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Nvidia’s 50-series cards drop support for PhysX, impacting older games

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 18:25 EDT

The 32-bit tech on older games can't bring snazzy effects forward. Read more ›

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New Grok 3 release tops LLM leaderboards despite Musk-approved “based” opinions

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Benj Edwards and Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 17:16 EDT

xAI shows off new chatbot that calls legacy media outlets "garbage." Read more ›

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Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 16:23 EDT

So, what's your excuse? Read more ›

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Acer CEO says its PC prices to increase by 10 percent in response to Trump tariffs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 16:14 EDT

Depending on the PC, prices could go up by as little as $20 or as much as $380. Read more ›

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Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 16:04 EDT

XCSSET has been targeting Mac users since 2020. Read more ›

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3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 14:04 EDT

"This planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works." Read more ›

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OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 12:31 EDT

Report: "Outsized voting power" could let nonprofit board retain control. Read more ›

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By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/18/2025 09:52 EDT

A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world. Read more ›

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Can public trust in science survive a second battering?

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Claudia López Lloreda, Undark Magazine @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 09:35 EDT

Public trust in science has shown a certain resiliency, but it is being tested like never before. Read more ›

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Review: Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 tablet takes the asterisk off integrated GPUs

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/18/2025 09:00 EDT

Performance like an RTX 4060, but it's packed into a slightly heavy Surface-like. Read more ›

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Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/17/2025 16:33 EDT

Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we'd need tonnes. Read more ›

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“NokiApple LumiPhone 1020 SE” merges Windows Phone body with budget iPhone guts

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2025 15:00 EDT

Maybe Hack-iPhoning is the next wave to replace Hackintoshing. Read more ›

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Privacy-problematic DeepSeek pulled from app stores in South Korea

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/17/2025 11:31 EDT

DeepSeek acknowledges it may have "partially neglected" South Korea's laws. Read more ›

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Despite court orders, climate and energy programs stalled by Trump freeze

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Marianne Lavelle, Dylan Baddour, Lisa Sorg, and Nicholas Kusnetz @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/17/2025 11:05 EDT

Chief of the EPA is also trying to claw back $20 billion, citing alleged wrongdoing. Read more ›

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X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/17/2025 10:49 EDT

Signal has recently become a popular organizing tool among government workers. Read more ›

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NASA nominee previews his vision for the agency: Mars, hard work, inspiration

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2025 10:39 EDT

Jared Isaacman says NASA should invest a "reasonable amount of resources" in Mars. Read more ›

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Protesters demonstrate outside Tesla showrooms in US

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Claire Bushey and Kieran Smith, Financial Times @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/17/2025 09:36 EDT

CEO Elon Musk the focus of outrage over indiscriminate Trump administration cuts in funding. Read more ›

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Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Mods ask Reddit for tools as generative AI gets more popular and inconspicuous. Read more ›

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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history

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Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/16/2025 07:03 EDT

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side Read more ›

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Trump has thrown a wrench into a national EV charging program

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Lee Hedgepeth, Aman Azhar, Jake Bolster, Lisa Sorg, Sarah Mattal @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/15/2025 07:07 EDT

Electric charging projects have been thrown into chaos by the administration's directive. Read more ›

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