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IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 17:42 EDT

Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up. Read more ›

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Amazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads debuts

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 15:56 EDT

Selling subscriptions to Prime Video with ads is more lucrative for Amazon. Read more ›

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Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 15:07 EDT

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target "massive waste and fraud." Read more ›

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What did the snowball Earth look like?

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 12:25 EDT

Entire continents, even in the tropics, seems to have been under sheets of ice. Read more ›

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How Valve made Half-Life 2 and set a new standard for future games

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 12:09 EDT

From physics to greyboxing, Half-Life 2 broke a lot of new ground. Read more ›

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GOG’s Preservation Program is the DRM-free store refocusing on the classics

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 11:31 EDT

GOG still puts up new DRM-free titles, but it sees opportunities in oldies. Read more ›

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Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 11:20 EDT

The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million. Read more ›

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Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there’s no software fix

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/13/2024 10:18 EDT

Owners of the affected trucks will require replacement hardware. Read more ›

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Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 10:00 EDT

Former airman's arrest raised questions about who gets access to confidential docs. Read more ›

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Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 09:51 EDT

The teen had no clear exposures to animals. No contacts have tested positive. Read more ›

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New single-motor Polestar 3 SUV starts at $67,500, orders open now

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 09:39 EDT

The Swedish automaker has added an entry-level version of the Polestar 3. Read more ›

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Seeking favor with Musk and Trump, advertisers plot return to X

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Hannah Murphy, Daniel Thomas, and Eric Platt, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 09:15 EDT

Lack of moderation, spike in racist content had led to an exodus by brands. Read more ›

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Revisting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/13/2024 08:00 EDT

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series. Read more ›

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This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 18:06 EDT

A younger rival may have learned how to sabotage those showers by disrupting water flow. Read more ›

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New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 17:49 EDT

FrontierMath's difficult questions remain unpublished so that AI companies can't train against it. Read more ›

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For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 15:55 EDT

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this." Read more ›

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What if AI doesn’t just keep getting better forever?

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 15:34 EDT

New reports highlight fears of diminishing returns for traditional LLM training. Read more ›

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Record labels unhappy with court win, say ISP should pay more for user piracy

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 14:36 EDT

Music companies appeal, demanding payment for each song instead of each album. Read more ›

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Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 14:21 EDT

Trump plans to shake up the SEC by installing pro-crypto leaders. Read more ›

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Spotify’s Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 11/12/2024 14:00 EDT

It's more of a desktop thing now, but it has picked up some new features. Read more ›

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