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• ChatGPT is turning everything into Studio Ghibli art (theverge.com)
  ChatGPT’s upgraded image generation has created a frenzy of Studio Ghibli knockoffs.
• iPod nostalgia: is progress really progress? (arstechnica.com)
  Sure, the latest iPods play music all day and even some video, but where's the …
• Windows 10 2004 rollout: We're slowly throttling up availability, says Microsoft (zdnet.com)
  Still haven't been offered Windows 10 version 2004? It might be coming soon to your PC.
• Google cites Safe Harbor, fair use in Viacom v. YouTube defense (arstechnica.com)
  Google accuses Viacom of "seeking to make carriers and hosting providers …
• Nintendo is launching a news app (theverge.com)
  Ahead of the launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo is releasing a mobile app called Nintendo Today to track all related news.
• Open source is the key to new management techniques for diabetes patients (zdnet.com)
  Tidepool has persuaded some of the biggest diabetes tech players to start opening up, which could offer diabetics new options.
• How to keep your Venmo account private (theverge.com)
  Even if you’re not a public figure, you may still value your privacy — here’s how to keep your Venmo transactions and friends to yourself.
• Microsoft's Flash-killer Silverlight steals the show at MIX07 (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft's new web application development technology was the star of the …
• Microsoft: UAC approach is so good, other OSes should follow suit (arstechnica.com)
  When is an admin user not an admin user? When operating under User Account …
• AWS certification course bundle deal: Train to become a cloud pro for just $60 (zdnet.com)
  Most businesses turn to Amazon's massive platform.
• Caterpillar taps Luminar’s lidar for self-driving construction equipment (theverge.com)
  Caterpillar will use Luminar’s lidar for its heavy-duty construction equipment, starting with vehicles that work at quarry sites.
• Light Phone III review: lots of new features for the smartphone alternative (theverge.com)
  With the addition of a camera, an OLED screen, and some new features, Light’s latest minimalist smartphone is getting close to nailing the…
• A peek inside the Playstation Eye (arstechnica.com)
  The PlayStation Eye is an intriguing piece of hardware, with some impressive …
• A military EDC that lifts up to 45,000 pounds (zdnet.com)
  Synthetic fibers and some old fashioned engineering chops led to this man-packable, mission-critical device.
• Nintendo introduces new lending system for digital Switch games (theverge.com)
  Nintendo has introduced a new virtual game card system that lets users transfer digital games between consoles
• SCOTUS ducks software patent issue in Microsoft v. AT&T ruling (arstechnica.com)
  Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that software shipped overseas is not …
• Windows 10: Microsoft patches 'important' Windows Group Policy bug reported a year ago (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft fixes a very old bug affecting the Windows Group Policy feature that could let an attacker disable antivirus.
• IBM releases new encryption technology toolkit to developers (zdnet.com)
  IBM's new toolkit aims to give developers easier access to fully homomorphic encryption, a nascent technology with significant promise for…
• Amazon tests renaming Echo smart speakers and smart displays to just ‘Alexa’ (theverge.com)
  Some customers are seeing new Alexa branding for Amazon’s smart displays that replaces Echo
• New Gears of War map pack dated, priced. Nope, it won't be free (arstechnica.com)
  Gears of War will get a four map download on May 3 for $10. I'm going to miss …
• PaRappa the Rapper coming to the PSP (arstechnica.com)
  First Gitaroo Man comes to the PSP, and now PaRappa the Rapper is coming to …
• Elon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderation (theverge.com)
  While Elon Musk was publicly calling out Reddit users for banning X links and threatening DOGE employees, he was also privately pressuring…
• Big data: Four ways to make your projects run better (zdnet.com)
  From finding people who can enthuse about the impact of insight to building analytical competency, here’s how you can help your business to…
• AI has a big data problem. Here's how to fix it (zdnet.com)
  Supervised algorithms require lots of data, and often result in shaky predictions. Is it time for the next stage of AI?
• The Steve confirmed to present at WWDC (arstechnica.com)
  It was a huge mystery as to who was going to give the WWDC keynote this year.
