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Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 19:07 EDT

70 percent of studies included in the meta-analysis had a high risk of bias. Read more ›

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Disney makes antitrust problem go away by buying majority stake in competitor

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 15:58 EDT

Fubo to merge with giant it accused of trying to monopolize sports streaming. Read more ›

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“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 15:43 EDT

Waymo software fix addressed "looping events" after car kept circling parking lot. Read more ›

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AMD’s new laptop CPU lineup is a mix of new silicon and new names for old silicon

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 15:31 EDT

New Ryzen AI CPUs boost speeds, but cheaper laptops get another Ryzen rebrand. Read more ›

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AMD launches new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for PCs that play games and work hard

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 14:45 EDT

Not much faster at games than 9800X3D, but with up to twice as many CPU cores. Read more ›

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New Radeon RX 9000 GPUs promise to fix two of AMD’s biggest weaknesses

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 14:45 EDT

Better ray tracing and ML-backed FSR upscaling could close the gap with Nvidia. Read more ›

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The end of an era: Dell will no longer make XPS computers

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 14:45 EDT

Dell won't make Precision or Inspiron PCs anymore, either. Read more ›

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AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 CPUs boost gaming handhelds, if you buy the best one

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 14:45 EDT

Z2 Extreme is the only one that's faster than what AMD was offering before. Read more ›

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HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 12:27 EDT

The physical connector is, confusingly but expectedly, the same. Read more ›

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Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI”

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 12:18 EDT

The race to replace human workers continues in Big Tech, but not everyone is convinced it will happen so soon. Read more ›

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Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 12:02 EDT

"I was almost intrigued why they would do it a few days before me being sworn in." Read more ›

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Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 11:36 EDT

Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $540,000. Read more ›

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Check out this awesome Street Fighter II car dashboard mod

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 10:33 EDT

The classic arcade fighter takes over your gauges with this mod. Read more ›

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Cold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumps

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Kristoffer Teague, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 10:17 EDT

Heat pumps can mitigate range loss and are standard on newer models. Read more ›

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Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 09:00 EDT

The carrot of "new features" and the stick of "no more updates for your old PC." Read more ›

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Same CPU, slower GPU and NPU: Meet the rest of Intel’s Core Ultra 200 laptop chips

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2025 09:00 EDT

Core Ultra 200U, 200H, and 200HX will all fall short of Copilot+ compatibility. Read more ›

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Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/06/2025 07:15 EDT

Steve Young's passion built a business that keeps historic tables running. Read more ›

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Bob Dylan has some Dylanesque thoughts on the “sorcery” of technology

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/04/2025 07:00 EDT

Making high-tech resolutions for 2025 with the help of Bob Dylan. Read more ›

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Study: Melt underneath Yellowstone shows it isn’t poised to erupt soon

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/03/2025 18:01 EDT

There's not enough melted material near the surface to trigger a massive eruption. Read more ›

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Do Kwon, the crypto bro behind $40B Luna/Terra collapse, finally extradited to US

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/03/2025 17:29 EDT

Kwon pled "not guilty" before a federal judge. Read more ›

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