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Andrew Cunningham – 3/25/2024, 8:44 PM 45 * WHERE’D MY RESULTS GO? GOOGLE SEARCH’S CHATBOT IS NO LONGER OPT-IN The search chatbot used to be opt-in, but now Google will try it on normal users. Ron Amadeo – 3/25/2024, 8:38 PM 120 Advertisement 1. LAWSUIT FROM ELON MUSK’S X AGAINST ANTI-HATE SPEECH GROUP DISMISSED BY US JUDGE Ruling says case appeared to be directed at "punishing" speech from nonprofit. Hannah Murphy, Financial Times – 3/25/2024, 7:43 PM 181 2. “TEMPORARY” DISK FORMATTING UI FROM 1994 STILL LIVES ON IN WINDOWS 11 "It wasn't elegant, but it would do until the elegant UI arrived." It never did. Andrew Cunningham – 3/25/2024, 5:39 PM 168 3. APPLE, GOOGLE, AND META ARE FAILING DMA COMPLIANCE, EU SUSPECTS Tech giants must defend against EU's "concrete evidence" of non-compliance. Ashley Belanger – 3/25/2024, 5:04 PM 163 LATEST STORIES CONTINUE > 1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SELF, IDENTITY, AND MEMORY The critically acclaimed film remains deeply relevant as it marks its 20th anniversary. Jennifer Ouellette – 3/25/2024, 3:14 PM 52 2. SEEING THIS ECLIPSE IS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST-REWARD, LOWEST-EFFORT THING ONE CAN DO IN LIFE Don't not see it. Eric Berger – 3/25/2024, 2:32 PM 250 3. TESTING THE 2024 BMW M2—MAYBE THE LAST M CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION We've tested the three-pedal, stickshift BMW M2 on the road and on track. Peter Nelson – 3/23/2024, 12:00 PM 162 4. REDDIT FACES NEW REALITY AFTER CASHING IN ON ITS IPO Reddit must now answer to its shareholders as well as its vocal users. Hannah Murphy and Anna Mutoh, Financial Times – 3/23/2024, 11:10 AM 312 5. DRAGON’S DOGMA 2 IS GRITTY, JANKY, GOOFY, TOUGH, AND LOTS OF FUN This epic RPG reminds us of Skyrim's ambitious jank, but with way better combat. Kevin Purdy – 3/22/2024, 11:22 PM 152 6. IT’S A FEW YEARS LATE, BUT A PROTOTYPE SUPERSONIC AIRPLANE HAS TAKEN FLIGHT "This milestone will be invaluable to Boom’s revival of supersonic travel." Eric Berger – 3/22/2024, 10:44 PM 322 7. GM STOPS SHARING DRIVER DATA WITH BROKERS AMID BACKLASH Customers, wittingly or not, had their driving data shared with insurers. Jonathan M. Gitlin – 3/22/2024, 9:23 PM 228 8. TAKE A TRIP THROUGH GAMING HISTORY WITH THIS CHARMING GDC DISPLAY Come for the retro Will Wright photo, stay for the game with a pack-in harmonica. Kyle Orland – 3/22/2024, 9:08 PM 31 9. CABLE ISP FINED $10,000 FOR LYING TO FCC ABOUT WHERE IT OFFERS BROADBAND Small ISP admitted lying to FCC about size of network to block funding to rivals. Jon Brodkin – 3/22/2024, 8:00 PM 141 FOLLOW US * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Twitter * Follow us on YouTube * Follow us on Instagram LATEST ARS VIDEO > PAUL SUTTER WALKS US THROUGH THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE CHANGE—AND THINGS AREN’T GREAT Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great PAUL SUTTER WALKS US THROUGH THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE CHANGE—AND THINGS AREN’T GREAT This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world. Read Full Article EARLIER STORIES > 1. SAMSUNG USERS ASK, “WHY DOES THE S-PEN SMELL SO BAD?