Notices by Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social), page 21

$250 Analogue 3D will play all your N64 cartridges in 4K early next year

FPGA-powered hardware will capture CRT glow with "bespoke, purpose-built upscaler"

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/250-analogue-3d-will-play-all-your-n64-cartridges-in-4k-early-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Startup can identify deepfake video in realtime

Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/startup-can-catch-identify-deepfake-video-in-realtime/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

How to install Windows 11 on supported and unsupported PCs, 24H2 edition

Supported or not, new or old, this is everything you need to know.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Amazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280

High price, but in line with what Amazon has charged for older premium Kindles.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/amazons-first-color-kindle-e-reader-the-kindle-colorsoft-will-run-you-280/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Amazon refreshes its monochrome Kindle lineup, including a bigger Paperwhite

Amazon's new monochrome e-readers focus on the usual quality-of-life upgrades.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/amazon-refreshes-its-monochrome-kindle-lineup-including-a-bigger-paperwhite/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What we can learn from animals about death and mortality

Susana Monsó chats with Ars about her new book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death .

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/what-we-can-learn-from-animals-about-death-and-mortality/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Drugmakers can keep making off-brand weight-loss drugs as FDA backpedals

FDA is reviewing its decision to remove tirzepatide drugs from the shortage list.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/10/drugmakers-can-keep-making-off-brand-weight-loss-drugs-as-fda-backpedals/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FCC Republican opposes regulation of data caps with analogy to coffee refills

Republican commissioner: You wouldn't require free coffee refills, would you?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/fcc-republican-opposes-regulation-of-data-caps-with-analogy-to-coffee-refills/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs

Once, FASTCash ran only on Unix. Then came Windows. Now it can target Linux, too.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/north-korean-hackers-use-newly-discovered-linux-malware-to-raid-atms/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers

Wood offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/sustainable-building-effort-reaches-new-heights-with-wooden-skyscrapers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SpaceX claims Starlink can offer gigabit speeds if FCC approves new plan

SpaceX: "Small-but-meaningful updates" can boost speed from about 100Mbps to 1Gbps.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/spacex-claims-starlink-can-offer-gigabit-speeds-if-fcc-approves-new-plan/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Reports: Tesla’s prototype Optimus robots were controlled by humans

But the prototypes used "artificial intelligence" to control their walking.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/reports-teslas-prototype-optimus-robots-were-controlled-by-humans/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Spotify criticized for letting fake albums appear on real artist pages

Real bands struggle to remove fake albums from their Spotify pages.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/spotify-criticized-for-letting-fake-albums-appear-on-real-artist-pages/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI

New Google agreement could boost development of zero-emission small modular reactors.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/google-and-kairos-sign-nuclear-reactor-deal-with-aim-to-power-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What badminton can teach us about planetary formation

Dust grains in protoplanetary disks align via the same aerodynamics as the sport.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/what-badminton-can-teach-us-about-planetary-formation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

First iPad mini update since 2021 gets a faster chip and Apple Intelligence

Refreshed tablet supports Apple Pencil Pro, starts at $499 for 128GB.

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2024/10/first-ipad-mini-update-since-2021-gets-a-faster-chip-and-apple-intelligence/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

We drive the two sweet spots in Porsche’s 2025 Macan EV lineup

We drive the RWD Macan and the twin-motor Macan 4S.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/10/we-drive-the-two-sweet-spots-in-porsches-2025-macan-ev-lineup/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

NASA launches mission to explore the frozen frontier of Jupiter’s moon Europa

"We’re interested in whether Europa could support simple life—single-celled organisms."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/nasa-launches-mission-to-explore-the-frozen-frontier-of-jupiters-moon-europa/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content

New text-to-video tool focuses on video pros, made with content owner permission.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/adobe-unveils-ai-video-generator-trained-on-licensed-content/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

LLMs can’t perform “genuine logical reasoning,” Apple researchers suggest

Irrelevant red herrings lead to "catastrophic" failure of logical inference.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/llms-cant-perform-genuine-logical-reasoning-apple-researchers-suggest/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social