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Volvo added plenty of charm to the EX30 Cross Country EV

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Chad Kirchner @ Ars Technica · 02/26/2025 10:43 EDT

The mods should work as well on potholes as they do on forest roads. Read more ›

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Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/26/2025 09:52 EDT

"A revised Artemis campaign plan should be a high priority for the new NASA Administrator." Read more ›

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In-car advertising glitch may be preview of a distracting future

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Aarian Marshall, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 02/26/2025 09:22 EDT

In-vehicle selling in connected cars may be too tempting for car makers to ignore. Read more ›

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Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/26/2025 08:20 EDT

Chrome for iOS no longer syncs solely to iCloud. Read more ›

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11 standouts from Steam Next Fest’s thousands of free game demos

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Kyle Orland and Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/26/2025 06:30 EDT

Let Ars help you find some needles in Steam's massive haystack of game trials. Read more ›

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Grok’s new “unhinged” voice mode can curse and scream, simulate phone sex

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 18:18 EDT

New cursing chatbot follows Elon Musk's plan to provide an "uncensored" answer to ChatGPT. Read more ›

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Google’s free Gemini Code Assist arrives with sky-high usage limits

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 16:23 EDT

Gemini Code Assist lets you do 90 times more than competing tools. Read more ›

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Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 14:10 EDT

Ryzen AI Max and its gigantic integrated GPU power this Xbox Series S-sized PC. Read more ›

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Framework gives its 13-inch Laptop another boost with Ryzen AI 300 CPU update

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 14:10 EDT

A revised keyboard and ’90s-style translucent plastic round out the upgrades. Read more ›

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Framework Laptop 12 is a cheaper, more colorful take on a repairable laptop PC

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 14:10 EDT

New laptop was designed with students in mind, will ship later this year. Read more ›

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Supreme Court rejects ISPs again in latest bid to kill NY’s $15 broadband law

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 12:56 EDT

Supreme Court not swayed by AT&T pulling home Internet service out of New York. Read more ›

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Qualcomm and Google team up to offer 8 years of Android updates

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 12:28 EDT

Starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm enables up to eight years of update support. Read more ›

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Brewing tea removes lead from water

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 12:06 EDT

High surface area of the tea leaves means they can adsorb toxic metals released by the boiling water. Read more ›

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Donut Labs and the electric motors everyone has been talking about

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 11:15 EDT

This startup says it has solved the problem with hub motors. Read more ›

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Hands-on: This 3.5-inch smart display makes my digital calendars more digestible

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 10:38 EDT

The Deskbuddy is a $100 desktop calendar display that may take simplicty too far. Read more ›

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Chegg sues Google, explores sale after AI search summaries hit revenues

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Maxine Kelly, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/25/2025 10:01 EDT

Company's CEO says Google AI overviews serve to keep users on Google. Read more ›

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COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/24/2025 18:57 EDT

Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines. Read more ›

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How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/24/2025 18:41 EDT

Attack on Bybit didn't hack infrastructure or exploit smart contract code. So how did it work? Read more ›

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet debuts with “extended thinking” to tackle complex problems

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/24/2025 17:23 EDT

Anthropic's first simulated reasoning model is a beast at coding tasks. Read more ›

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Nothing on Phone 3a Pro design: “Some people will hate it”

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/24/2025 15:34 EDT

Nothing knows it's not for everyone. Read more ›

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