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Ford rethinks EV strategy, is working on a smaller, cheaper EV platform

Ford now says mass-adoption needs EVs that cost the same as combustion cars.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/ford-rethinks-ev-strategy-is-working-on-a-smaller-cheaper-ev-platform/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Anti-abortion group’s studies retracted before Supreme Court mifepristone case

A large number of other, non-retracted studies find mifepristone to be very safe.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/anti-abortion-groups-studies-retracted-before-supreme-court-mifepristone-case/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules

Google and Mozilla want iOS's new EU browser rules to apply worldwide.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-and-mozilla-dont-like-apples-new-ios-browser-rules/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under existing law

Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/fcc-to-declare-ai-generated-voices-in-robocalls-illegal-under-existing-law/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide

Police traced swatting calls to teen’s home IP addresses.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/cops-arrest-17-year-old-suspected-of-hundreds-of-swattings-nationwide/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Study: Closing toilet lid while flushing doesn’t stop spread of airborne bacteria

Pardon us while we go stock up on toilet tank disinfectant dispensers.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/study-closing-toilet-lid-while-flushing-doesnt-stop-spread-of-airborne-bacteria/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less

Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo bike-sharing.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/study-finds-that-once-people-use-cargo-bikes-they-like-their-cars-much-less/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Could our Universe be a simulation? How would we even tell?

Simulations all the way down—the philosophical debate on the nature of our Universe.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/could-our-universe-be-a-simulation-how-would-we-even-tell/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts brain chip in first human amid federal scrutiny

Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a phone, with thought.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/elon-musks-neuralink-puts-brain-chip-in-first-human-amid-federal-scrutiny/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ars reader reports ChatGPT is sending him conversations from unrelated AI users

Names of unpublished research papers, presentations, and PHP scripts also leaked.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/ars-reader-reports-chatgpt-is-sending-him-conversations-from-unrelated-ai-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Apple accuses UK of power grab enabling “secret veto” over security updates

Apple may leave the UK if required to provide advance notice of product updates.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/apple-accuses-uk-of-power-grab-enabling-secret-veto-over-security-updates/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: Embracer’s ongoing layoffs kill a new Deus Ex game after 2 years’ work

Swedish firm's acquisitions continue trend of layoffs and cancelled games.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/report-embracers-ongoing-layoffs-kill-a-new-deus-ex-game-after-2-years-work/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Now that we’ve flown on Mars, what comes next in aerial planetary exploration?

Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/now-that-weve-flown-on-mars-what-comes-next-in-aerial-planetary-exploration/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

How does a legacy test account grant access to read every Office 365 account?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/in-major-gaffe-hacked-microsoft-test-account-was-assigned-admin-privileges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

CDC puts US doctors on alert for measles outbreaks amid global surge

Since December, there have been 23 measles cases in the US, including two outbreaks.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/cdc-puts-us-doctors-on-alert-for-measles-outbreaks-amid-global-surge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dungeons & Dragons, the rulebook that started it all, is 50 years old

It started with "a new line of miniatures rules" and became a global phenomenon.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/dungeons-dragons-the-rulebook-that-started-it-all-is-50-years-old/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Amazon Ring stops letting cops get doorbell footage without a warrant

Warrantless access may still be granted during vaguely defined "emergencies."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/amazon-ring-stops-letting-cops-get-doorbell-footage-without-a-warrant/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump

It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambient and Provigil.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/the-white-house-has-its-own-pharmacy-and-boy-was-it-shady-under-trump/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds

Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/higher-vehicle-hoods-significantly-increase-pedestrian-deaths-study-finds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FTC says “dishonest” Intuit violated US law by advertising TurboTax as free

FTC bureau chief: "Free" means free—not "free for a few."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/ftc-says-dishonest-intuit-violated-us-law-by-advertising-turbotax-as-free/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social