Rayne – 1/27/2024, 1:33 PM
    
    136


 4. AIR POLLUTION FROM CANADA’S TAR SANDS IS MUCH WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT
    
    Oil operations release vast quantities of damaging particles and noxious
    compounds.
    
    Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News – 1/27/2024, 12:59 PM
    
    248


 5. IN MAJOR GAFFE, HACKED MICROSOFT TEST ACCOUNT WAS ASSIGNED ADMIN PRIVILEGES
    
    How does a legacy test account grant access to read every Office 365
    account?
    
    Dan Goodin – 1/27/2024, 1:29 AM
    
    125


 6. MEASLES IS “GROWING GLOBAL THREAT,” CDC TELLS DOCTORS IN ALERT MESSAGE
    
    Since December, there have been 23 measles cases in the US, including two
    outbreaks.
    
    Beth Mole – 1/26/2024, 11:02 PM
    
    192


 7. NSA FINALLY ADMITS TO SPYING ON AMERICANS BY PURCHASING SENSITIVE DATA
    
    Violating Americans’ privacy "not just unethical but illegal," senator says.
    
    Ashley Belanger – 1/26/2024, 9:36 PM
    
    126


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