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April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/18/2024 11:41 EDT

You can fit lots of modern hardware inside—and prop your monitor on top. Read more ›

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Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 19:35 EDT

Apple's servers have stopped signing the 18.0 update for M4 iPad Pros for now. Read more ›

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AT&T fined $13M for data breach after giving customer bill info to vendor

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 17:17 EDT

AT&T data should have been deleted but remained in cloud for years before hack. Read more ›

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Troubled Lotus shows off wedge-like vision for an EV sportscar

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 16:18 EDT

The three-seater is a four-wheeled testbed for Lotus' imagination. Read more ›

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Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 16:07 EDT

C2PA system aims to give context to search results, but trust problems run deeper than AI tech. Read more ›

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TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 15:52 EDT

Would such a scam really be worth it? Read more ›

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No “offensive or inappropriate” Final Fantasy XVI mods, producer pleads

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 14:46 EDT

Request continues a long tradition of modding concerns from Japanese game studios. Read more ›

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A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 14:37 EDT

"The business model had to change." Read more ›

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Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 13:54 EDT

Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected. Read more ›

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Russian state media outlet RT banned by Facebook “for foreign interference”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 12:35 EDT

US said Russian media worked with Kremlin to influence election, foment unrest. Read more ›

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8 dead, 2,700 injured after simultaneous pager explosions in Lebanon

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 12:35 EDT

Lithium-ion batteries or supply chain attack may be to blame. Read more ›

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How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 11:40 EDT

Decadelong trademark fight culminates in new game hinting at "Web3 innovation." Read more ›

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Physicists discover “hidden turbulence” throughout van Gogh’s Starry Night

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 11:10 EDT

Scientists measured scaling of the brush strokes to arrive at their conclusions. Read more ›

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Driver assists become de facto autopilots as drivers multitask, study finds

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 11:00 EDT

As drivers become familiar with the systems, they exploit them. Read more ›

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Rare woolly rhino mummies emerge from the permafrost

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Jeanne Timmons @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 10:31 EDT

The new finds confirm the existence of a feature seen in cave art. Read more ›

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Amazon kills remote working, tells workers to be in office 5 days a week

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/17/2024 09:34 EDT

Hot-desking is out, assigned floor plans are in. Read more ›

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iOS 18’s new home screen features are a long-awaited win for flexibility

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 09/17/2024 05:00 EDT

Wiggle mode gets an update that opens up almost Android-like customization. Read more ›

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Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 19:22 EDT

"Authorities will have high-resolution imagery that is updated globally every 20 minutes." Read more ›

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Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 18:49 EDT

OpenAI does not want anyone to know what o1 is “thinking" under the hood. Read more ›

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Archaeologists believe this Bronze Age board game is the oldest yet found

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 18:30 EDT

Origins of Hounds and Jackals, aka Fifty-Eight Holes, may lie in Asia rather than Egypt. Read more ›

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Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 18:13 EDT

Keys were marked "DO NOT TRUST." More devices than previously known used them anyway. Read more ›

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