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Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 12:44 EDT

Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly. Read more ›

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Salty game dev comments, easier mods are inside Command & Conquer’s source code

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 12:05 EDT

With the right folks involved, EA can capably preserve and update its classics. Read more ›

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Europol arrests 25 users of online network accused of sharing AI CSAM

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 11:45 EDT

Europol's hunt targets anyone making or sharing AI sex images depicting minors. Read more ›

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“It’s a lemon”—OpenAI’s largest AI model ever arrives to mixed reviews

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 11:35 EDT

GPT-4.5 offers marginal gains in capability and poor coding performance despite 30x the cost. Read more ›

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Yes, it turns out you can make a Tesla Cybertruck even uglier

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/28/2025 11:21 EDT

Mansory, infamous modifier of cars, turns its attention to the Tesla Cybertruck. Read more ›

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AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling is exclusive to 90-series Radeon GPUs, won’t work on other cards

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 10:00 EDT

Like Nvidia, AMD is locking some upscaling advancements to its newest GPUs. Read more ›

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Details on AMD’s $549 and $599 Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, which aim at Nvidia and 4K

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 10:00 EDT

New GPUs launch March 6, targeting upper-midrange 1440p and 4K gaming PCs. Read more ›

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US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos

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Leah Feiger, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 09:31 EDT

Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics. Read more ›

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On May 5, Microsoft’s Skype will shut down for good

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 09:00 EDT

Skype users will be able to move into Teams with their existing accounts. Read more ›

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Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?

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Hannah Richter @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 07:30 EDT

Planet-wide glaciers may have filled the oceans with mineral nutrients. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Rocket Lab’s news blitz; Starship mishap blamed on vibrations

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 07:00 EDT

One Falcon 9 launched an Intuitive Machines lunar lander, an asteroid prospector, and a NASA science probe. Read more ›

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Elon Musk fans truly believe he can make Dogecoin the currency of Earth

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 07:00 EDT

Dogecoin Foundation strikes deals to mainstream the popular memecoin. Read more ›

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Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 20:06 EDT

This success lays the foundation for future missions to dock with out-of-control satellites. Read more ›

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Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 18:43 EDT

Repositories once set to public and later to private, still accessible through Copilot. Read more ›

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Microsoft brings an official Copilot app to macOS for the first time

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 16:24 EDT

It looks and works just like similar apps from OpenAI and Anthropic. Read more ›

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New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 16:14 EDT

New diffusion models borrow technique from AI image synthesis for 10x speed boost. Read more ›

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Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 15:56 EDT

Google broke the feature last year, and it's taken months of complaints to get this far. Read more ›

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The PlayStation VR2 will get a drastic price cut, but that might not be enough

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 14:10 EDT

This could revitalize the platform—or demonstrate that things aren't going well. Read more ›

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Now the overclock-curious can buy a delidded AMD 9800X3D, with a warranty

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 13:51 EDT

CPUs ready to blast past their limits can be had with a warranty, for a premium. Read more ›

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Doctors report upticks in severe brain dysfunction among kids with flu

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2025 13:00 EDT

CDC data is limited but hints it could be one of the more severe seasons. Read more ›

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