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A frozen lake and several Lamborghinis provide lessons on traction control

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2024 07:00 EDT

Electronic traction control is more important than ever as electric motors proliferate. Read more ›

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Why are there so many species of beetles?

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Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 1 place · 04/07/2024 07:02 EDT

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree. Read more ›

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Claims of TikTok whistleblower may not add up

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WIRED @ Ars Technica 1 place · 04/06/2024 06:40 EDT

He only worked there 6 months and many of his allegations are improbable at best. Read more ›

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NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 04/05/2024 20:28 EDT

"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally." Read more ›

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$158,000 ALS drug pulled from market after failing in large clinical trial

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 04/05/2024 18:28 EDT

The drug is now unavailable to new patients; its maker to lay off 70% of employees. Read more ›

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Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store—but with big caveats

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 04/05/2024 18:14 EDT

It's probably not the Wild West of game emulation you're hoping for. Here's why. Read more ›

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Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 2 place · 04/05/2024 17:47 EDT

System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top. Read more ›

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Will there be a Dune: Part Three? Yes… with caveats on timing

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 17:26 EDT

Timing of a big-screen return to Arrakis mostly depends on director Denis Villeneuve. Read more ›

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Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 15:12 EDT

Musk says that "Reuters is lying (again)" over reports that the Model 2 is dead. Read more ›

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German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 04/05/2024 15:03 EDT

Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed. Read more ›

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Android’s AirTag competitor gears up for launch, thanks to iOS release

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 14:25 EDT

Google promised to wait for Apple to launch cross-platform "unwanted tag" detection. Read more ›

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Tiny cracks in rocks may have concentrated chemicals needed for life

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 14:18 EDT

The gentle flow of warm fluids could have given pre-life chemistry a boost. Read more ›

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FCC won’t block California net neutrality law, says states can “experiment”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 14:04 EDT

State enforcement makes ISPs more likely to comply, FCC says. Read more ›

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Ivanti CEO pledges to “fundamentally transform” its hard-hit security model

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 13:05 EDT

Part of the reset involves AI-powered documentation search and call routing. Read more ›

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Meta relaxes “incoherent” policy requiring removal of AI videos

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 12:51 EDT

Meta will stop removing harmless AI videos in July. Read more ›

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The science of smell is fragrant with submolecules

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 12:33 EDT

A chemical that we smell may be a composite of multiple smells-making pieces. Read more ›

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Ford cuts EV plans even as it becomes nation’s second-largest EV brand

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 12:19 EDT

Ford is selling more EVs than ever, but it wants to build more hybrids instead. Read more ›

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Publisher: OpenAI’s GPT Store bots are illegally scraping our textbooks

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 10:27 EDT

OpenAI has taken down some bots from GPT Store, but copyright complaints continue. Read more ›

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Here are the winners and losers when it comes to clouds for Monday’s eclipse

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 10:01 EDT

News you can use in regard to chasing cloud-free skies. Read more ›

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The Maven: A user-friendly, $2K Cargo e-bike perfect for families on the go

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/05/2024 07:30 EDT

The $2K bike is aimed at smaller riders who want a manageable cargo e-bike. It delivers. Read more ›

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