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“Nightmare” Zipcar outage is a warning against complete app dependency

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 16:49 EDT

Zipcar blames "increased site traffic," but total app reliance is also at fault. Read more ›

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Intel targets budget-friendly 1440p gaming with $249 and $219 Arc B500 GPUs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 15:56 EDT

Intel's dedicated GPUs are back for another round, and they're aiming for 1440p. Read more ›

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Four desk-organizing gifts you don’t technically need but might very much want

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 14:33 EDT

Save space, organize, and automate your desk space with these four doodads. Read more ›

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A peek inside the restoration of the iconic Notre Dame cathedral

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 12:58 EDT

Tomas van Houtyryve's striking photographs for National Geographic capture the restoration process. Read more ›

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Join us tomorrow for Ars Live: How Asahi Linux ports open software to Apple’s hardware

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 12:38 EDT

Join us 3:30 pm ET Wednesday to unpack the effort to run Linux on Apple Silicon. Read more ›

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The Raspberry Pi 5 now works as a smaller, faster kind of Steam Link

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 12:13 EDT

Stream games at up to 4K at 60 fps from your gaming PC to your big TV. Read more ›

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US plan to protect consumers from data brokers faces dim future under Trump

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 11:56 EDT

Wyden: "Unfortunately, it will be up to Trump's CFPB to finalize this proposed rule." Read more ›

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China retaliates, bans exports of rare-earth metals after US chip ban

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 12/03/2024 10:50 EDT

China bans US exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials. Read more ›

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Cheerios effect inspires novel robot design

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 10:39 EDT

A popular science classroom demonstration could one day lead to applications in powering tiny robots. Read more ›

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New website shows you how much Google AI can learn from your photos

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Paresh Dave, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 10:16 EDT

Upload your photo and get a thorough, three-paragraph description of it. Read more ›

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Two decades after Enron’s bankruptcy, the company is back as a crypto firm?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 12/03/2024 07:30 EDT

Enron was bigger than the Theranos scandal, before Theranos existed. Read more ›

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Raw milk producer optimistic after being shut down for bird flu detection

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 12/03/2024 07:15 EDT

A second lot of milk was recalled after testing of retail products came back positive. Read more ›

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Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?

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Lela Nargi, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 19:41 EDT

Some say it’s a costly pipe dream; others say it’s part of the future. Read more ›

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Judge again rejects the Elon Musk Tesla pay plan now valued at $101 billion

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 18:58 EDT

June 2024 shareholder vote doesn't fix problems in 2018 stock award, judge says. Read more ›

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Cyber Monday cybers into view, and we’ve got all the cyber deals

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Ars Staff @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 18:00 EDT

The day's half-over, but we keep adding stuff—come see if anything speaks to you! Read more ›

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Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 17:22 EDT

Filter resulting from subject of settled defamation lawsuit could cause trouble down the road. Read more ›

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Researchers finally identify the ocean’s “mystery mollusk”

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 15:32 EDT

It's a nudibranch, but so distantly related that it gets its own phylogenetic family. Read more ›

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People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage”

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 15:18 EDT

People can tell it's not true, but if they're outraged by it, they'll share anyway. Read more ›

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Elon Musk asks court to block OpenAI conversion from nonprofit to for-profit

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 14:28 EDT

Musk says for-profit OpenAI harms public interest—and his own company, xAI. Read more ›

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US blocks China from foreign exports with even a single US-made chip

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 12/02/2024 14:21 EDT

New China export curbs could hurt US chipmakers, allies more than Huawei. Read more ›

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