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Tesla shareholder group opposes Musk’s $46B pay, slams board “dysfunction”

Tesla shareholders vote on Musk's $56B pay package

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Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Duncan Hull / Getty) A Tesla shareholder group yesterday urged other shareholders to vote against Elon Musk's $46 billion pay package, saying the Tesla board is dysfunctional and "overly beholden to CEO Musk." The group's letter also urged shareholders to vote against the reelection of board members Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch. "Tesla is suffering from a materia

GM to recycle ~10K tons of EV battery materials a year with Redwood deal

GM partners with Redwood Materials

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Enlarge / These minerals were once part of lithium-ion battery cells and will be once again. (credit: Redwood Materials) Battery recycling company Redwood Materials will start recycling battery production scrap from General Motors' new line of electric vehicles. This morning, Redwood announced that it is working with Ultium Cells, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solutions that makes Ul

New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast

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Enlarge / The Enterprise, caught in the wake of a temporal vortex, witnesses the Earth, assimilated long ago, in the altered timeline. (credit: Paramount Pictures) A team of physicists has discovered that it’s possible to build a real, actual, physical warp drive and not break any known rules of physics. One caveat: the vessel doing the warping can’t exceed the speed of light, so you’re not going

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T-Mobile imposes $5 monthly price hike on customers using older plans

T-Mobile likely raising legacy plan prices

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Enlarge / A T-Mobile logo at a store in New York on April 30, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg ) T-Mobile today is notifying customers on some older smartphone plans that their monthly prices will soon be increased by either $2 or $5. T-Mobile confirmed the price increases when contacted by Ars today. "The increase is $2 or $5 per line. We won't be sharing the details on which plans but th

Netflix releases first look at new Witcher after Henry Cavill left for Warhammer 40K

Liam Hemsworth debuts as Geralt

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The Witcher season four teaser. It has been a tumultuous run for Netflix's popular adaptation of The Witcher novels and games. A series of setbacks and controversies led to a long delay after the show lost its star, Henry Cavill. Now a brief season four teaser gives us our first look at Cavill's replacement in the role of Geralt of Rivia, Liam Hemsworth. The video above reveals little about the d

One difference with this wave of Arm PCs? All the big PC makers are actually on board

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Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Here at Ars, we’ve been around long enough to chronicle every single time that Microsoft has tried to get Windows running on Arm-based processors, instead of the Intel and AMD-made x86 chips that have been synonymous with Windows for more than three decades. The most significant attempts happened in 2012 with Windows RT, which looked like Windows 8 but couldn’t run any

Second human case of bird flu linked to cows found—via text messages

Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu

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Enlarge / Holstein dairy cows in a freestall barn. (credit: Getty | ) A dairy farm worker in Michigan has tested positive for an H5 bird flu virus, marking the second human case of bird flu that has been linked to the unprecedented outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus among dairy cows in the US. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the worker only exper

Lizard that Hulks out shows off its superhero genes

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Enlarge (credit: Kristian Bell ) The lizard Podarcis muralis nigriventris might not grow to a freakish size and smash everything in sight, but evolution has turned this lizard into the Incredible Hulk of sorts—green skin included. P. nigriventris is something like the imposing Marvel superhero when compared to other strains of common wall lizards ( Podarcis muralis ). While the common version ten

Here’s what’s really going on inside an LLM’s neural network

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Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) With most computer programs—even complex ones—you can meticulously trace through the code and memory usage to figure out why that program generates any specific behavior or output. That's generally not true in the field of generative AI, where the non-interpretable neural networks underlying these models make it hard for even experts to figure out pr

Lawmakers say Section 230 repeal will protect children—opponents predict chaos

Lawmakers propose repealing Section 230

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Enlarge / US Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), right, speaks as House Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) looks on during a hearing about TikTok on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Tom Williams ) A proposed repeal of Section 230 is designed to punish Big Tech but is also facing opposition from library associations, the Internet Archive, the owner of Wikipedi

Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company

Humane seeks buyer for AI Pin startup

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Enlarge / The Humane AI Pin. It has a magnetic back, so it sticks to your clothing like a name tag. (credit: Humane) The wearable startup Humane, makers of the bizarre Humane AI Pin, is already looking for the exit. Bloomberg reports the company is seeking a sale after its first and only product launch was a big flop. Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead

Whale songs have features of language, but whales may not be speaking

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Enlarge (credit: wildestanimal ) Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations . That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) discussing Mahler’s symphonies with a human researcher via some AI-powered inter-species translation app developed in 2046. We’re a long way from that future. But a team

