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Two great Star Trek shows revive the lost art of the gimmicky crossover episode

Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds have a lot of fun blending their styles.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/07/the-two-best-star-trek-shows-revive-the-lost-art-of-the-gimmicky-crossover-episode/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Here’s the trailer for the live-action One Piece we’ve been waiting for

Netflix has a mixed track record when it comes to adapting beloved Japanese anime.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/07/heres-the-trailer-for-the-live-action-one-piece-weve-been-waiting-for/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Long-forgotten frozen soil sample offers a warning for the future

Ancient soil was buried under a mile of ice until excavated during the Cold War.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/long-forgotten-frozen-soil-sample-offers-a-warning-for-the-future/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites

Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/amazon-is-getting-ready-to-launch-a-lot-of-broadband-satellites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A promising Internet satellite is rendered useless by power supply issues

"The mission of providing Internet connectivity in Alaska will be delayed."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/a-promising-internet-satellite-is-rendered-useless-by-power-supply-issues/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DDoS botnets are still feeding on Zyxel devices with vulnerable critical flaw

12 weeks after critical vulnerability was patched, devices are still being wrangled.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/ddos-botnets-are-still-feeding-on-zyxel-devices-with-vulnerable-critical-flaw/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release

IMAX TikTok shows an emulated Palm PDA controlling Oppenheimer's 6-lb reel.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/imax-emulates-palmpilot-software-to-power-oppenheimers-70-mm-release/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

OpenAI, Google will watermark AI-generated content to hinder deepfakes, misinfo

Seven companies promised Biden they'd take concrete steps to enhance AI safety.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/07/openai-google-will-watermark-ai-generated-content-to-hinder-deepfakes-misinfo/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Redditors prank AI-powered news mill with ā€œGlorboā€ in World of Warcraft

"Glorbo" isn't real, but a news-writing AI model didn't know it—and then it wrote about itself.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/redditors-prank-ai-powered-news-mill-with-glorbo-in-world-of-warcraft/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dolphin emulator abandons Steam release plans after Nintendo legal threat

But dev team says including Wii decryption key doesn't put it in "any legal danger."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/dolphin-emulator-abandons-steam-release-plans-after-nintendo-legal-threat/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The ā€˜90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president

1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/the-90s-internet-when-20-hours-online-triggered-an-email-from-my-isps-president/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Could there be upsides to being a psychopath?

It may be that all of us have a little psychopathology inside—with some positives.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/could-there-be-upsides-to-being-a-psychopath/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social