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Lead admin of child sex abuse website pleads guilty, faces 20 years to life

DOJ: Website had "section devoted to the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/lead-admin-of-child-sex-abuse-website-pleads-guilty-faces-20-years-to-life/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Reddit CEO assures employees that API protests haven’t hurt revenue

Furor "will pass," Huffman says in internal memo reportedly viewed by The Verge.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/reddit-ceo-assures-employees-that-api-protests-havent-hurt-revenue/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

For reasons no one can fathom, McDonald’s has released a new Game Boy Color game

Krool Games regularly develops new games for Nintendo's 25-year-old handheld.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/for-reasons-no-one-can-fathom-mcdonalds-has-released-a-new-game-boy-color-game/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Montana calls UN climate report “hearsay” at landmark youth-led climate trial

Official: “Montana’s emissions are simply too minuscule to make any difference."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/montana-calls-un-climate-report-hearsay-at-landmark-youth-led-climate-trial/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A company called Atari is releasing a brand-new 2600 cartridge this year

Today's Atari could hardly have less to do with the one that released the VCS.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/a-company-called-atari-is-releasing-a-brand-new-2600-cartridge-this-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Microsoft promises Starfield has “fewest bugs” of any Bethesda game

Xbox exec: "Every QA person in our... company [is] playing Starfield right now."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/microsoft-promises-starfield-has-fewest-bugs-of-any-bethesda-game/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert “wasn’t even told” about Sea of Thieves DLC

Disney owns the LucasArts catalog, and Disney only calls you if it needs to.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/monkey-island-creator-ron-gilbert-wasnt-even-told-about-sea-of-thieves-dlc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

AI-powered “final” Beatles song due this year, says Paul McCartney

AI voice-separation tech pioneered for "Get Back" will bring Lennon demo to life.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/ai-powered-final-beatles-song-due-this-year-says-paul-mccartney/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

With Ford and GM’s help, Tesla reignites the charging standard war

One plug or two? The EV charging industry reacts to Ford/GM/Tesla deal.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/with-ford-and-gms-help-tesla-reignites-the-charging-standard-war/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away

Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/hackers-can-steal-cryptographic-keys-by-video-recording-connected-power-leds-60-feet-away/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

An anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance

A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/an-anti-porn-app-put-him-in-jail-and-his-family-under-surveillance/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

“Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs

Drives automatically get a "warning" flag if powered on for 3 years.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/clearly-predatory-western-digital-sparks-panic-anger-for-age-shaming-hdds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: FTC will file to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition

The injunction could disrupt the deal as its mid-July deadline approaches.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/report-ftc-will-file-to-block-microsofts-69b-activision-blizzard-acquisition/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Microsoft’s GeForce Now Game Pass offering is aimed straight at UK regulators

UK regulators were concerned about cloud gaming. Is this a useful concession?

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/microsofts-geforce-now-game-pass-offering-is-aimed-straight-at-uk-regulators/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social