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Cancer biotech customers mistakenly informed they might have cancer

Life assurance customers pause review relationship with early-detection biotech.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/cancer-biotech-customers-mistakenly-informed-they-might-have-cancer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft—and unearthed new potential for AI

A bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/06/they-plugged-gpt-4-into-minecraft-and-unearthed-new-potential-for-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Pandemic lessons: More health workers, less faxing—an Ars Frontiers recap

Amid science and tech triumphs, basic infrastructure problems hurt COVID responses.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/pandemic-lessons-more-health-workers-less-faxing-an-ars-frontiers-recap/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Injecting strange code into websites, file snooping: Google marketplaces are a mess

It was a bad week for millions of people who rely on Google for apps and Chrome extensions.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/injecting-strange-code-into-websites-file-snooping-google-marketplaces-are-a-mess/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

YouTube now allows videos that falsely claim Trump won 2020 election

YouTube says ban spurred by Trump's election lies may "curtail political speech."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/youtube-now-allows-videos-that-falsely-claim-trump-won-2020-election/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The real culprit behind the 1871 vandalism of the Paleozoic Museum in Central Park

A gripping tale of 19th-century science, art, politics, thuggery—even a bit of bigamy.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/the-real-culprit-behind-the-1871-vandalism-of-the-paleozoic-museum-in-central-park/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Audi’s tech chief tells us why it’s going to F1—“It’s the pinnacle”

Expect F1-derived technology to appear on Audi's next performance plug-in hybrids.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/audis-tech-chief-tells-us-why-its-going-to-f1-its-the-pinnacle/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Twitter safety chief resigns after Musk criticizes decision to restrict film

Ella Irwin is second trust and safety chief to quit since Musk bought Twitter.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/twitter-safety-chief-resigns-after-musk-criticizes-decision-to-restrict-film/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hobbyist grinds down original chips by hand to make a Game Boy-sized NES

"This is not emulation, it is not a Pi, it is not a NOAC, and it is not an FPGA."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/hobbyist-grinds-down-original-chips-by-hand-to-make-a-game-boy-sized-nes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Why EA Sports and Nike think gaming NFTs can really work this time

New partnership could tap into interest from a dedicated sneakerhead market.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/why-ea-sports-and-nike-think-gaming-nfts-can-really-work-this-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator

"We've never run that experiment," says original source, who "misspoke."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/air-force-denies-running-simulation-where-ai-drone-killed-its-operator/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Woman with untreated TB finally in custody—held in “negative pressure” room

She is being held in a jail room specially equipped for isolation and treatment.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/woman-with-untreated-tb-finally-in-custody-held-in-negative-pressure-room/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

No groundwater, no new homes, as Arizona severely restricts new housing

Cities, developers will have to turn to costly sources to build new homes.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/no-groundwater-no-new-homes-as-arizona-severely-restricts-new-housing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Oppo Find N2 review: Beautiful hardware that Android just can’t deal with

Square-screened Android devices don't play well with the app ecosystem.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/oppo-find-n2-review-beautiful-hardware-that-android-just-cant-deal-with/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Rocket Report: SpaceX pushing ahead on Starbase, North Korea launch failure

“The world is putting objects into space quicker than they are being removed."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/rocket-report-spacex-pushing-ahead-on-starbase-north-korea-launch-failure/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social