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Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 14:32 EDT

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online. Read more ›

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Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y‘all

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/08/2024 13:49 EDT

Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. Read more ›

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DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 13:29 EDT

Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives. Read more ›

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Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 11:46 EDT

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness. Read more ›

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The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/08/2024 11:13 EDT

His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation. Read more ›

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Apple botched the Apple Intelligence launch, but its long-term strategy is sound

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 11/08/2024 09:32 EDT

I've spent a week with Apple Intelligence—here are the takeaways. Read more ›

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TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers

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Kathrin Hille and Ryan McMorrow, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 09:19 EDT

US restrictions on semiconductor tech are spurring the move. Read more ›

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Notepad.exe, now an actively maintained app, has gotten its inevitable AI update

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 08:48 EDT

Other Windows Insider updates include new CPU instructions for Prism x86 emulator. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 11/08/2024 07:00 EDT

The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week. Read more ›

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After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 18:27 EDT

Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective. Read more ›

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Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 18:12 EDT

Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing. Read more ›

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Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series is actually going to be made

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 16:45 EDT

The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though. Read more ›

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Max needs higher prices, more ads to help support WBD’s flailing businesses

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 16:36 EDT

WBD chief hopeful that Trump administration could enable more streaming M&As. Read more ›

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Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 16:18 EDT

Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. Read more ›

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Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 15:56 EDT

Nobody loses games they already bought, but the clock is ticking. Read more ›

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Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 15:25 EDT

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. Read more ›

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Secondhand EVs will flood the market in 2026, JD Power says

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 14:11 EDT

Used EV supply is set to grow by 230% as 215,000 cars come off lease. Read more ›

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What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special?

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 12:07 EDT

It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball. Read more ›

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Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 11:42 EDT

Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! Read more ›

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Mercedes-Benz previews next CLA, breaks EV distance record in testing

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/07/2024 10:55 EDT

A CLA covered 2,309 miles in 24 hours in testing. Read more ›

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