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• BCI lets completely “locked-in” man communicate with his son, ask for a beer (Arstechnica)
  System trains the user to alter their brain activity in response to auditory feedback.
• Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine portends new era of warfare (Arstechnica)
  This is the first time an IRBM, once restricted by a Cold War arms treaty, has been used in combat.
• Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs (Arstechnica)
  Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
• Premiere security firm FireEye says it was breached by nation-state hackers (Arstechnica)
  The FBI, normally mum on such matters, says it is investigating the hack.
• Back 4 Blood beta impressions: A template for potential co-op greatness (Arstechnica)
  As a beta, Turtle Rock's co-op return already feels like a full-fledged L4D sequel.
• New Ethernet standard: not 40Gbps, not 100, but both (Arstechnica)
  Ethernet has come a long way since Xerox PARC engineer Bob Metcalfe invented the networking system back in 1974.
• Mailplane updates with Leopard compatibility and pricing details (Arstechnica)
  Mailplane integrates Gmail with Mac OS X, and it's about to come out of beta.
• JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away (Arstechnica)
  The differences seen here could be throwing off how we study planetary atmospheres.
• Digital Life: Gateway's all-in-one PC: the ONE (Arstechnica)
  At the Digital Life conference this morning, Gateway announced its latest all-in-one desktop PC dubbed, "One." Three models were announced:…
• US judge says two provisions of Patriot Act unconstitutional (Arstechnica)
  In a ruling (PDF) released earlier today, a federal judge held that two sections of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amended under…
• Microsoft is experimenting with a Steam Deck-friendly “handheld mode” for Windows (Arstechnica)
  Proof-of-concept includes Switch-style UI, better controller support, and more.
• The science of itch (Arstechnica)
  Who doesn't love scratching a good itch? I'll even bet that some of you, after reading that last sentence, are having a scratch right now.
• TiVo Series 3 and HD get bonus features, multi-room viewing (Arstechnica)
  TiVo today announced a host of upgrades for its Series3 and HD DVR boxes...
• FTC attacks Microsoft’s post-merger Game Pass price increases (Arstechnica)
  Regulator says move is "exactly the sort of consumer harm" it warned about.
• Leopard 10.5.1 seed provides buttload of fixes (Arstechnica)
  Well, that 10.5.1 update may be coming sooner than later after all. Apple released a seed of the update, 9 B13, to developers this afternoo…
• Op-ed: Why the days are numbered for the legacy iPod (Arstechnica)
  The numbers don't lie, but the "when" is anyone's guess.
• Blue Origin has a secret project named “Jarvis” to compete with SpaceX (Arstechnica)
  “This is the difference between taking a profit and a loss on New Glenn launches."
• 65 mpg without hypermiling in the Lincoln Aviator hybrid (Arstechnica)
  Lincoln hits most of the right notes with the plug-in hybrid version of the Aviator.
• AT&T and Frontier have let phone networks fall apart, Calif. regulator finds (Arstechnica)
  AT&T raised phone prices 153% over a decade as service got steadily worse.
• Mac OS X 10.5.1 on the way, everyone dies of shock (Arstechnica)
  In addition to the nasty data loss issue discussed earlier today, the launch version of Leopard has had its share of other bugs.
• Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the second time this year (Arstechnica)
  Asking prices for some models are up 33 percent in less than a year.
• Valve now allows the “vast majority” of AI-powered games on Steam (Arstechnica)
  New reporting system will enforce "guardrails" for "live-generated" AI content.
• Microsoft to stop shipping Office 2003 to OEM partners on July 1 (Arstechnica)
  Office 2007 may only be six months old, but it's now set to become the de facto Office standard—as of July 1, Microsoft will no longer be s…
• Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury (Arstechnica)
  UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.
• Microsoft releases Windows Live unified installer (Arstechnica)
  Microsoft's Windows Live effort has fought a bit of an uphill battle to gain consumer interest, but as per its usual modus operandi, the Re…
• Nvidia unveils $3,000 desktop AI computer for home researchers (Arstechnica)
  Project DIGITS can run a local chatbot or other AI models up to 200B parameters in size.
• Apple refreshes 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs with faster M3 chip (Arstechnica)
  M2 Air is the new $999 base model, M1 Air goes away after more than 3 years.
• Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut: Reflections, both literal and physical (Arstechnica)
  Not worth the tech upgrade alone, but the story is a thoughtful character study.
• Nvidia’s flagship AI chip reportedly up to 4.5x faster than the previous champ (Arstechnica)
  Upcoming "Hopper" GPU broke records in its MLPerf debut, according to Nvidia.
• Teaching 150 teenagers the basics of technology in six weeks (Arstechnica)
  Or, what we learned in our first #CivicSummer.
• 16GB iPod Touch appearing in Apple Stores (Arstechnica)
  We have received numerous tips today that the i Pod touch has been spotted in the wild (actually more like captivity) at several different…
• Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron (Arstechnica)
  Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.
• AppleCare for iPhone to be available in July (Arstechnica)
  Apple announced some details of its Apple Care plan for the i Phone this week via an i Phone service FAQ, which everyone knew was coming bu…
• Find your way with Garmin's Mobile XT microSD card for smartphones (Arstechnica)
  Garmin released its latest GPS solution for GPS-enabled smartphones today.
• The original iPod: A re-review (Arstechnica)
  Ever wondered how well an original iPod would hold up 15 years later?
• Intel is investigating game crashes on top-end Core i9 desktop CPUs (Arstechnica)
  Crashes may be related to CPUs running above their specified power limits.
• Man who stole $5M in cryptocurrency via SIM swap pleads guilty (Arstechnica)
  Prosecutors: Joel Ortiz tricked mobile firms, fraudulently transferred phone numbers.
• Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games (Arstechnica)
  When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.
• YouTube to begin automatically labeling AI videos (Arstechnica)
  AI videos that are animated, unrealistic, or only have a little AI may still hide their origins, though.
• Can a $3,500 headset replace your TV? We tried Vision Pro to find out (Arstechnica)
  We kick off our multi-part Vision Pro review by testing it for entertainment.
• OpenZFS 2.1 is out—let’s talk about its brand-new dRAID vdevs (Arstechnica)
  dRAID vdevs resilver very quickly, using spare capacity rather than spare disks.
• OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included (Arstechnica)
  OpenAI reveals which experts are steering ChatGPT mental health upgrades.
• 2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing (Arstechnica)
  The key is understanding how to conserve energy across a lap.
• The Windows 11 insider build is surprisingly unpolished and unfinished (Arstechnica)
  Windows 11 looks to be a decent upgrade, but not one to lose sleep over missing.
• AMD vs. Intel: power efficiency in the server room rests on RAM (Arstechnica)
  Opteron dual-core performance/watt battles have flared up again.
• Windows animated cursor security patch causes headaches (Arstechnica)
  Microsoft's fix for the animated cursor flaws demonstrated last week is finally out and available for download, but you might want to think…
• After a very slow start, Europe’s reusable rocket program shows signs of life (Arstechnica)
  Although Themis is making progress, the program is several years behind schedule.
• Nokia drops news bombs: touchscreen phones in '08, and a rumored N810 due in a week (Arstechnica)
  Just one day after shipping the N95, Nokia is already announcing new technologies and plans for the future.
• Neuros OSD: record video to your iPod, PSP, smart phone (Arstechnica)
  I ran into a product called the Neuros OSD, probably because some light glinted off its surface and caught me in the eye.
• In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms (Arstechnica)
  The House budget still cuts science at NASA, but not as deeply as the White House sought.