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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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Io: New image of a lake of fire, signs of permanent volcanism

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 14:17 EDT

Juno captures images of Io's violence as study says it has always been that way. Read more ›

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Modder packs an entire Nintendo Wii into a box the size of a pack of cards

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 13:55 EDT

There's no disc drive, but there are still ports for GameCube controllers. Read more ›

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Roku forcing 2-factor authentication after 2 breaches of 600K accounts

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 13:09 EDT

Accounts with stored payment information went for as little as $0.50 each. Read more ›

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China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after “inflammatory” posts about president

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 13:03 EDT

WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China. Read more ›

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Crypto influencer guilty of $110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 12:31 EDT

Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme. Read more ›

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DARPA’s AI test pilot successfully flew a dogfight against a human

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 11:45 EDT

After flying against simulated opponents, the AI agent has taken on humans. Read more ›

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NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 11:20 EDT

If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9. Read more ›

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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal cover

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 09:33 EDT

This time there's no over-the-air software patch. Read more ›

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Password crackdown leads to more income for Netflix

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 09:28 EDT

Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers, prioritizing viewer engagement instead. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 09:07 EDT

YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/19/2024 07:00 EDT

Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its launch pad. Read more ›

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Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 19:52 EDT

"Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels." Read more ›

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Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 18:14 EDT

Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable. Read more ›

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Prime Video looking to fix “extremely sloppy mistakes” in library, report says

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 18:05 EDT

Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership. Read more ›

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Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 17:47 EDT

X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes." Read more ›

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Renovation relic: Man finds hominin jawbone in parents’ travertine kitchen tile

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 17:16 EDT

Yes, travertine often has embedded fossils. But not usually hominin ones. Read more ›

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LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta’s newest open-weights AI model

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 17:04 EDT

Zuckerberg says new AI model "was still learning" when Meta stopped training. Read more ›

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Meta’s new $199 Quest 2 price is a steal for the VR-curious

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 16:24 EDT

Move comes as support winds down for the original Quest headset. Read more ›

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Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 16:12 EDT

Google says the new “Platform and Devices” team will let it move faster. Read more ›

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SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/18/2024 15:54 EDT

First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California. Read more ›

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