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X reinstated in Brazil after Musk pays fines, agrees to follow local laws

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 12:51 EDT

X blocked accounts and paid $5 million in fines to get back online in Brazil. Read more ›

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General Motors is ditching Ultium branding for its EV batteries

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 12:26 EDT

GM says it's time to embrace new cell formats and chemistries. Read more ›

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NOAA drops scientist’s ashes into the eye of Category 5 Milton

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/09/2024 11:19 EDT

Hurricane hunter Peter Dodge's last flight into the storms he spent his life studying. Read more ›

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Protein structure and design software gets the Chemistry Nobel

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 10:55 EDT

One academic and two people from DeepMind take home the Nobel. Read more ›

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Bankrupt Fisker says it can’t migrate its EVs to a new owner’s server

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/09/2024 10:34 EDT

Fisker waited until Friday evening to tell the buyer about the problem. Read more ›

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How foreign influence campaigns manipulate your social media feeds

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Filippo Menczer, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 09:32 EDT

Russians, Chinese, Iranians, and Israelis are trying to change your beliefs. Read more ›

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Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 08:26 EDT

It's hard enough creating one air-gap-jumping tool. GoldenJackal did it 2x in 5 years. Read more ›

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We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 10/09/2024 07:30 EDT

If you've been waiting for a real mission of discovery into the unknown, this is it. Read more ›

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X ignores revenge porn takedown requests unless DMCA is used, study says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 16:54 EDT

Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn. Read more ›

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Apple brings years-old features to iCloud web interface

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 16:34 EDT

It's still a long, long way from parity with iOS or macOS apps, though. Read more ›

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Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 16:23 EDT

54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings. Read more ›

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Alleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyer

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 15:50 EDT

Pro se legal filing denies all of Nintendo's accusations, offers some novel defenses. Read more ›

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Disney likely axed The Acolyte because of soaring costs

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 15:40 EDT

The Star Wars spinoff's costs topped $230.1 million halfway through post-production. Read more ›

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Samsung quits updating Galaxy Z Fold 2 that came out in 2020 for $2,000

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 15:31 EDT

Newer Samsung Galaxy phones are promised seven years of updates. Read more ›

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SpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 15:22 EDT

The FAA is still reviewing plans for the fifth Starship test flight, but could approve it soon. Read more ›

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Winamp really whips open source coders into frenzy with its source release

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 14:35 EDT

Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this. Read more ›

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Judge orders Google to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 13:15 EDT

Injunction in Epic case gives rival app stores three years to catch up to Google. Read more ›

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Apple kicked Musi out of the App Store based on YouTube lie, lawsuit says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 13:01 EDT

Popular music app says YouTube never justified its App Store takedown request. Read more ›

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Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 10/08/2024 12:38 EDT

Ctenophores merge with neighbors at wound sites, making animals with duplicate parts. Read more ›

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In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 3 place · 10/08/2024 11:17 EDT

Hinton, who quit Google in 2023 to warn of AI dangers, was "flabbergasted" at the news. Read more ›

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