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Judge rejects Elon Musk’s attempt to avoid testifying in Twitter stock probe

Musk has to testify for SEC probe into whether he violated US securities laws.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/judge-rejects-elon-musks-attempt-to-avoid-testifying-in-twitter-stock-probe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Chrome will finally kill third-party tracking cookies in 2024

Google delayed long enough to secure its ad business with new tracking methods.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/chrome-will-finally-kill-third-party-tracking-cookies-in-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Michael Cohen’s lawyer cited three fake cases in possible AI-fueled screwup

Lawyer David Schwartz must explain why a motion cited "cases that do not exist."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/michael-cohens-lawyer-cited-three-fake-cases-in-possible-ai-fueled-screwup/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A New Essential Guide to Electronics by Naomi Wu details a different Shenzen

Eating, tipping, LGBTQ+ advice, and Mandarin for "Self-Flashing" and "RGB."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/a-new-essential-guide-to-electronics-by-naomi-wu-details-a-different-shenzen/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants

Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/cvs-rite-aid-walgreens-hand-out-medical-records-to-cops-without-warrants/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars

Clause deleted from public version of terms is in the contract sent to buyers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/tesla-again-threatens-to-sue-cybertruck-buyers-who-try-to-resell-the-cars/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

OPEC members keep climate accords from acknowledging reality

COP28 agreement draft no longer includes calls to phase out fossil fuels.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/opec-members-keep-climate-accords-from-acknowledging-reality/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk reverses Twitter ban of Sandy Hook shooting-denier Alex Jones

Musk asked Jones to address "the whole Sandy Hook thing" in interview on X.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/elon-musk-reverses-twitter-ban-of-sandy-hook-shooting-denier-alex-jones/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

EU reaches deal on landmark rules for regulating AI

Companies that do not comply will face fines of up to €35 million.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/12/eu-reaches-deal-on-landmark-rules-for-regulating-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Musk asks Supreme Court to toss SEC settlement, claims free speech violation

Musk's last-ditch effort to terminate settlement over "funding secured" tweets.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/musk-asks-supreme-court-to-toss-sec-settlement-claims-free-speech-violation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Frosty the … mushroom? Fungus make proteins that can help ice form

What's the advantage of triggering ice formation? It's not entirely clear.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/frosty-the-mushroom-fungus-make-proteins-that-can-help-ice-form/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google calls Drive data loss “fixed,” locks forum threads saying otherwise

The fix will sift through app data for cached files, but users say it doesn't work.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/google-calls-drive-data-loss-fixed-locks-forum-threads-saying-otherwise/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades

A large lemonade contains up to 390 mg of caffeine, nearly the FDA's daily safe limit.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/12/man-dies-on-way-home-from-panera-after-having-three-charged-lemonades/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries

The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/playstation-is-erasing-1318-seasons-of-discovery-shows-from-customer-libraries/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Want a small, cheap EV? The Fiat 500e is coming to the US in 2024

The diminutive Italian electric city car has an EPA range of 149 miles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/want-a-small-cheap-ev-the-fiat-500e-is-coming-to-the-us-in-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tesla whistleblower calls cars with Autopilot “experiments in public roads”

Whistleblower speaks out after Tesla sued him over document leaks.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/tesla-whistleblower-calls-cars-with-autopilot-experiments-in-public-roads/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Green card applicants targeted by Section 702 foreign intelligence bill

Immigrants and visitors would get same levels of scrutiny as suspected terrorists, spies.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/green-card-applicants-targeted-by-section-702-foreign-intelligence-bill/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed

Majority of impacted users are now being notified, 23andMe confirmed.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/hackers-stole-ancestry-data-of-6-9-million-users-23andme-finally-confirmed/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

After a chaotic three years, GPU sales are starting to look normal-ish again

Supply and demand are syncing back up after years of GPU market turmoil.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/12/after-a-chaotic-three-years-gpu-sales-are-starting-to-look-normal-ish-again/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

When ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game, make the mouse slower.

https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social