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Internet Archive violated publisher copyrights by lending ebooks, court rules
A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in its high-profile case against a group of four US publishers led by Hachette Book Group. Per , Judge John G. Koeltl declared on Friday the nonprofit had infringed on the group’s…
Blue Origin pins last summer’s NS-23 rocket failure on a faulty engine nozzle
Blue Origin now has an explanation for the booster failure that cut a New Shepard flight short last September. Jeff Bezos' company has determined that a "thermo-structural failure" in the NS-23 rocket's engine nozzle was to blame.…
France bans TikTok (and Candy Crush) from government phones
It's no shock to see another country banning TikTok from government phones, but France is taking the restrictions a step further. Le Monde reports the French government is banning "recreational" apps like TikTok, Twitter, Netflix and…
Twitter says it’s killing legacy verified checkmarks starting on April 1st
Pretty soon, previously verified Twitter accounts will lose their checkmarks unless they start paying for it. The website has announced that it will "begin winding down legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks" on…
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is getting a path-tracing tech preview in April
Nvidia wants game developers to remember that ray tracing isn’t the end of the line. A new Cyberpunk 2077 technology preview (“Overdrive Mode”) supports path tracing, the next goalpost to make games look even prettier and keep you buying…
SEC charges Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities for illegally touting crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission has cracked down on the businesses of crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and has charged him for the unregistered offer and sale of the tokens Tronix and BitTorrent. If those tokens sound familiar even…
TikTok CEO to Congress: ‘ByteDance is not an agent of China’
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is preparing to tell lawmakers that there are many “misconceptions” about the app, and that banning it will damage the United States economy. He’s also planning to tell members of Congress that concerns about parent…
LG made a 49-inch HDR monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate
LG is once again expanding its UltraGear line of gaming monitors with a new model. Before you ask: No, the company's latest is not a . But it is interesting for a few reasons. LG is marketing the as a fast ultrawide with class-leading…
Google Bard AI hands-on: A work in progress with plenty of caveats
Google has made Bard more widely available to users in the US and the UK today, and I have been spending some time with the company's chatbot to see how its generative AI compares to ChatGPT and Bing AI.
Like we saw in the screenshots…
Xbox head says Microsoft’s mobile game store could arrive next year
Microsoft is preparing to launch an Xbox store on iOS and Android as early as next year, according to Phil Spencer. The head of the company’s gaming division shared the timeline in a interview published on Monday, noting the plan is…