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Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack
Incident hitting npm users is likely the biggest supply-chain attack ever.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/software-packages-with-more-than-2-billion-weekly-downloads-hit-in-supply-chain-attack/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

🚨 Why We Must Stop Chat Control 🚨

Read the comment by our CEO Matthias Pfau - because if the government can have privacy, so should we!

Join us in our fight for #privacy 🔒

👉 https://gnulinux.ch/warum-wir-die-chatkontrolle-stoppen-muessen at @gnulinux

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

All the things Nintendo didn’t tell us about the Switch 2
Some informed speculation on everything from price to battery life.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/all-the-things-nintendo-didnt-tell-us-about-the-switch-2/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
All the things Nintendo didn’t tell us about the Switch 2

Some informed speculation on everything from price to battery life.

Ars Technica
How Doom: The Dark Ages draws from the ’90s Doom games
Preview: A more grounded game than Doom Eternal , in more ways than one.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/how-doom-the-dark-ages-draws-from-the-90s-doom-games/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Doom: The Dark Ages wants to be more like the original Doom

Preview: A more grounded game than Doom Eternal in more ways than one.

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Nvidia winding down support for older GPUs, including the legendary 750 Ti and 1060
Nvidia last dropped Game Ready driver support for older GPUs in 2021.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/nvidia-winding-down-support-for-older-gpus-including-the-legendary-750-ti-and-1060/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Nvidia starts to wind down support for old GPUs, including the long-lived GTX 1060

Nvidia last dropped Game Ready driver support for older GPUs in 2021.

Ars Technica
DeepSeek spooks American tech industry as it tops the Apple App Store
A new Chinese AI app is sparking existential panic in American AI companies and investors.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/deepseek-spooks-american-tech-industry-as-it-tops-the-apple-app-store/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
DeepSeek panic triggers tech stock sell-off as Chinese AI tops App Store

A new Chinese AI app is sparking existential panic in American AI companies and investors.

Ars Technica
Trump may leave TikTok’s algorithm under ByteDance’s control
Everything insiders are saying about Trump’s plan to save TikTok.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/trump-may-leave-tiktoks-algorithm-under-bytedances-control/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Trump’s reported plans to save TikTok may violate SCOTUS-backed law

Everything insiders are saying about Trump’s plan to save TikTok.

Ars Technica
Dead babies, critically ill kids: Pediatricians make moving plea for vaccines
"I remember holding a baby dying of complications of pneumococcal meningitis."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/01/dead-babies-critically-ill-kids-pediatricians-make-moving-plea-for-vaccines/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Dead babies, critically ill kids: Pediatricians make moving plea for vaccines

“I remember holding a baby dying of complications of pneumococcal meningitis.”…

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Climate change set the table for Los Angeles wildfires
Global warming from burning fossil fuels increased the likelihood of extreme fire conditions.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/climate-change-set-the-table-for-los-angeles-wildfires/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Climate change set the table for Los Angeles wildfires

Global warming from burning fossil fuels increased the likelihood of extreme fire conditions.

Ars Technica
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: More like a 4080 Super Super
A good 4K card, a decent value on paper, but not the upgrade it could be.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-review-more-like-a-4080-super-super/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: More like a 4080 Super Super

A good 4K card, a decent value on paper, but not the upgrade it could be.

Ars Technica