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   IS THE ARM VERSION OF WINDOWS READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP?
   
   Checking back in with Windows 11 on Arm on the eve of the Snapdragon X Elite.
   
   Andrew Cunningham – 4/24/2024, 1:00 PM
   
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 * REDDIT, AI SPAM BOTS EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO SHOW ADS IN YOUR FEED
   
   Reddit says its "communities are naturally commercial."
   
   Scharon Harding – 4/25/2024, 12:18 AM
   
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 * A POLESTAR PHONE NOW INEXPLICABLY EXISTS
   
   Polestar normally makes electric cars, but now it's releasing a phone.
   
   Ron Amadeo – 4/24/2024, 11:41 PM
   
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 * WE MAY HAVE SPOTTED THE FIRST MAGNETAR FLARE OUTSIDE OUR GALAXY
   
   Not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernovae.
   
   John Timmer – 4/24/2024, 11:10 PM
   
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 * NATION-STATE HACKERS EXPLOIT CISCO FIREWALL 0-DAYS TO BACKDOOR GOVERNMENT
   NETWORKS
   
   Perimeter devices ought to prevent network hacks. Why are so many devices
   allowing attacks?
   
   Dan Goodin – 4/24/2024, 10:55 PM
   
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 * DEEPFAKES IN THE COURTROOM: US JUDICIAL PANEL DEBATES NEW AI EVIDENCE RULES
   
   Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal
   trials.
   
   Benj Edwards – 4/24/2024, 10:14 PM
   
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 * CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUES FTC IN TEXAS, ASKS COURT TO BLOCK BAN ON NONCOMPETES
   
   Noncompete clauses "benefit employers and workers alike," Chamber tells
   court.
   
   Jon Brodkin – 4/24/2024, 9:58 PM
   
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 * NO MORE REFUNDS AFTER 100 HOURS: STEAM CLOSES EARLY ACCESS PLAYTIME LOOPHOLE
   
   It's largely a win against scammers, but a simple policy doesn't fit all
   games.
   
   Kevin Purdy – 4/24/2024, 7:38 PM
   
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 1. GOOGLE CAN’T QUIT THIRD-PARTY COOKIES—DELAYS SHUT DOWN FOR A THIRD TIME
    
    Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until
    2025.
    
    Ron Amadeo – 4/24/2024, 7:30 PM
    
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 2. UPDATING CALIFORNIA’S GRID FOR EVS MAY COST UP TO $20 BILLION
    
    Charging electric vehicles at home will exceed most power lines' capacity.
    
    John Timmer – 4/24/2024, 7:06 PM
    
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 3. THE FALL GUY SPOTLIGHTS ITS AMAZING STUNTMEN IN META MARKETING VIDEO
    
    Ryan Gosling and his stunt buddies spoof Carpool Karaoke and sing along to
    Journey.
    
    Jennifer Ouellette – 4/24/2024, 6:49 PM
    
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 1. US BANS TIKTOK OWNER BYTEDANCE, WILL PROHIBIT APP IN US UNLESS IT IS SOLD
    
    Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US
    market.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 4/24/2024, 6:14 PM
    
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 2. ELITE: DANGEROUS’S REAL-MONEY SHIP SALES SPARK “PAY-TO-WIN” OUTRAGE
    
    In 2019, dev promised purchases would "only be used to buy cosmetic Game
    Extras."
    
    Kyle Orland – 4/24/2024, 5:58 PM
    
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 3. SPACEX HAS NOW LANDED MORE BOOSTERS THAN MOST OTHER ROCKETS EVER LAUNCH
    
    Can the Falcon 9 eventually challenge Soyuz for launch totals?
    
    Eric Berger – 4/24/2024, 5:00 PM
    
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 4. MERCEDES’ ELECTRIC G-WAGON IS MORE CAPABLE THAN THE GAS VERSION
    
    With four motors, deeper fording, and more power, you can forget about the
    gas version.
    
    Roberto Baldwin – 4/24/2024, 4:30 PM
    
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 5. HACKERS ARE USING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR RANSOMWARE PRACTICE
    
    Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to
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 6. TESLA PROFITS DROP 55% AS ELON MUSK DODGES CHEAP CAR QUESTIONS
    
    Tesla spent $1 billion on GPUs even as its profit margins shrank by half.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 4/24/2024, 3:16 PM
    
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 7. FRAGMENTS OF BIRD FLU VIRUS GENOME FOUND IN PASTEURIZED MILK, FDA SAYS
    
    The test cannot tell if the virus is live. FDA still considers milk supply
    safe.
    
    Beth Mole – 4/24/2024, 3:20 AM
    
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 8. THE SPAM CAME FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE: HOW A SMART TV CAN CHOKE A WINDOWS PC
    
    The curious case of a living room screen making Windows' Settings app
    disappear.
    
