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Old Bolt, new tricks: Making an EV into a backup power station with an inverter

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 07:00 EDT

Using a custom kit to make a budget EV offer some emergency power. Read more ›

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Large enterprises scramble after supply-chain attack spills their secrets

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 03/16/2025 22:24 EDT

tj-actions/changed-files, corrupted to run credential-stealing memory scraper. Read more ›

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Behind the scenes of The Electric State

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/15/2025 11:44 EDT

Production designer Dennis Gassner: "I have one fallback position: when in doubt, make it beautiful." Read more ›

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A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/15/2025 09:00 EDT

A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology's current limitations. Read more ›

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The Wheel of Time is back for season three, and so are our weekly recaps

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Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/15/2025 07:30 EDT

Two WoT book readers dive back into Amazon's increasingly divergent adaptation. Read more ›

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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

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Victoria Uwemedimo and Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/15/2025 07:07 EDT

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations. Read more ›

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Why SNES hardware is running faster than expected—and why it’s a problem

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/15/2025 06:00 EDT

Cheap, unreliable ceramic APU resonators lead to "constant, pervasive, unavoidable" issues. Read more ›

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Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/14/2025 20:15 EDT

Crew 9 could return as early as next Wednesday. Read more ›

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2025 iPad Air hands-on: Why mess with a good thing?

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 18:14 EDT

Apple’s annual refresh is a minor one, but not much needed to change anyway. Read more ›

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US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/14/2025 17:43 EDT

Since 2000, when measles was eliminated from US, only three years had higher cases. Read more ›

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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/14/2025 16:59 EDT

Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant. Read more ›

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Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 16:03 EDT

Anthropic trains AI to hide motives, but different "personas" betray their secrets. Read more ›

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End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 15:00 EDT

Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months. Read more ›

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I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 14:50 EDT

Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud's chains. Read more ›

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RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 14:40 EDT

Lack of encryption was one SMS shortcoming that RCS was created to solve. Read more ›

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Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 14:30 EDT

Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals. Read more ›

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The same day Trump bought a Tesla, automaker moved to disrupt trade war

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/14/2025 14:20 EDT

Tesla hopes to slow down Trump's tit-for-tat tariffs amid financial woes. Read more ›

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To avoid the Panama Canal, Relativity Space may move some operations to Texas

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 13:51 EDT

"We are exploring options to expand our manufacturing capabilities." Read more ›

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Used Tesla prices tumble as embarrassed owners look to sell

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/14/2025 13:17 EDT

Some owners would rather sell their car than be associated with Tesla now. Read more ›

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US measles outlook is so bad health experts call for updating vaccine guidance

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 03/14/2025 13:07 EDT

Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say. Read more ›

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