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Microsoft’s Phi-3 shows the surprising power of small, locally run AI language models

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 16:47 EDT

Microsoft’s 3.8B parameter Phi-3 may rival GPT-3.5, signaling a new era of “small language models." Read more ›

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Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 16:31 EDT

Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped. Read more ›

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iPadOS 18 could ship with built-in Calculator app, after 14 Calculator-less years

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 16:17 EDT

Every single iPhone and Mac has come with a calculator app, but not the iPad. Read more ›

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Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 14:26 EDT

The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties. Read more ›

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Recoding Voyager 1—NASA’s interstellar explorer is finally making sense again

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 13:56 EDT

"We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always good news.” Read more ›

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Rumored new 4K Chromecast may fix long-standing storage issues

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 13:43 EDT

It's still $50, would have a new remote, and will hopefully not have 8GB of storage. Read more ›

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You can now disable some of Fortnite’s most toxic emotes

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 11:40 EDT

Epic: "We want emotes to be a source of good vibes..." Read more ›

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Apple’s next product event happens on May 7, and it’s probably iPads

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 11:24 EDT

Reports point to a new OLED iPad Pro with M3 and a big-screened iPad Air. Read more ›

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Linux can finally run your car’s safety systems and driver-assistance features

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 10:43 EDT

Increasingly, our cars will be controlled by a small number of powerful computers. Read more ›

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North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 09:42 EDT

Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale. Read more ›

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The 2024 Porsche Macan EV has character, pace, and the right badge

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 08:00 EDT

The new electric Porsche Macan starts at $78,800, deliveries begin later this year. Read more ›

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Daily Telescope: The ambiguously galactic duo

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/23/2024 07:30 EDT

Hubble continues to deliver the goods. Read more ›

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Concern grows as bird flu spreads further in US cows: 32 herds in 8 states

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 18:24 EDT

Experts say the US is not sharing as much data on the outbreak as it should. Read more ›

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Meta debuts Horizon OS, with Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft on board

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 17:19 EDT

Rivalry with Apple now mirrors the Android/iOS competition more than ever. Read more ›

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Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian backdoor

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 16:36 EDT

Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now. Read more ›

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High-speed imaging and AI help us understand how insect wings work

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 16:16 EDT

Too many muscles working too fast had made understanding insect flight challenging. Read more ›

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NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 15:53 EDT

Dragonfly will push the boundaries of engineering and science as it explores Titan. Read more ›

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Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 13:54 EDT

FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government. Read more ›

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First real-life Pixel 9 Pro pictures leak, and it has 16GB of RAM

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 13:43 EDT

With 16GB of RAM, there's lot of room for Google's AI models to live in memory. Read more ›

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Home Assistant’s new foundation focused on “privacy, choice, and sustainability”

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/22/2024 13:34 EDT

Can a non-profit foundation get Home Assistant to the point of Home Depot boxes? Read more ›

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