    Kevin Purdy – 4/24/2024, 12:15 AM
    
    221


 9. WHY CANNED WINE CAN SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS WHILE BEER AND COKE ARE FINE
    
    Sulfur dioxide in the wine reacts with the aluminum to make hydrogen
    sulfide.
    
    Jennifer Ouellette – 4/24/2024, 12:02 AM
    
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 1. NESTLÉ BABY FOODS LOADED WITH UNHEALTHY SUGARS—BUT ONLY IN POORER COUNTRIES
    
    Health experts say children under age 2 should have zero added sugars in
    their diets.
    
    Beth Mole – 4/23/2024, 11:46 PM
    
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 2. YOU CAN NOW BUY A FLAME-THROWING ROBOT DOG FOR UNDER $10,000
    
    Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely
    legal in 48 US states.
    
    Benj Edwards – 4/23/2024, 11:27 PM
    
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 3. FTC BANS NONCOMPETE CLAUSES, DECLARES VAST MAJORITY UNENFORCEABLE
    
    Chamber of Commerce vows to sue FTC, will try to block ban on noncompetes.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 4/23/2024, 11:15 PM
    
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 1. HACKERS INFECT USERS OF ANTIVIRUS SERVICE THAT DELIVERED UPDATES OVER HTTP
    
    eScan AV updates were delivered over HTTP for five years.
    
    Dan Goodin – 4/23/2024, 11:03 PM
    
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 2. MICROSOFT’S PHI-3 SHOWS THE SURPRISING POWER OF SMALL, LOCALLY RUN AI
    LANGUAGE MODELS
    
    Microsoft’s 3.8B parameter Phi-3 may rival GPT-3.5, signaling a new era of
    “small language models."
    
    Benj Edwards – 4/23/2024, 10:47 PM
    
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 3. GRINDR USERS SEEK PAYOUTS AFTER DATING APP SHARED HIV STATUS WITH VENDORS
    
    Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it
    stopped.
    
    Jon Brodkin – 4/23/2024, 10:31 PM
    
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 4. IPADOS 18 COULD SHIP WITH BUILT-IN CALCULATOR APP, AFTER 14 CALCULATOR-LESS
    YEARS
    
    Every single iPhone and Mac has come with a calculator app, but not the
    iPad.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 4/23/2024, 10:17 PM
    
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 5. TINY RUBBER SPHERES USED TO MAKE A PROGRAMMABLE FLUID
    
    The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual
    properties.
    
    Jacek Krywko – 4/23/2024, 8:26 PM
    
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 6. RECODING VOYAGER 1—NASA’S INTERSTELLAR EXPLORER IS FINALLY MAKING SENSE
    AGAIN
    
    "We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always
    good news.”
    
    Stephen Clark – 4/23/2024, 7:56 PM
    
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 1. RUMORED NEW 4K CHROMECAST MAY FIX LONG-STANDING STORAGE ISSUES
    
    It's still $50, would have a new remote, and will hopefully not have 8GB of
    storage.
    
    Ron Amadeo – 4/23/2024, 7:43 PM
    
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 2. YOU CAN NOW DISABLE SOME OF FORTNITE’S MOST TOXIC EMOTES
    
    Epic: "We want emotes to be a source of good vibes..."
    
    Kyle Orland – 4/23/2024, 5:40 PM
    
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 3. APPLE’S NEXT PRODUCT EVENT HAPPENS ON MAY 7, AND IT’S PROBABLY IPADS
    
    Reports point to a new OLED iPad Pro with M3 and a big-screened iPad Air.
    
    Andrew Cunningham – 4/23/2024, 5:24 PM
    
    88


 4. LINUX CAN FINALLY RUN YOUR CAR’S SAFETY SYSTEMS AND DRIVER-ASSISTANCE
    FEATURES
    
    Increasingly, our cars will be controlled by a small number of powerful
    computers.
    
    Jonathan M. Gitlin – 4/23/2024, 4:43 PM
    
    93


 5. NORTH KOREA IS EVADING SANCTIONS BY ANIMATING MAX AND AMAZON SHOWS
    
    Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.
    
    Matt Burgess, wired.com – 4/23/2024, 3:42 PM
    
    75


 6. THE 2024 PORSCHE MACAN EV HAS CHARACTER, PACE, AND THE RIGHT BADGE
    
    The new electric Porsche Macan starts at $78,800, deliveries begin later
    this year.
    
    Alex Goy – 4/23/2024, 2:00 PM
    
    92


 7. DAILY TELESCOPE: THE AMBIGUOUSLY GALACTIC DUO
    
    Hubble continues to deliver the goods.
    
    Eric Berger – 4/23/2024, 1:30 PM
    
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