Share the Tech Knowledge!Ars Contributors2023-11-10 07:30:04arstechnica.comAs the football season gets underway every season, two things are certain: There will be some headline-grabbing concussions, and we’ll hear the National Football League (NFL) tell us that player health and safety remain a top priority.The contrast between appearances and that claim is striking. Few fans could forget Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa stumbling on the field after a huge hit, being cleared to play and then sustaining another scary injury a few days later. The scene of a wobbly player being...…Share the Tech Knowledge!Ars Contributors2023-11-10 07:30:04arstechnica.comAs the football season gets underway every season, two things are certain: There will be some headline-grabbing concussions, and we’ll hear the National Football League (NFL) tell us that player health and safety remain a top priority.The contrast between appearances and that claim is striking. Few fans could forget Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa stumbling on the field after a huge hit, being cleared to play and then sustaining another scary injury a few days later. The scene of a wobbly player being...WW…

Share the Tech Knowledge!Scharon Harding2023-11-02 13:44:54arstechnica.comThe Walt Disney Company, which currently owns two-thirds of Hulu, is buying the remaining third from Comcast’s NBCUniversal to “further [its] streaming objectives.”Disney’s announcement Wednesday said it’s expecting to pay “approximately” $8.61 billion for the remaining 33 percent stake in Hulu. That figure is based on a 2019 valuation of Hulu, pegging the streaming service’s value at $27.5 billion.But Disney noted that it may pay more than $8.61 billion, pending an appraisal. Disney said it’s unsure how long the...…Share the Tech Knowledge!Scharon Harding2023-11-02 13:44:54arstechnica.comThe Walt Disney Company, which currently owns two-thirds of Hulu, is buying the remaining third from Comcast’s NBCUniversal to “further [its] streaming objectives.”Disney’s announcement Wednesday said it’s expecting to pay “approximately” $8.61 billion for the remaining 33 percent stake in Hulu. That figure is based on a 2019 valuation of Hulu, pegging the streaming service’s value at $27.5 billion.But Disney noted that it may pay more than $8.61 billion, pending an appraisal. Disney said it’s unsure how long the...WW…

last month's belonging to 500 million Facebook users, the social media giant has a new privacy crisis to contend with: a tool that, on a massive scale, links Facebook accounts with their associated email addresses, even when users choose settings to keep them from being public.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.A video circulating on Tuesday showed a researcher demonstrating a tool named Facebook Email Search v1.0, which he said could link accounts...…last month's belonging to 500 million Facebook users, the social media giant has a new privacy crisis to contend with: a tool that, on a massive scale, links Facebook accounts with their associated email addresses, even when users choose settings to keep them from being public.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.A video circulating on Tuesday showed a researcher demonstrating a tool named Facebook Email Search v1.0, which he said could link accounts...WW…

last month's belonging to 500 million Facebook users, the social media giant has a new privacy crisis to contend with: a tool that, on a massive scale, links Facebook accounts with their associated email addresses, even when users choose settings to keep them from being public.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.A video circulating on Tuesday showed a researcher demonstrating a tool named Facebook Email Search v1.0, which he said could link accounts...…last month's belonging to 500 million Facebook users, the social media giant has a new privacy crisis to contend with: a tool that, on a massive scale, links Facebook accounts with their associated email addresses, even when users choose settings to keep them from being public.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.A video circulating on Tuesday showed a researcher demonstrating a tool named Facebook Email Search v1.0, which he said could link accounts...WW…

approved a $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund that schools and libraries will use to help people get internet access at home. The is part of the sent to President Biden on Wednesday after being approved by the House and Senate. Biden the bill into law Thursday.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.The emergency fund should help students who live in areas where broadband is available but cannot afford it. This emergency measure may just be a...…approved a $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund that schools and libraries will use to help people get internet access at home. The is part of the sent to President Biden on Wednesday after being approved by the House and Senate. Biden the bill into law Thursday.Ars TechnicaThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.The emergency fund should help students who live in areas where broadband is available but cannot afford it. This emergency measure may just be a...WW…

noticed that it's difficult to get ahold of and these days. In large part, that's due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In fact, it's getting so bad that a number of OEMs, including Ford and General Motors, have had to go as far as idling shifts and even entire factories.Ford had to stop production in Kentucky in December of 2020, and in January, it ordered a month-long pause at a German factory. Stellantis (the new company formed by a merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot) around...…noticed that it's difficult to get ahold of and these days. In large part, that's due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In fact, it's getting so bad that a number of OEMs, including Ford and General Motors, have had to go as far as idling shifts and even entire factories.Ford had to stop production in Kentucky in December of 2020, and in January, it ordered a month-long pause at a German factory. Stellantis (the new company formed by a merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot) around...WW…

Trusteer say they’ve uncovered a massive fraud operation that used a network of mobile device emulators to drain millions of dollars from online bank accounts in a matter of days.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.The scale of the operation was unlike anything the researchers have seen before. In one case, crooks used about 20 emulators to mimic more than 16,000 phones belonging to customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised. In a...…Trusteer say they’ve uncovered a massive fraud operation that used a network of mobile device emulators to drain millions of dollars from online bank accounts in a matter of days.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.The scale of the operation was unlike anything the researchers have seen before. In one case, crooks used about 20 emulators to mimic more than 16,000 phones belonging to customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised. In a...WW…

a proton? That might sound like a pretty simple question, but it turned out to have the potential to wreck a lot of modern physics. That's because different methods of measuring the proton's charge radius produced —and not just by a little bit. The answers were four standard deviations apart. But now, a new and improved measurement brings them into much closer alignment—though not quite close enough that we can consider the issue resolved.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's...…a proton? That might sound like a pretty simple question, but it turned out to have the potential to wreck a lot of modern physics. That's because different methods of measuring the proton's charge radius produced —and not just by a little bit. The answers were four standard deviations apart. But now, a new and improved measurement brings them into much closer alignment—though not quite close enough that we can consider the issue resolved.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's...WW…

experiencing unexpected issues Thursday that included apps taking minutes to launch, stuttering and unresponsiveness throughout macOS, and other problems. The issues seemed to begin close to the time when Apple began rolling out the , Big Sur—but it affected users of other versions of macOS, like Catalina and Mojave.Other services faced slowdowns, outages, and odd behavior, too, including Apple Pay, Messages, and even Apple TV devices.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent...…experiencing unexpected issues Thursday that included apps taking minutes to launch, stuttering and unresponsiveness throughout macOS, and other problems. The issues seemed to begin close to the time when Apple began rolling out the , Big Sur—but it affected users of other versions of macOS, like Catalina and Mojave.Other services faced slowdowns, outages, and odd behavior, too, including Apple Pay, Messages, and even Apple TV devices.ARS TECHNICAThis story originally appeared on , a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent...WW…

dream of one day colonizing must grapple with the stark reality of the planet's limited natural resources, particularly when it comes to building materials. A team of scientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered that, using simple chemistry, the organic polymer —contained in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans—can easily be transformed into a viable building material for basic tools and habitats. This would require minimal energy and no need for transporting specialized equipment. The scientists described their experiments in published in the journal...…dream of one day colonizing must grapple with the stark reality of the planet's limited natural resources, particularly when it comes to building materials. A team of scientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered that, using simple chemistry, the organic polymer —contained in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans—can easily be transformed into a viable building material for basic tools and habitats. This would require minimal energy and no need for transporting specialized equipment. The scientists described their experiments in published in the journal...WW…