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April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/18/2024 11:41 EDT

You can fit lots of modern hardware inside—and prop your monitor on top. Read more ›

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Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 16:57 EDT

Report claims new tracking starts May 13 with unclear consequences. Read more ›

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40 years later, Kontrabant 2 for ZX Spectrum is rebroadcast on FM in Slovenia

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 16:13 EDT

Celebrating radio waves, magnetic tape heads, and smuggled 8-bit computers. Read more ›

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Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/08/2024 15:59 EDT

Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire. Read more ›

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DeepMind adds a diffusion engine to latest protein-folding software

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 15:45 EDT

Major under-the-hood changes let AlphaFold handle protein-DNA complexes and more. Read more ›

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Intel’s and Qualcomm’s Huawei export licenses get revoked

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 15:19 EDT

Huawei's phone division has moved on, but laptops will suffer without Intel. Read more ›

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Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 14:59 EDT

More automakers will need to adopt C-V2X to see a real benefit, though. Read more ›

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M4 iPad Pro CPU cores and RAM amount are tied to storage capacity

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 13:32 EDT

Apple has tied RAM to storage capacity in iPads, but it's a first for the CPU. Read more ›

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FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 13:25 EDT

Putting applications into fast lanes would violate FCC's no-throttling rule. Read more ›

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Tesla’s self-driving claims subject to federal securities and wire fraud probe

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 11:05 EDT

Prosecutors are combing subpoenaed materials for evidence Tesla knowingly misled. Read more ›

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Court rules against Activision Blizzard in $23.4M patent dispute

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 10:49 EDT

Activision plans appeal, says it uses different network tech in its games. Read more ›

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No one has seen the data behind Tyson’s “climate friendly beef” claim

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Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2024 10:33 EDT

Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies raising "low carbon" beef. Read more ›

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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 18:55 EDT

Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video's ad tier. Read more ›

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OpenAI’s flawed plan to flag deepfakes ahead of 2024 elections

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 18:19 EDT

OpenAI is recruiting researchers to test its new deepfake detector. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 17:30 EDT

Reach your little Pis from nearly any browser—and free up your RealVNC slots. Read more ›

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Amid two wrongful death lawsuits, Panera to pull the plug on “charged” drinks

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 17:23 EDT

A large previously contained nearly as much caffeine as the FDA's daily safe limit. Read more ›

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Hands-on with the new iPad Pros and Airs: A surprisingly refreshing refresh

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 16:06 EDT

And the new Apple Pencil Pro does some cool things, too. Read more ›

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The mastermind of the prolific ransomware group LockBit has finally been unmasked

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 15:34 EDT

The US places a $10 million bounty for the arrest of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Read more ›

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Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 15:22 EDT

Air-gapping GPT-4 model on secure network won't prevent it from potentially making things up. Read more ›

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TikTok and its Chinese owner sue US government over “foreign adversary” law

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2024 15:08 EDT

Law curtails "massive amounts of protected speech," TikTok and ByteDance allege. Read more ›

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Do you need a dentist visit every 6 months? That filling? The data is weak

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/07/2024 13:56 EDT

Getting evidence-based care may be like pulling teeth, researchers suggest. Read more ›

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