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Intel Arc B580 review: A $249 RTX 4060 killer, one-and-a-half years later

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 12:50 EDT

Intel has solved the biggest problems with its Arc GPUs, but not the timing. Read more ›

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AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 11:59 EDT

Italian scientists designed a neural network to analyze spectral data from handheld Raman spectroscopy devices. Read more ›

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Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease

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Ian Johnston and Michael Peel, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 11:20 EDT

Pharmaceutical companies are already cashing in on their other health benefits. Read more ›

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YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 11:03 EDT

$83/mo price lines up with Hulu TV Live, and not as far below traditional cable. Read more ›

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In an odd bit of propaganda, Belarus claims to have its own Starlink technology

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 10:51 EDT

Mom, can we have a Starlink? Mom: We have a Starlink at home. Read more ›

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NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 09:11 EDT

"You can get into a rhythm of using all of these providers to get things up very quickly." Read more ›

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Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 2 place · 12/12/2024 07:00 EDT

A brief history of the privacy you never really got. Read more ›

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Dodge keeps true to its roots with the first electric Charger muscle car

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 12/12/2024 00:01 EDT

The big two-door electric sedan impressed on the road, less so on track. Read more ›

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Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 18:18 EDT

Secret Blizzard has used the resources of at least 6 other groups in the past 7 years. Read more ›

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Errant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 17:27 EDT

Software reference could point to a release sooner rather than later. Read more ›

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Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 16:29 EDT

Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into AI goldmine. Read more ›

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TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 16:04 EDT

TCL to "heavily promote" original short films with gen AI animation, characters. Read more ›

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Google goes “agentic” with Gemini 2.0’s ambitious AI agent features

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 14:23 EDT

Google barrels ahead with a push into AI systems that take action for you. Read more ›

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iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 13:22 EDT

Nearly 3 months in, Apple has added most of the initial Intelligence features. Read more ›

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Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 12:49 EDT

Add to a charity haul that's already raised nearly $9,500 in just a couple of days. Read more ›

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NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 12:44 EDT

Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions. Read more ›

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Report: Google told FTC Microsoft’s OpenAI deal is killing AI competition

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 12/11/2024 12:08 EDT

Microsoft gatekeeping OpenAI models saddles AI rivals with costs, report says. Read more ›

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New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory”

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 11:45 EDT

A textbook example of shifting the standards of evidence to suit its authors' needs. Read more ›

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The latest in poker cheats: Tiny cameras that can see cards as they’re dealt

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Ben Dowsett, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 09:57 EDT

Several recent schemes were uncovered, so should players everywhere be concerned? Read more ›

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Seeing no road to profit, GM shutters Cruise

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 12/11/2024 09:48 EDT

GM decides to cut its losses, will focus on partial automation for passenger cars. Read more ›

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