Hidden limits on uploads — Mediacom says heavy uploaders harm network even if they don’t exceed data cap. Jon Brodkin – Jan 29, 2021 7:46 pm UTC Mediacom, a cable company with about 1.4 million Internet customers across 22 states, is telling heavy uploaders to reduce their data usage—even when those users are well below…
??? — The social media mob that pumped up GameStop is now dabbling in cryptocurrency. Timothy B. Lee – Jan 29, 2021 2:10 am UTC Onay Jakobov / EyeEm / GettyDogecoin—the cryptocurrency based on a meme about an over-enthusiastic Shiba Inu dog—reached an all-time record price of 4 cents on Thursday evening. That represents an incredible…
various viruses — The Ars guide to the coronavirus variants Beth Mole – Jan 29, 2021 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / Coronaviruses Ever since the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, began jumping from human to human, it has been mutating. The molecular machinery the virus uses to read and make copies of its genetic code isn’t great…
Forward-looking: Memory technology has continuously improved over the last decade to meet the increasing demand for higher bit density, performance, and energy efficiency. Micron is touting new improvements made with traditional manufacturing methods on its latest memory node, but the company will eventually be forced to adopt EUV to continue scaling its DRAM products. Micron…
Why it matters: Netflix on Wednesday said it is working on anime adaptations of two well-known franchises and confirmed its commitment to a previously announced series. The two new series will join a host of other similar material already on the platform, further bolstering its appeal to fans of animated content. Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft…
In context: Joy-Con drift has been a long-standing problem with the Nintendo Switch. While joystick drifting is not exclusive to Nintendo, it does seem to be more pronounced and frequent. The company has been aware of the defect for over three years but has done little to fix it aside from offering free repairs, which…
Hand-to-cancel culture — New laws bar efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. Tom Simonite, wired.com – Jan 30, 2021 12:15 pm UTC In 2010, British designer Harry Brignull coined a handy new term for an everyday annoyance: dark patterns, meaning digital interfaces that subtly manipulate people. It became a term of…
Snowfall — 60 years later, new evidence points to a peculiar kind of avalanche as the culprit. Matt Simon, wired.com – Jan 30, 2021 11:15 am UTC Enlarge / A view of the tent the adventurers stayed in as the rescuers found it on Feb. 26, 1959. The tent had been cut open from inside,…
When the FAA says no way — In the end, it’s likely that cooler heads will prevail. Eric Berger – Jan 29, 2021 9:39 pm UTC Enlarge / Starship prototype SN9 has not launched yet. SpaceXThere were moments of high drama on Thursday afternoon, and again Friday morning, in South Texas. For two days in…
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