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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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 ›