AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar2 hours agoDaily Telescope: Peering into the remnants of an 800-year-old supernovaverified_publisherArs Technica - Eric BergerIncomplete explosions can leave a kind of "zombie" star. Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar12 hours agoThe Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once moreverified_publisherArs Technica - Stephen ClarkThe final Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday, weather permitting. This is the rocket that literally lights itself on fire before it …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar16 hours agoThousands of servers hacked in ongoing attack targeting Ray AI frameworkverified_publisherArs Technica - Dan GoodinResearchers say it's the first known in-the-wild attack targeting AI workloads. Thousands of servers storing AI workloads and network credentials have …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar1 hour agoQuantum computing progress: Higher temps, better error correctionverified_publisherArs Technica - John TimmerAmazon, IBM, and traditional silicon makers are all working toward error correction. There's a strong consensus that tackling most useful problems …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar1 hour agoOregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairingverified_publisherArs Technica - Kevin PurdyStarting in 2025, devices can't block repair parts with software-pairing checks. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state's Right to Repair …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar1 hour agoPuerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases riseverified_publisherArs Technica - Beth MoleCases so far are up 140 percent compared to this point last year. Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency amid an ongoing outbreak of …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar17 hours agoStarlink mobile plans hit snag as FCC dismisses SpaceX spectrum applicationverified_publisherArs Technica - Jon BrodkinSpaceX application tossed but firm will get another shot in spectrum rulemaking. Starlink's mobile ambitions were dealt at least a temporary blow …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar1 hour agoEvent Horizon Telescope captures stunning new image of Milky Way’s black holeverified_publisherArs Technica - Jennifer OuelletteThere are also hints of an elusive high-energy jet, similar to larger M87* black hole. Physicists have been confident since the1980s that there is a …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar18 hours agoFacebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs sayverified_publisherArs Technica - Ashley BelangerZuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic. Unsealed court documents have revealed more details about a secret …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar18 hours agoCanva’s Affinity acquisition is a non-subscription-based weapon against Adobeverified_publisherArs Technica - Scharon HardingBut what will result from the companies' opposing views on generative AI? Online graphic design platform provider Canva announced its acquisition of …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar20 hours agoIntel, Microsoft discuss plans to run Copilot locally on PCs instead of in the cloudverified_publisherArs Technica - Andrew CunninghamCompanies are trying to make the "AI PC" happen with new silicon and software. Microsoft said in January that 2024 would be the year of the "AI PC," …
AvatarArs TechnicaAvatarAvatar20 hours agoGoogle’s Pixel 9 might have three models, adding a small “Pro” phoneverified_publisherArs Technica - Ron AmadeoA 6.8-inch "Pixel 9 Pro XL," 6.1-inch "Pixel 9 Pro," and a "Pixel 9" at 6.0 inches. When renders of the Pixel 9 came out in January from OnLeaks, we …