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Labor dispute erupts over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 16:50 EDT

SAG-AFTRA claims Epic didn't negotiate video game AI voice replacement terms. Read more ›

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New portal calls out AI content with Google’s watermark

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 16:43 EDT

But AI-generated content made without the SynthID toolkit remains difficult to detect. Read more ›

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Trump to sign law forcing platforms to remove revenge porn in 48 hours

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 14:42 EDT

Take It Down Act’s 48-hour timeline may be both too fast and too slow. Read more ›

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Microsoft closes 9-year-old feature request, open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 13:49 EDT

WSL has also recently added official support for both Fedora and Arch distros. Read more ›

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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 13:20 EDT

Verizon got FCC approval after ending DEI. Now Charter and Cox plan to merge. Read more ›

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F1 in Imola reminds us it’s about strategy as much as a fast car

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 13:03 EDT

Who went home happy from Imola and why? F1's title race heats up. Read more ›

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The making of Apple TV’s Murderbot

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 12:35 EDT

Ars chats with series creators Paul and Chris Weitz about adapting Martha Wells' book series for TV. Read more ›

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CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 12:13 EDT

A portable containment device that can be dropped on a truck. Read more ›

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Anno 117 Pax Romana hands-on: Gorgeous, deep, and tricky to learn

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 12:00 EDT

After a return to form in Anno 1800, 117 aims to seize an even bigger audience. Read more ›

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Removing the weakest link in electrified, autonomous transport: humans

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 12:00 EDT

Hands-off charging could open the door to a revolution in autonomous freight. Read more ›

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Cops pause use of flawed AI cameras secretly monitoring streets for suspects

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 11:56 EDT

Facial recognition cameras ping cops when suspects appear, sparking backlash. Read more ›

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Epic goes to court to force Fortnite back on US iOS

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 11:40 EDT

Game has been pulled offline in Europe amid legal tussling. Read more ›

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Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters

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Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 11:09 EDT

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained. Read more ›

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HBO’s The Last of Us S2E6 recap: Look who’s back!

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/18/2025 22:00 EDT

Some of the most impactful scenes from the game get the HBO treatment. Read more ›

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Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/17/2025 13:00 EDT

Until recently, China's entries in the realm of spaceflight patches often lacked originality. Read more ›

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Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/17/2025 07:00 EDT

Get ready for some nostalgia. Read more ›

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RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/16/2025 17:55 EDT

In areas without fluoridated water, supplements are the only way to get adequate doses. Read more ›

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Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 16:03 EDT

Fake 10-second podcasts are easily found fronts for black markets, reports say. Read more ›

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The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 15:25 EDT

Fortnite AI voice trained on James Earl Jones spoke curse words and insults before patch. Read more ›

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Google to give app devs access to Gemini Nano for on-device AI

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/16/2025 14:15 EDT

New APIs for Google's ML Kit will let developers plug into the on-device AI model. Read more ›

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