Notices by Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social), page 5

Harvard students make auto-doxxing smart glasses to show need for privacy regs

Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/harvard-students-make-auto-doxxing-smart-glasses-to-show-need-for-privacy-regs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Amazon Prime Video is getting more ads next year

Subscribers tolerated the current ad load, so Amazon is adding more commercials.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/amazon-prime-video-is-getting-more-ads-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3

Deliveries were up, but not enough to meet analysts' estimates.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/10/tesla-reverses-sales-slump-sees-modest-growth-in-q3/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains

Spruce Pine, NC contains largest known deposit of high-purity quartz.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/helene-takes-ultrapure-quartz-mines-offline-threatens-tech-supply-chains/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

COVID fraudster pleads guilty, faces 20 years for role in $83M testing scam

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/covid-fraudster-pleads-guilty-faces-20-years-for-role-in-83m-testing-scam/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Broadcom tried to jack VMware prices by 1,050 percent, AT&T claims

Broadcom "preventing some vendors from selling products to us," AT&T alleges.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/broadcom-tried-to-jack-vmware-prices-by-1050-percent-att-claims/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Jail time for Montana man who smuggled and cloned an endangered 300-pound sheep

He takes his hobbies seriously.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/jail-time-for-montana-man-who-smuggled-and-cloned-an-endangered-300-pound-sheep/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish (and its debt) for one dollar

DirecTV to take on Dish's $10B debt and TPG will buy AT&T's 70% stake in DirecTV.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/directv-agrees-to-buy-satellite-rival-dish-and-its-debt-for-one-dollar/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

More unidentified illnesses linked to unexplained bird flu case in Missouri

The update raises questions about how the health investigation is going.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/more-unidentified-illnesses-linked-to-unexplained-bird-flu-case-in-missouri/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Meta slapped with $101 million fine for storing passwords in plaintext

Company failed to follow one of the most sacrosanct rules for password storage.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/meta-slapped-with-101-million-fine-for-storing-passwords-in-plaintext/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tor Project and Tails merge to pool resources and collaborate better

The organizations have worked closely together over the years.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/tor-project-and-tails-merge-to-pool-resources-and-collaborate-better/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

White supremacist woman gets 18 years for plotting to destroy Baltimore power grid

US says ex-cons exchanged letters while in different prisons, then planned attack.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/white-supremacist-woman-gets-18-years-for-plotting-to-destroy-baltimore-power-grid/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Legendary Mario creator on AI: Nintendo is “going the opposite direction”

Switch-maker shows little interest in jumping on the latest industry bandwagon.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/legendary-mario-creator-on-ai-nintendo-is-going-the-opposite-direction/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Spread of deadly EEE virus explodes 5-fold in New York; one death reported

Normally only 2 or 3 counties have EEE-positive mosquitoes; there's 15 this year.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/spread-of-deadly-eee-virus-explodes-5-fold-in-new-york-one-death-reported/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

PC modder removes annoying PSN account requirement for God of War Ragnarök

Many players are angry over needing to log in to play a single-player game.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/pc-modder-removes-annoying-psn-account-requirement-for-god-of-war-ragnarok/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hacker boots Linux on Intel’s first-ever CPU

Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/hacker-boots-linux-on-intels-first-ever-cpu/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Satellite images suggest test of Russian “super weapon” failed spectacularly

All that's left of the Russian missile silo is a big hole in the ground.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/satellite-images-suggest-test-of-russian-super-weapon-failed-spectacularly/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

10 long years with—and good riddance to—Apple’s iPhone 6 design

Op-ed: On living with the iPhone 6 design—and its flaws—for a full decade.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/10-long-years-with-and-good-riddance-to-apples-iphone-6-design/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elon Musk’s X gives up fight in Brazil, starts complying with judge’s demands

X announces reversal but must prove compliance before it can be reinstated.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/elon-musks-x-gives-up-fight-in-brazil-starts-complying-with-judges-demands/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A Chinese rocket narrowly missed a landing on Sunday—the video is amazing

Deep Blue Aerospace is just one of several Chinese companies working on vertical landing.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/a-chinese-rocket-narrowly-missed-a-landing-on-sunday-the-video-is-amazing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social