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Sony listing hints at native, upscaled PS2 emulation on the PS5

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2024 11:45 EDT

Download promo promises "up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters." Read more ›

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Mixup of drinking and irrigation water sparks dangerous outbreak in children

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2024 09:46 EDT

Of 13 children sickened, 7 hospitalized and 2 had life-threatening complications. Read more ›

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Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2024 09:25 EDT

EU is concerned Meta isn't doing enough to protect children using its apps. Read more ›

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Daily Telescope: I spy, with my little eye, the ISS

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2024 08:00 EDT

What is black and white and constantly in flight? Read more ›

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BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 18:37 EDT

An earlier iteration of the site was taken down last year; now its reincarnation is gone. Read more ›

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Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 16:51 EDT

Google's video synthesis model creates minute-long 1080p videos from written prompts. Read more ›

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MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 16:21 EDT

Brothers charged in novel crypto scheme potentially face decades in prison. Read more ›

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RealVNC is dropping its “Home” plan and barely noting its free “Lite” option

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 15:34 EDT

Some pretty dark patterns make free version of remote desktop tool hard to find. Read more ›

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Netflix gets the NFL: Three-year deal starts this season on Christmas

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 13:28 EDT

The NFL brings eyeballs like no other content, and subscribers actually stick around. Read more ›

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Cable TV providers ruined cable—now they’re coming for streaming

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 13:21 EDT

Comcast wants to tie its cable/Internet to your streaming subscriptions. Read more ›

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DOJ says Boeing faces criminal charge for violating deal over 737 Max crashes

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 13:04 EDT

DOJ determined that Boeing violated 2021 agreement spurred by two fatal crashes. Read more ›

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Android 15 gets “Private Space,” theft detection, and AV1 support

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 13:00 EDT

Android 15 Beta 2 is out for Pixels and several third-party devices. Read more ›

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SSH backdoor has infected 400,000 Linux servers over 15 years and keeps on spreading

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 12:56 EDT

Ebury backdoors SSH servers in hosting providers, giving the malware extraordinary reach. Read more ›

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Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar”

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 12:06 EDT

The regulator is warning OEMs to respect data privacy or it will get mad. Read more ›

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John Milton’s handwritten notes make this 16th century history book a rare find

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 11:54 EDT

Poet crossed out one racy passage, deeming it "an unbecom[ing] tale for a hist[ory]" Read more ›

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VMware Fusion, Workstation now free for home use, subscription-only for businesses

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 11:45 EDT

Free for personal use, but businesses will have to fork over $120 per year. Read more ›

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Could your car power your home? GM makes it a reality in EV truck demo.

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 11:37 EDT

GM's Ultium-based EVs can power your house during an outage. Read more ›

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Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth

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Undark Magazine @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 10:54 EDT

Slowing down an asteroid by just one-tenth of a second makes all the difference. Read more ›

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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2024 07:00 EDT

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s. Read more ›

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Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2024 23:05 EDT

CEO Altman: "OpenAI would not be what it is without him." Read more ›

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