“ Apparently the "Ultra" phone's S-Pen often smells like burning plastic. Ron Amadeo – 3/22/2024, 6:59 PM 102 2. USERS SHOCKED TO FIND INSTAGRAM LIMITS POLITICAL CONTENT BY DEFAULT Instagram never directly told users it was limiting political content by default. Ashley Belanger – 3/22/2024, 6:50 PM 186 3. “WE’VE DONE OUR JOB”: BALDUR’S GATE 3 DEVS CALL OFF DLC AND STEP AWAY FROM D&D Larian boss says BG3 is "a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end." Kevin Purdy – 3/22/2024, 5:56 PM 212 Advertisement EARLIER STORIES CONTINUE > 1. THE RESTORED STAR TREK ENTERPRISE-D BRIDGE GOES ON DISPLAY IN MAY The bridge is going on display at Sci-Fi World Musem in Santa Monica, California. Jonathan M. Gitlin – 3/22/2024, 5:48 PM 66 2. SWITCH EMULATOR SUYU HIT BY GITLAB DMCA, PROJECT LIVES ON THROUGH SELF-HOSTING Developer says there's "no way to confirm" if Nintendo was involved in takedown. Kyle Orland – 3/22/2024, 4:20 PM 80 3. WINDOWS NOTEPAD’S MIDLIFE RENAISSANCE CONTINUES WITH SPELLCHECK AND AUTOCORRECT Now Windows' only built-in text editor, there's more room for Notepad to grow. Andrew Cunningham – 3/22/2024, 4:01 PM 100 4. DOGS’ BRAIN ACTIVITY SHOWS THEY RECOGNIZE THE NAMES OF OBJECTS Their reaction to the person naming an object might have masked signs of recognition. Jacek Krywko – 3/22/2024, 4:00 PM 121 5. HACKERS CAN UNLOCK OVER 3 MILLION HOTEL DOORS IN SECONDS Saflok has a fix for the vulnerability, but patching may take a long time. Andy Greenberg, wired.com – 3/22/2024, 2:52 PM 90 6. ROCKET REPORT: STARSHIP COULD FLY AGAIN IN MAY; ARIANE 6 COMING TOGETHER "I think we’re really going to focus on getting reentry right." Stephen Clark – 3/22/2024, 12:00 PM 397 1. NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN DATA WIPER MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY RUSSIA AGAINST UKRAINE AcidRain, discovered in 2022, is tied to AcidPour. Both are attributed to Russia. Dan Goodin – 3/22/2024, 1:37 AM 43 2. MORE THAN HALF OF CHICKENPOX DIAGNOSES ARE WRONG, STUDY FINDS Vaccination has dramatically reduced cases, making clinical diagnoses tricky. Beth Mole – 3/22/2024, 12:23 AM 81 3. SPACEX’S WORKHORSE LAUNCH PAD NOW HAS THE ACCOUTREMENTS FOR ASTRONAUTS "This system will help us scale to bigger towers and spaceships." Stephen Clark – Updated 3/22/2024, 12:03 AM 95 4. WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL AI RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY UNITED NATIONS Nonbinding agreement seeks to protect personal data and safeguard human rights. Benj Edwards – 3/21/2024, 9:11 PM 67 5. APPLE’S GREEN MESSAGE BUBBLES DRAW WRATH OF US ATTORNEY GENERAL RCS and green bubbles in iPhone-to-Android texts play role in Apple/DOJ battle. Jon Brodkin – 3/21/2024, 9:02 PM 602 6. LINCOLN CORSAIR PHEV REVIEW: A LUXURY CAR SHOULDN’T SQUEAK THIS MUCH It has an attractive cabin and decent fuel economy, but build quality needs work. Jonathan M. Gitlin – 3/21/2024, 8:38 PM 119 7. REPORT: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY RESEARCHER FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED MISCONDUCT Details of what the University of Rochester investigation found are not available. 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