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US can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 17:23 EDT

TikTok's survival in the US may depend on an appeals court ruling this December. Read more ›

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Apple software leaks new Mac mini with five USB-C ports ahead of rumored event

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 16:35 EDT

Apple often launches Macs and iPads in October, after the iPhone dust settles. Read more ›

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Brazil judge seizes cash from Starlink to cover fine imposed on Elon Musk’s X

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 16:04 EDT

Starlink and X treated as one economic group, forcing both to pay X fines. Read more ›

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iOS 18 brings RCS to major carrier iPhones, but prepaid plans are still waiting

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 15:57 EDT

A future iOS update may be needed to unlock better Apple-to-Android messages. Read more ›

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Lexus at its peak—the 2024 RX450h+ is one smooth plug-in hybrid

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 15:28 EDT

The plug-in hybrid powertrain is pleasant, but the infotainment can irritate. Read more ›

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UFO 50 is the best retro-gaming homage I’ve ever played

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 13:30 EDT

Collection of 50 new '80s-era game concepts brims with originality, care, and joy. Read more ›

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Also releasing today: New iOS 17, macOS 14 updates for the upgrade-averse

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 13:23 EDT

Security updates without the headaches for the risk-averse (and bug-averse). Read more ›

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macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 13:00 EDT

Apple Intelligence isn't ready yet. There's still a lot here to like. Read more ›

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Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 12:58 EDT

Matching refractive indexes lets some wavelengths pass cleanly through the skin. Read more ›

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DirecTV and Disney end blackout, claim they will offer better channel packages

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/16/2024 12:03 EDT

Companies promise "more flexible options" for channel and streaming packages. Read more ›

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Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/16/2024 11:22 EDT

"We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison. Read more ›

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So what are we to make of the highly ambitious, private Polaris spaceflight?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/15/2024 04:22 EDT

They flew high, they walked in space, and finally early on Sunday, they landed. Read more ›

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Bizarre, nine-day seismic signal caused by epic landslide in Greenland

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/14/2024 07:28 EDT

Unidentified seismic object resulted in skyscraper-high tsunami. Read more ›

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A single peptide helps starfish get rid of a limb when attacked

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/14/2024 07:07 EDT

A signaling molecule that's so potent injected animals may drop more than one limb. Read more ›

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Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/13/2024 18:40 EDT

"As the commander of pilot of your spacecraft, you don’t want to see it go off without you." Read more ›

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Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/13/2024 17:08 EDT

Rapid growth of Temu and Shein threatens US businesses and consumers, Biden says. Read more ›

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1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/13/2024 16:20 EDT

Infection corrals devices running AOSP-based firmware into a botnet. Read more ›

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Final trailer for Venom: The Last Dance introduces Knull, god of symbiotes

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/13/2024 16:02 EDT

"This world can't survive if you stay together." Read more ›

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Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out about lead in your cinnamon

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/13/2024 15:47 EDT

For the most part, you'd have to eat a weirdly large amount to cause a problem. Read more ›

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Google rolls out voice-powered AI chat to the Android masses

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/13/2024 13:37 EDT

Gemini Live allows back-and-forth conversation, now free to all Android users. Read more ›

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