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Study confirms Egyptians likely used hallucinogens in rituals

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/18/2024 10:00 EDT

Special concoction also contained honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice, and grapes to make it look like blood. Read more ›

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Silo S2 expands its dystopian world

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/16/2024 10:09 EDT

Ars chats with cinematographer Baz Irvine about creating a fresh look for the sophomore season. Read more ›

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These are the lasting things that Half-Life 2 gave us, besides headcrabs and crowbars

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/16/2024 06:45 EDT

Beyond the game itself (which rocks), Half-Life 2 had a big impact on PC gaming. Read more ›

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A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 11/15/2024 15:24 EDT

"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink flares." Read more ›

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Citing “decreasing” launch opportunities, ABL Space will pivot to missile defense

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 11/15/2024 10:39 EDT

"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably." Read more ›

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FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

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Arash Massoudi, James Fontanella-Khan, Stephen Morris, and Stefa @ Ars Technica · 11/15/2024 09:44 EDT

Microsoft is accused of using punitive licensing terms for Azure. Read more ›

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I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went

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Anna Washenko @ Ars Technica · 11/15/2024 09:00 EDT

Wake up and smell the ashes, Ms. Washenko. Read more ›

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OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/15/2024 08:45 EDT

How do you get an AI model to confess what's inside? Read more ›

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Review: Amazon’s 2024 Kindle Paperwhite makes the best e-reader a little better

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 11/15/2024 07:51 EDT

If you use any Kindle other than the 2021 Paperwhite, this is a huge upgrade. Read more ›

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I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and am loving it

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 11/15/2024 07:05 EDT

OpenGarage restored my home automations and gave me a whole bunch of new ideas. Read more ›

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Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 14:40 EDT

Elon Musk is on record as saying it would hurt competitors more than Tesla. Read more ›

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Microsoft makes it easier to do a clean Windows install on Arm-based PCs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 14:22 EDT

Generic install media brings Arm PCs closer to feeling like any old x86 PC. Read more ›

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A standing desk won’t improve your heart health—but it won’t hurt it either

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 13:13 EDT

Whatever your office setup, the most important thing is to move. Read more ›

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ChatGPT’s success could have come sooner, says former Google AI researcher

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 12:00 EDT

A co-author of Attention Is All You Need reflects on ChatGPT's surprise and Google's conservatism. Read more ›

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EU fines Meta €800 million for breaking law with Marketplace

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Javier Espionza, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 09:54 EDT

EU: Tying the free Facebook Marketplace to the social network undermines rivals. Read more ›

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Faulty Colorsofts have left some Kindle owners without an e-reader

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Brenda Stoylar, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 09:22 EDT

A trade-in program doesn't work too well when the new product has tech issues. Read more ›

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Half-Life 2 pushed Steam on the gaming masses… and the masses pushed back

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 09:10 EDT

Back in 2004, many players saw Valve’s new platform as nothing but “fancy DRM.” Read more ›

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Here’s how to survive your relatives’ uninformed anti-EV rant this Thanksgiving

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/14/2024 08:25 EDT

Need to bust anti-EV myths at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Here's how. Read more ›

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After working with a dual-screen portable monitor for a month, I’m a believer

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 08:00 EDT

More pixels and versatility, but without the sacrifices of dual-screen PCs. Read more ›

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the choices you make while saving the world

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Marisol Cuervo @ Ars Technica · 11/14/2024 07:30 EDT

“Events are weaving together quickly. The fate of the world shall be decided.” Read more ›

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