Filmmakers Expand Piracy Liability Lawsuit, Add Dozens of Millions in...
Under U.S. copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Many ISPs have been reluctant to take such drastic measures, which...
View ArticleIt’s cutting calories—not intermittent fasting—that drops weight, study suggests
Enlarge (credit: Getty | David Jennings) Intermittent fasting, aka time-restricted eating, can help people lose weight—but the reason why may not be complicated hypotheses about changes from fasting...
View ArticleAll Cybertrucks recalled because acceleration pedals can become stuck
The US Department of Transportation has issued a recall for all Tesla Cybertrucks due to a defect that can cause the acceleration pedal to become stuck under the interior trim, leading to unintentional...
View ArticleCNN, record holder for shortest streaming service, wants another shot
Enlarge (credit: Getty) On March 29, 2022, CNN+, CNN’s take on a video streaming service, debuted. On April 28, 2022, it shuttered, making it the fastest shutdown of any launched streaming service....
View ArticlePhilosopher Daniel Dennett dead at 82
Enlarge / Daniel Dennett, a leading philosopher with provocative takes on consciousness, free will, and AI, has died at 82. (credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University) World renowned philosopher Daniel...
View Article‘Smart IPTV’ App Blocked By ISPs, Despite it Carrying Zero Illegal Streams
In a world where users can have their own ChatGPT-like AI instances up and running on their own PCs, in just a handful of minutes, for zero spend and completely legally, the app experience on smart...
View ArticleWhy are groups of university students modifying Cadillac Lyriq EVs?
Enlarge / For the previous EcoCar 3 competition, student teams turned Camaro sportscars into hybrids. For the EcoCar EV challenge, their job is to improve on the Cadillac Lyriq. (credit: EcoCar)...
View ArticleWar never changes: A Fallout fan’s spoiler-laden review of the new TV series
Enlarge / The nukes went off in 2077 in Fallout’s universe. The show tells us more about this event than we’ve learned from the games before. (credit: Amazon) It’s been just over a week since the...
View ArticleTeam Fortress 2 update introduces 64-bit support and defaults to 400fps gameplay
Team Fortress 2 received a patch this week that, while technically minor, introduces meaningful changes to its performance. The game recently hit all-time-high player counts as it approaches its 17th...
View ArticleNew Micron 2500 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD with 232L QLC NAND Launched
The new Micron 2500 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD uses the company’s new 232-layer QLC NAND to bring higher capacities at a lower cost The post New Micron 2500 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD with 232L QLC NAND Launched...
View ArticlePremier League Wants GoDaddy to Identify Live Streaming Pirates
England is widely regarded as the ‘home of football’ and the Premier League is its top competition, drawing hundreds of millions of viewers from all over the world. Aside from the sportive stakes, the...
View ArticleBending metal: The changing server business
With all the recent talk about AI, data centers, and the cloud, we think it is helpful to remember that processors like GPUs and CPUs only make about 20% of the upfront cost of a server. These tend to...
View ArticleGigaplus GP-S25-0802 8-port 2.5GbE and 2-port 10G Review
The Gigaplus GP-SW25-0802 is the cheapest 8-port 2.5GbE and 2-port SFP+ 10GbE switch we have reviewed and is better than we expected The post Gigaplus GP-S25-0802 8-port 2.5GbE and 2-port 10G Review...
View ArticleSecrets of the Octopus takes us inside the world of these “aliens on Earth”
Enlarge / A Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) named Scarlet parachutes her web over a coral head while Dr. Alex Schnell observes. (credit: National Geographic/Disney/Craig Parry) With Earth Day fast...
View ArticleApple secures supplier to replace physical buttons on iPhone
Most expect Apple to replace the physical buttons on both sides of the iPhone with solid capacitive versions and use the additional Taptic Engines for haptic feedback to simulate button presses. This...
View ArticleWindows 11 KB5036985 beta adds a new Microsoft account manager to Start menu
Windows 11 KB5036985 was released recently to testers in the beta channel with a few changes to the Start menu, Taskbar, and Widgets. With Windows 11 KB5036985, Microsoft is trying to squeeze more...
View ArticleNASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of Dragonfly soaring over the dunes of Titan. (credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) NASA has formally approved the robotic Dragonfly mission for full...
View ArticleFallout 4 resurgence after show debut is breaking Nexus Mods website with...
Fallout’s instant success also renewed interest in the Bethesda games, mainly Fallout 4. In recent weeks, I have caught several of my gaming friends playing the nine-year-old shooter. Of course,...
View ArticleHigh-speed imaging and AI help us understand how insect wings work
Enlarge / A time-lapse showing how an insect’s wing adopts very specific positions during flight. (credit: Florian Muijres, Dickinson Lab) About 350 million years ago, our planet witnessed the...
View ArticleWindows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian backdoor
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously...
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