Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation ( arstechnica.com )
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees ( arstechnica.com )
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook ( arstechnica.com )
The tool is nearly ready to be released, Zuckerman told Ars, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor is afraid that Facebook owner Meta might threaten legal action if he goes ahead. And his fears appear well-founded. In 2021, Meta sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of the original Unfollow...
Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/15114513...
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole ( arstechnica.com )
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking ( arstechnica.com )
Surely the clearest path to retaining only the best.
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole ( arstechnica.com )
Putting applications into fast lanes would violate FCC's no-throttling rule.
Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation ( arstechnica.com )
Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire.
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking ( arstechnica.com )
Report claims new tracking starts May 13 with unclear consequences.
Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game ( arstechnica.com )
Tesla is under a federal wire fraud probe for misleading investors ( arstechnica.com )
Tesla is being investigated by the DOJ for securities and wire fraud by making misleading self-driving claims ( arstechnica.com )
Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game ( arstechnica.com )
Do you need a dentist visit every 6 months? That filling? The data is weak ( arstechnica.com )
A 2020 Cochrane review that assessed the two clinical trials concluded that "whether adults see their dentist for a check‐up every six months or at personalized intervals based on their dentist's assessment of their risk of dental disease does not affect tooth decay, gum disease, or quality of life. Longer intervals (up to 24...
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video's ad tier.
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect ( arstechnica.com )
Reach your little Pis from nearly any browser—and free up your RealVNC slots.
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose ( arstechnica.com )
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13643895...
Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction ( arstechnica.com )
Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says.
Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices ( arstechnica.com )
Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose ( arstechnica.com )
Pulling this off requires high privileges in the network, so if this is done by intruder you're probably having a Really Bad Day anyway, but might be good to know if you're connecting to untrusted networks (public wifi etc). For now, if you need to be sure, either tether to Android - since the Android stack doesn't implement...
Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon ( arstechnica.com )
OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.
