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Beating the heat: These plant-based iridescent films stay cool in the sun

Cellulose is sustainable, biocompatible, and ideal for radiative cooling applications.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/beating-the-heat-these-plant-based-iridescent-films-stay-cool-in-the-sun/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Elizabeth Holmes has reported to prison in Texas to start her 11-year sentence

Elizabeth Holmes arrived at the minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/elizabeth-holmes-has-reported-to-prison-in-texas-to-start-her-11-year-sentence/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Lawyer cited 6 fake cases made up by ChatGPT; judge calls it “unprecedented”

Judge weighs punishment for lawyer who didn't bother to verify ChatGPT output.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/lawyer-cited-6-fake-cases-made-up-by-chatgpt-judge-calls-it-unprecedented/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dallas airport will demo this cute little mobile EV charging robot

Instead of making the EVs park by a charger, this charger can come to the EV.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/dallas-airport-will-demo-this-cute-little-mobile-ev-charging-robot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Microsoft drops Surface Pro X webcam quality to get broken cameras working again

Microsoft working with OEMs on permanent driver fix for Windows-on-Arm devices.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/microsoft-drops-surface-pro-x-webcam-quality-to-get-broken-cameras-working-again/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Activision appeals UK’s “irrational, unlawful” blocking of Microsoft merger

Cloud-gaming market at issue is a "niche" that "is quickly becoming obsolete."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/05/activision-appeals-uks-irrational-unlawful-blocking-of-microsoft-merger/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SpaceX is going for its 200th consecutive Falcon 9 success tonight

A little less than seven years have passed since the company's last Falcon failure.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/05/spacex-is-going-for-its-200th-consecutive-falcon-9-success-tonight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?

Ars chats with law philosopher Scott Shapiro about his new book, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing .

https://arstechnica.com/features/2023/05/is-cybersecurity-an-unsolvable-problem/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The biography of a massive fire and its lessons for a warming world

Until it hit, the local firefighters couldn't conceive of something that ferocious.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/the-biography-of-a-massive-fire-and-its-lessons-for-a-warming-world/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/inner-workings-revealed-for-predator-the-android-malware-that-exploited-5-0-days/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Intricate tunnels of termite mounds could be key to energy-efficient buildings

"For the first time, it may be possible to design a true living, breathing building.”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/intricate-tunnels-of-termite-mounds-could-be-key-to-energy-efficient-buildings/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Long COVID is still a puzzle—but scientists identify 12 core symptoms

Loss of taste/smell and post-exertional malaise were the top two symptoms.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/05/long-covid-is-still-a-puzzle-but-scientists-identify-12-core-symptoms/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social