• Reserve Bank of Australia gets 'data bunker' project underway (zdnet.com)
  This data bunker is part of its ongoing efforts to improve the resilience of the payment system, the Reserve Bank said.
• Katy Perry blasts off to space next month. (theverge.com)
  On April 14th, the pop star will join Jeff Bezos’ fiancé Lauren Sanchez and CBS host Gayle King aboard the New Shepard rocket as part of Bl…
• Samsung’s 990 Pro 4TB SSD is down to its cheapest price (theverge.com)
  Samsung has slashed the cost of its 990 Pro PCIe 4 NVMe SSD during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. A 4TB drive costs $279.99, which is a new low…
• Microsoft reveals Dynamic Language Runtime for .NET (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft's new Dynamic Language Runtime brings stronger support for dynamic …
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A is trying something new with its day / night cycle (theverge.com)
  Pokémon Legends: Z-A will turn Lumoise City into a battle royale at night.
• Dance Dance Revolution hits the high school gym class (arstechnica.com)
  Video games are making their way into the gym class as schools try to combat …
• Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus is launching with three soundtracks (theverge.com)
  Before Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus debuts on April 5th, listen to some of the series’ gorgeous music.
• US singles out China and Russia on piracy watch list (arstechnica.com)
  This year's Priority Watch List, put together by the Office of the US Trade …
• Amazon Luna gets EA games and is launching in more countries (theverge.com)
  Amazon Luna is getting Star Wars, Dead Space, and EA Sports titles from Electronic Arts.
• Video is the 5G "killer app" for both enterprise and consumers, survey shows (zdnet.com)
  There are some obvious advantages to 5G connectivity, but enterprises have yet to fully grasp its potential, a Nokia survey suggests
• FireEye Australia cautions organisations about public cloud access (zdnet.com)
  FireEye Australia and New Zealand vice president Louis Tague said organisations need to know who is able to login and who is not.
• Use your iPod for more than just music (arstechnica.com)
  iPods can be used for all sorts of things besides just listening to music and …
• Arm CPUs impacted by rare side-channel attack (zdnet.com)
  Arm issues guidance to developers to mitigate new "straight-line speculation" attack.
• Microsoft is giving its Office apps a speed boost (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is using a scheduled task to improve the launch speed of Office apps. Word will get the speed boost first, followed by other Offi…
• Retinal glial cells act as optical fibers (arstechnica.com)
  In the vertebrate eye, the photoreceptors that sense light are buried deep …
• Audio-Technica’s Star Wars R2-D2 earbuds play beeps and bloops for audio alerts (theverge.com)
  Audio-Technica has announced new limited edition versions of its ATH-CKS50TW2 wireless earbuds themed around Star Wars characters including…
• LG and KT to use AI for pandemic prevention (zdnet.com)
  LG will collaborate with KT to use AI for future pandemic prevention, as well as for the development of new products and services.
• South Korea to use QR codes for entering 'high-risk areas' to contain COVID-19 (zdnet.com)
  The QR codes will be available on Naver's smartphone app.
• Ballmer: iPhone has "no chance" of gaining significant market share (arstechnica.com)
  Steve Ballmer talks some smack about the iPhone, saying that it has "no chance …
• Talk to the hand: chimps, bonobos and the development of language (arstechnica.com)
  New research shows that chimpanzee and bonobo hand gestures can tell us a lot …
• Robosen’s self-transforming Bumblebee is finally giving Optimus Prime some backup (theverge.com)
  Robosen and Hasbro have teamed up for a fourth self-transforming robot with Bumblebee turning into an officially-licensed Volkswagen Beetle.
• Signal allows conversation and profile migration between iOS devices (zdnet.com)
  QR codes to the rescue for devices where files are a foreign concept.
• Pistachios could be the next statins (arstechnica.com)
  A new study finds that pistachios can lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol.
• The latest WhatsApp update lets iPhone users choose the platform as their default app for text (theverge.com)
  The latest WhatsApp update adds the platform to the iPhone’s list of default apps.
• (Potentially) fake EXIF data, bro: iPhone photos surface online (arstechnica.com)
  The iPhone's first photos* have allegedly surfaced on a Flickr account, but …