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Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo “disgusting”

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 14:26 EDT

Carmack: "Power tools" like AI are "central to all the progress in computers." Read more ›

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Creating a distinctive aesthetic for Daredevil: Born Again

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 13:41 EDT

Ars chats with cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera on bringing a 1970s film vibe to the Marvel series. Read more ›

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Japanese railway shelter replaced in less than 6 hours by 3D-printed model

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 13:22 EDT

Custom-printed shelters could help fix up rural train stops faster. Read more ›

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97% of drivers want in-car payment system for tolls, parking, charging

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 11:33 EDT

Any system should be easy to use and work for parking, fueling, and charging. Read more ›

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Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 11:22 EDT

Redesigned Start menu would give users more control over what apps they see. Read more ›

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Parents give kids more melatonin than ever, with unknown long-term effects

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Michael Schulson, Undark Magazine @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 09:59 EDT

More children are taking the hormone in the form of nightly gummies or drops. Read more ›

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Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 09:00 EDT

Ars visits a zipline delivery service that's deploying in more locations soon. Read more ›

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The 2025 Moto G Stylus has a sharper display and “enhanced” stylus for $400

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 09:00 EDT

The Moto G Stylus 2025 is coming April 17 for the same price as last year's model. Read more ›

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Tuesday Telescope: Does this Milky Way image remind you of Powers of 10?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2025 07:15 EDT

Finding a mystery in Sagittarius C. Read more ›

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A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 20:08 EDT

The Space Force wants to launch this particular GPS satellite soon, but ULA isn't ready. Read more ›

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Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 18:34 EDT

"We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss." Read more ›

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Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 17:00 EDT

$450 system isn't being sold at a loss, wasn't priced with tariffs in mind. Read more ›

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FreeDOS 1.4 brings new fixes and features to modern and vintage DOS-based PCs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 16:39 EDT

Independent developers are keeping the command prompt alive on PCs new and old. Read more ›

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Meta’s surprise Llama 4 drop exposes the gap between AI ambition and reality

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 15:54 EDT

Touted 10M token context proves elusive, while early performance tests disappoint experts. Read more ›

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De-extinction company announces that the dire wolf is back

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 15:35 EDT

What they delivered is a grey wolf genome carrying a handful of genetic edits. Read more ›

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Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling”

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 15:24 EDT

YouTube restricts some, but not all, videos depicting the poker-ish indie game. Read more ›

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Google’s AI Mode search can now answer questions about images

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 15:13 EDT

Google's AI Mode can now understand images as part of your searches. Read more ›

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Trump gives China one day to end retaliations or face extra 50% tariffs

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 14:58 EDT

China expects to outlast US in trade war, alarming Big Tech. Read more ›

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Paramount drops action-packed Mission: Impossible—Final Reckoning trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 14:28 EDT

"If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to deal with him." Read more ›

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Second child dies of measles—anti-vaccine advocate reported it before officials

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2025 14:19 EDT

Another tragic death highlights growing power of anti-vaccine advocates. Read more ›

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