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SteamOS 3.7 brings Valve’s gaming OS to other handhelds and generic AMD PCs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/23/2025 11:28 EDT

Focus is currently on AMD-based PCs with hardware similar to the Steam Deck. Read more ›

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Uncertainty loomed as FDA advisors met to discuss this year’s COVID shot

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/23/2025 11:10 EDT

FDA advisors wanted to know what switching strains means. FDA couldn't answer. Read more ›

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Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff to force iPhone manufacturing into US

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/23/2025 10:58 EDT

Apple first US firm in Trump’s trade war crosshairs as tariff talks go sour. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s expansion at Vandenberg; India’s PSLV fails in flight

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/23/2025 07:00 EDT

China's diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action. Read more ›

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In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 18:46 EDT

AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable. Read more ›

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The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 18:32 EDT

"The ULA Vulcan program has performed unsatisfactorily this past year." Read more ›

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Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 18:09 EDT

"If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to 'see how it goes.'" Read more ›

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Musk’s DOGE used Meta’s Llama 2—not Grok—for gov’t slashing, report says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 17:12 EDT

Grok apparently wasn't an option. Read more ›

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Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 16:12 EDT

Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes. Read more ›

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Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 15:15 EDT

Payloads were set to spontaneously detonate on specific dates with no warning. Read more ›

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Mozilla is killing its Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on Firefox

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 14:58 EDT

Browser maker shifts resources to "new Firefox features that people need most." Read more ›

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FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 14:51 EDT

"The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries." Read more ›

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Planet found orbiting backward between two stars

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 14:24 EDT

The planet may have formed from material transferred between the stars. Read more ›

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AT&T has $6 billion deal to buy CenturyLink fiber broadband business

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 14:12 EDT

Lumen uninterested in residential broadband but hasn't offloaded DSL network. Read more ›

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Did Google lie about building a deadly chatbot? Judge finds it plausible.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 14:04 EDT

Grieving mom fights to prove Google secretly profited from controversial chatbot. Read more ›

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“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 13:43 EDT

Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. Read more ›

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Gazelle Medeo T9 City e-bike review: A steady Dutch ride in lots of sizes

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 13:29 EDT

It's not a speed demon or hill melter, but Gazelle's entry e-bike rides easy. Read more ›

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VMware cloud partners demand “firm regulatory action” on Broadcom

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 13:19 EDT

"Broadcom is unlikely to make any voluntary changes to its new commercial terms." Read more ›

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Glass redux: Google aims to avoid past mistakes as it brings Gemini to your face

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 13:07 EDT

Google didn't get it right with Glass, but Android XR is ready for the AI era, even if you aren't. Read more ›

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New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2025 12:45 EDT

Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours. Read more ›

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