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Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 14:06 EDT

Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one's hands while clapping. Read more ›

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Google’s Gemma 3 is an open source, single-GPU AI with a 128K context window

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 13:15 EDT

Gemma 3 is optimized to run on almost anything, from powerful GPUs to a smartphone. Read more ›

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Meta mocked for raising “Bob Dylan defense” of torrenting in AI copyright fight

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 13:01 EDT

Meta fights to keep leeching evidence out of AI copyright battle. Read more ›

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If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 12:35 EDT

"OneWeb customers say that when the service is working great, it's great." Read more ›

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iRobot says there is “substantial doubt” about it as a “going concern”

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 11:59 EDT

After Amazon bid failure, firm cut 50% of staff and is launching new robots. Read more ›

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Toyota tunes up bZ4x with new battery, more power

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 03/12/2025 11:10 EDT

There are new batteries and new motors with silicon-carbide semiconductors. Read more ›

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Despite everything, US EV sales are up 28% this year

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 20:01 EDT

In US, customers are buying while there are still incentives, no extra tariffs. Read more ›

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Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 17:51 EDT

Cross-platform client says podcasts "belong to the people, not corporations." Read more ›

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X’s globe-trotting defense of ads on Nazi posts violates TOS, Media Matters says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/11/2025 16:59 EDT

X allegedly ignored the chosen venues in the TOS when filing "thermonuclear" lawsuits. Read more ›

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OpenAI pushes AI agent capabilities with new developer API

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 16:42 EDT

New tools may help fulfill CEO's claim that agents will "join the workforce" in 2025. Read more ›

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Apple patches 0-day exploited in “extremely sophisticated attack”

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 16:26 EDT

0-day exploited by maliciously crafted Web content to break out of security sandbox. Read more ›

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Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 16:02 EDT

Nvidia's 50-series refresh has been pretty conservative so far. Read more ›

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How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 15:49 EDT

Great whales can transport 4,000 tons of nitrogen annually to tropical coastal areas. Read more ›

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Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/11/2025 15:29 EDT

Oklahoma says the cases "don’t pose a public health risk." Read more ›

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Six ways Microsoft’s portable Xbox could be a Steam Deck killer

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 14:45 EDT

It needs to be more than just stock Windows with a coat of paint. Read more ›

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BEVs are better than combustion: The 2025 BMW i4 xDrive40 review

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 13:47 EDT

We spend a week with BMW's regular all-wheel drive electric sedan. Read more ›

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Telecom tells employees they won’t get bonuses if they don’t follow RTO policy

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 12:44 EDT

Report: Strict enforcement comes as Vodafone is reducing domestic office space. Read more ›

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Google’s 10-year-old Chromecast is busted, but a fix is coming

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/11/2025 12:32 EDT

The 2nd-gen Chromecast stopped working this week, but it's not over yet. Read more ›

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How Trump could potentially claw back CHIPS funding

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 12:00 EDT

Chipmakers fear Trump may rescind CHIPS Act funding, report says. Read more ›

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This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 03/11/2025 11:14 EDT

Doctors unknowingly took time-series images of the worms invading patient's brain. Read more ›

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