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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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Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 14:39 EDT

85 percent of invalid papers continue to be shared after they've been retracted. Read more ›

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Ants vs. humans: Solving the piano-mover puzzle

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 14:20 EDT

"People stand out for individual cognitive abilities while ants excel in cooperation." Read more ›

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Lenovo laptop’s rollable screen uses motors to grow from 14 to 16.7 inches

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 14:08 EDT

Yes, there are still visible creases. Read more ›

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Meta axes third-party fact-checkers in time for second Trump term

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 12:46 EDT

Zuckerberg says Meta will "work with President Trump" to fight censorship. Read more ›

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Switch 2 leaks point to controllers that work like computer mice

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 11:59 EDT

Circumstantial rumors suggest a new hybrid hardware gimmick might be in the works. Read more ›

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Google Pixel 4a gets an unexpected update: Lower battery life

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 11:41 EDT

It's intentional, and eligible users can get cash or free battery replacements. Read more ›

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Good news, bad news: Pixel 4a getting an update, but it’s reduced battery life

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 11:41 EDT

It's intentional, and eligible users can get cash or free battery replacements. Read more ›

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Nvidia unveils $3,000 desktop AI computer for home researchers

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/07/2025 11:33 EDT

Project DIGITS can run a local chatbot or other AI models up to 200B parameters in size. Read more ›

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We have a new teaser for The Last of Us S2

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 11:23 EDT

Abby: "It doesn't matter if you have a code like me. There are just some things everyone agrees are just wrong." Read more ›

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Tesla’s remote parking under federal scrutiny after multiple crashes

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 10:40 EDT

This is the fourth NHTSA safety investigation currently looking at Tesla. Read more ›

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Sony and Honda’s EV goes on sale this year, starts at $89,900

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 10:12 EDT

Sony's first electric vehicle doesn't come cheap. Read more ›

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Widely used DNA sequencer still doesn’t enforce Secure Boot

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 09:00 EDT

A firmware-dwelling bootkit in the iSeq 100 could be a key win for threat actors. Read more ›

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Annual power ranking of US launch companies finds a shake-up at the bottom

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2025 07:00 EDT

No. 1 should come as no surprise, but we bet you won't guess no. 10. Read more ›

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Apple will update iOS notification summaries after BBC headline mistake

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 19:28 EDT

It's unfortunately not possible for Apple Intelligence to make zero errors. Read more ›

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