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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed

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Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, May Bulman, Gabriel Geiger, WIRED.co @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/20/2026 07:15 EDT

Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. Read more ›

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Winners and losers as the EV tax credit rules change for 2025

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/09/2025 10:30 EDT

27 EVs now qualify for the tax credit, up from 24 in 2024. Read more ›

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Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 01/09/2025 07:00 EDT

This recently mapped Bronze Age fortress is just one among hundreds. Read more ›

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Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 18:46 EDT

How do you stash 18,000 keywords into a description? Turns out it's easy. Read more ›

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Italy’s plan to buy Starlink data deals a serious blow to European space network

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 18:13 EDT

"We are strong if we remain united and defend our infrastructure." Read more ›

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It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into LLMs

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 17:58 EDT

Changing just 0.001% of inputs to misinformation makes the AI less accurate. Read more ›

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Doom marine crashes art gallery, politely sips wine

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 17:46 EDT

Remake of 1993 classic lets you drink wine and eat hors d’oeuvres as you admire masterpieces from art history. Read more ›

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China is having standard flu season despite widespread HMPV fears

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 16:05 EDT

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says. Read more ›

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After embarrassing blunder, AT&T promises bill credits for future outages

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 15:10 EDT

If you lost service but only 9 cell towers went down, you won't get a bill credit. Read more ›

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How I program with LLMs

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David Crawshaw @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 14:51 EDT

Generative models can be powerfully useful—if you're willing to adapt your approach. Read more ›

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NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 13:44 EDT

"We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back." Read more ›

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New videos show off larger Nintendo Switch 2, snap-on Joy-Cons

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 12:57 EDT

Accessory maker says 3D mock-up at CES is sourced from an actual console. Read more ›

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Misconfigured license plate readers are leaking data and video in real time

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Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 12:52 EDT

Video feeds from at least 150 Motorola license plate readers accessible without a password. Read more ›

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EU “energetically” probing disinformation, right-wing bias on X, report says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 12:37 EDT

Elon Musk wading further into global right-wing politics raises alarms in EU. Read more ›

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Honda shows off “nearly production” EVs and new operating system at CES

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Abigail Bassett @ Ars Technica · 01/08/2025 11:13 EDT

Production of the Honda Zero SUV begins in Ohio in 2026. Read more ›

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As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk remains low

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 18:14 EDT

The person who died was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. Read more ›

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Nearly two years after its radical pivot, Fidelity slashes Relativity’s valuation

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 17:41 EDT

But a Silicon Valley billionaire might bail the company out. Read more ›

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Big landlord settles with US, will cooperate in price-fixing investigation

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 16:36 EDT

Six landlords added to RealPage lawsuit; Cortland settles and will cooperate. Read more ›

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Bye-bye Windows gaming? SteamOS officially expands past the Steam Deck.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 15:51 EDT

Legion Go S is cheaper without Windows; upcoming OS beta will allow for personal installs. Read more ›

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Dirty deeds in Denver: Ex-prosecutor faked texts, destroyed devices to frame colleague

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 15:38 EDT

Sometimes, data collection can work for you. Read more ›

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New GeForce 50-series GPUs: There’s the $1,999 5090, and there’s everything else

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 15:06 EDT

Nvidia leans heavily on DLSS 4 and AI-generated frames for speed comparisons. Read more ›

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