A week with the Chevy Blazer EV shows things to love—but also painful flaws

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Enlarge / The Chevrolet Blazer was pulled from sale almost immediately after our first drive in December. Now it's back on sale—with a price cut. (credit: Michael Frank) General Motors appears to have solved the problem that was holding back the production of its Ultium-based electric vehicles. These are now rolling out of factories—you can expect to read about the new Silverado EV tomorrow and t

Investigation shows how easy it is to find escorts, oxycodone on Eventbrite

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Enlarge (credit: Sundry Photography via Getty ) This June, approximately 150 motorcycles will thunder down Route 9W in Saugerties, New York, for Ryan’s Ride for Recovery. Organized by Vince Kelder and his family, the barbecue and raffle will raise money to support their sober-living facility and honor their son who tragically died from a heroin overdose in 2015 after a yearslong drug addiction. T

The Motiv Argo is a new modular medium-duty electric truck

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Enlarge / Fleets looking for a medium-duty electric truck now have a new option. (credit: Motiv) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account for about 23 percent of US vehicle emissions. That's much less than the amount of greenhouse gases emitted each year by light-duty vehicles, but if anything, businesses can often have a clearer case for electrification, whether that's to save money on annual run

On self-driving, Waymo is playing chess while Tesla plays checkers

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Enlarge / A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tesla fans—and CEO Elon Musk himself—are excited about the prospects for Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) software. Tesla released a major upgrade—version 12.3—of the software in March. Then, last month, Musk announced that Tesla would unveil a purpose-built robotaxi on August 8. Last week, M

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The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule remains on hold

Boeing Starliner launch delays helium leak

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Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on the eve of the first crew launch attempt earlier this month. (credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images) The first crewed test flight of Boeing's long-delayed Starliner spacecraft won't take off as planned Saturday and could face a longer postponement as engineers evaluate a stubborn leak of helium from the capsule's propulsion system. NA

Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why

Electric pulses aid spinal cord recovery

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Enlarge / Trial participant Sherown Campbell manipulating a Rubik's Cube. (credit: UP-LIFT Trial) With a zap of electricity from well-placed electrodes on the back of the neck, patients with tetraplegia can regain some modest yet potentially "life-changing" functioning of their hands and arms, according to data from a small clinical trial published Monday in Nature Medicine . The relatively simpl

Google sends DOJ unexpected check in attempt to avoid monopoly jury trial

Google seeks non-jury trial antitrust

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Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance ) Last week, Google sent a cashier's check to the US government that it claimed in a court filing covers "every dollar the United States could conceivably hope to recover" in damages during the Google adtech monopoly trial scheduled to start this September. According to Google, sending the check moots the government's sole claim f

We get more useful energy out of renewables than fossil fuels

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Enlarge (credit: Yaorusheng ) It doesn't take a lot of energy to dig up coal or pump oil from the ground. By contrast, most renewable sources of energy involve obtaining and refining resources, sophisticated manufacturing, and installation. So, at first glance, when it comes to the energy used to get more energy—the energy return on investment—fossil fuels seem like a clear winner. That has led s

Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight

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Enlarge / SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship rocket undergoes a fueling test Monday. (credit: SpaceX ) After three test flights, SpaceX has shown that the world's most powerful rocket can reach space. Now, engineers must demonstrate the company's next-generation Starship vehicle can get back home. This will be the central objective for the fourth Starship test flight, which could happen as soon

Shadow of the Erdtree’s trailer gives us more Elden Ring lore to get wrong

Elden Ring DLC story trailers released

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Enlarge / "Look, everybody! It's the one thing that ties the whole story together! And it's pointing us toward this legacy dungeon, inside which must surely lie safety and salvation. Let us go forth." (credit: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) There are lots of ways to enjoy Elden Ring , beyond the core attack/dodge/survive gameplay. You can obsess over builds, appreciate the mastery of speedrunners and

Researchers spot cryptojacking attack that disables endpoint protections

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Crypto mining malware exploits vulnerabilities

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malware recently spotted in the wild uses sophisticated measures to disable antivirus protections, destroy evidence of infection, and permanently infect machines with cryptocurrency-mining software, researchers said Tuesday. Key to making the unusually complex system of malware operate is a function in the main payload, named GhostEngine, that disables Microsoft Def

After years of rumors, Sonos has now entered the headphones market

Sonos Ace headphones launching soon

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The new headphones look just like earlier leaks showed. [credit: Sonos ] After months of rumors and leaks, audio brand Sonos has announced and revealed its first foray into personal audio with the Sonos Ace , pricey wireless over-ear headphones that compete with the likes of Apple's AirPods Max and Sony's popular WH-1000XM5. The Bluetooth 5.4 headphones were shown to select press outlets in New Y

Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89

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Enlarge / A photo of Gordon Bell speaking at the annual PC Forum in Palm Springs, California, March 1989. (credit: Ann E. Yow-Dyson/Getty Images ) Computer pioneer Gordon Bell , who as an early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) played a key role in the development of several influential minicomputer systems and also co-founded the first major computer museum, passed away on Friday,

Comcast’s streaming bundle is $15/month for Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV+, and ads

Comcast offers StreamSaver bundle for $15/month

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Enlarge / Comcast/Xfinity's new bundle of streaming services harkens back to a much earlier era. (credit: Getty Images) Disaggregation is so 2010s, so Comcast, facing intense pressure from streaming services, is bringing back the old bundle-it-up playbook. Its previously announced bundle of Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV+, only to Comcast/Xfinity cable or broadband subscribers, will cost $15 per

After beating Sonos case, Google brings back group speaker controls

Android 15 Beta 2 restores Cast volume controls

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Enlarge / The Nest Audio. (credit: Google ) It's unclear how much life is left in the 4-year-old Nest Audio or 8-year-old Google Home speakers, but Google is at least bringing back a feature it stripped away from users after losing a legal case. In 2022, Google lost a patent case brought by Sonos, and rather than pay a licensing fee, Google reached into customer homes and removed the ability to c

$899 mini PC puts Snapdragon X Elite into a mini desktop for developers

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Enlarge / The Qualcomm Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows fits a Snapdragon X Elite and 32GB of RAM into an $899 mini desktop. (credit: Qualcomm) Microsoft and Qualcomm are both making a concerted effort to make Windows-on-Arm happen after years of slow progress and false starts. One thing the companies have done to get software developers on board is to offer mini PC developer kits, which can be con

“CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM,” DOJ says after rare arrest

Man arrested for AI child porn

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Enlarge (credit: SewcreamStudio | iStock / Getty Images Plus ) The US Department of Justice has started cracking down on the use of AI image generators to produce child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). On Monday, the DOJ arrested Steven Anderegg, a 42-year-old "extremely technologically savvy" Wisconsin man who allegedly used Stable Diffusion to create "thousands of realistic images of prepubescent

Microsoft Copilot will watch you play Minecraft, tell you what you’re doing wrong

Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PC

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Minecraft Enlarge / In the recent past, you'd have to rely on your kid sibling to deliver Minecraft commentary like "Oh no, it's a zombie. Run!" (credit: Microsoft ) Longtime gamers (and/or Game Grumps fans ) likely know that even single-player games can be a lot more fun with a friend hanging out nearby to offer advice, shoot the breeze, or just offer earnest reactions to whatever's happening on

This EV builder has given a Land Rover Defender four electric hub motors

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Enlarge / The Land Rover Defender has a cult following, and if you're looking to make one electric, there's now one more option. (credit: BEDEO) British electric vehicle company BEDEO specializes in turning diesel vans into hybrids thanks to smart in-wheel motor tech. And its latest project—an electric Land Rover Defender conversion—could see its tech wind up on your driveway. Land Rover's now de

This is Volvo’s production-ready fully autonomous Class 8 truck

Volvo unveils autonomous truck

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Enlarge / Aurora's sensors festoon this Volvo VNL class 8 truck. (credit: Volvo Trucks) Recently, we took a look at Volvo's VNL new Class 8 heavy truck developed for the North American market. Last night at the ACT Expo trade show, the company debuted a new variant, called the VNL Autonomous. The name should give it away—this truck has been designed to drive itself using autonomous tech from the

Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now

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Enlarge / Aftermath of a nova at the star GK Persei. (credit: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/STScI/NRAO/VLA ) When you look at the northern sky, you can follow the arm of the Big Dipper as it arcs around toward the bright star called Arcturus. Roughly in the middle of that arc, you'll find the Northern Crown constellation, which looks a bit like a smiley face. Sometime between now and September, if you look to t

Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups

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Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Cities and towns that build their own broadband networks often say they only considered the do-it-yourself option because private Internet service providers didn't meet their communities' needs. When a cable or phone company's Internet service is too slow, too expensive, not deployed widely enough, or all of the above, local government officials some

Big AI companies sign safety pledge

AI Global Summit in Seoul

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Enlarge (credit: Financial Times) Leading artificial intelligence companies have signed up to a new round of voluntary commitments on AI safety, the UK and South Korean governments have announced. The companies, which include tech giants Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft as well as Sam Altman-led OpenAI, Elon Musk’s xAI, and Chinese developer Zhipu AI, will publish frameworks outlining how they

Daily Telescope: Black holes have been merging for a long, long time

Webb telescope discovers distant black hole merger

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Enlarge / Scientists have determined the system to be evidence of an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. (credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA et. al) Welcome to the Daily Telescope . There is a little too much darkness in this