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Google teases NotebookLM app in the Play Store ahead of I/O release

Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:24 EDT

NotebookLM is a genuinely useful AI tool, and it's coming to your phone. Read more ›

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Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel’s Canon

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:15 EDT

Such insect-computer hybrid speakers might one day be used to transmit warnings in emergencies. Read more ›

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“Blatantly unlawful”: Trump slammed for trying to defund PBS, NPR

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:05 EDT

Defunding PBS and NPR risks devastating rural communities, networks say. Read more ›

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Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites

Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 11:49 EDT

There are negative consequences for the flies, but they avoid being eaten alive. Read more ›

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White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/02/2025 11:39 EDT

"SLS alone costs $4 billion per launch and is 140 percent over budget." Read more ›

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Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments

Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 11:14 EDT

Apple quickly approved updated app with payment links, prices, and promotions. Read more ›

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Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 10:43 EDT

Epic takes no cut for first $1 million in annual per-game revenue under new plan. Read more ›

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Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 09:45 EDT

"Gives you a sense of how big this crisis is." Read more ›

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Grand Theft Auto VI gets pushed back to May 26, 2026

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 09:35 EDT

Rockstar: Extra time will let us "deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve." Read more ›

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DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite regulations

David Gilbert and Vittoria Elliott, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 07:30 EDT

The DOGE operative has been tasked with rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read more ›

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“Older than Google,” this Elder Scrolls wiki has been helping gamers for 30 years

Daniel Larlham, Jr. @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/02/2025 07:00 EDT

Interviewing the people behind the 30-year old Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Starbase the city is coming soon; Alpha remains in beta

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 07:00 EDT

"A commitment to keeping on with the Moon mission is the key requirement." Read more ›

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Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 17:32 EDT

Survey of 2023–2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers. Read more ›

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Phishing attacks that defeat MFA are easier than ever. So what are we to do?

Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 17:00 EDT

Why multifactor authentication based on one-time-passwords and push notifications fail. Read more ›

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New study accuses LM Arena of gaming its popular AI benchmark

Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 16:31 EDT

The popular AI vibe test may not be as fair as it seems. Read more ›

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Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits

Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 15:41 EDT

There's a time and there's a place. Federal court is neither. Read more ›

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New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 15:34 EDT

Films of IR-sensitive material only tens of nanometers thick are tough to make. Read more ›

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Sen. Susan Collins blasts Trump for cuts to scientific research

Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 14:44 EDT

New study shows budget cuts to research would significantly hurt the economy in the long run. Read more ›

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The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Achingly beautiful and thrilling to drive

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 14:33 EDT

It took time to get confident with the Vantage, and it did not like rain. Read more ›

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Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago

Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 13:40 EDT

Neanderthals used sleek bone projectiles to hunt big game. Read more ›