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Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 09/12/2024 09:48 EDT

Meta and X have already paused some AI training over same set of concerns. Read more ›

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GM, Hyundai team up to slash costs of new vehicles and clean tech

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/12/2024 09:33 EDT

The hope is for better products and more efficient companies. Read more ›

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iFixit’s FixHub tools want to pull soldering away from the wall socket

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 09/12/2024 09:27 EDT

Battery-powered USB-C soldering iron aims to improve over what's out there. Read more ›

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Keeping your eyes on the road is easy with the Engo 2 AR sunglasses

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Eric Bangeman @ Ars Technica · 09/12/2024 09:07 EDT

These augmented reality sunglasses work with Apple, Android, and Garmin Read more ›

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Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/12/2024 08:40 EDT

"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." Read more ›

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My dead father is “writing” me notes again

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/12/2024 07:00 EDT

A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it. Read more ›

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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 20:20 EDT

Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the coming months. Read more ›

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Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 17:31 EDT

"Select Play Partners" can block unofficial installation of their apps. Read more ›

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Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 15:56 EDT

Taylor Swift on AI: "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." Read more ›

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In abortion ban states, sterilization spiked after Dobbs and kept climbing

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 15:10 EDT

Sterilizations spike with abortion bans and declining access to care and contraception. Read more ›

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Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos

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Timothy B. Lee @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 15:05 EDT

We took a close look at the 23 most serious Waymo crashes. Read more ›

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The PS5 Pro brings the game console’s disc drive era to an end

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 14:36 EDT

Sony relegates physical game discs to a peripheral afterthought. Read more ›

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Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 14:20 EDT

Google Ad Manager is key to ad tech monopoly, DOJ aims to prove. Read more ›

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Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 14:20 EDT

Native American DNA in the genomes dates to roughly when Rapa Nui was settled. Read more ›

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The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission

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

Get the manual while you can. Read more ›

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The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 11:01 EDT

"The final chapter on Starliner has not been written yet." Read more ›

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Proposed underwater data center surprises regulators who hadn’t heard about it

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 09/11/2024 09:54 EDT

Startup NetworkOcean wants to sink GPUs into San Francisco Bay. Read more ›

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Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/11/2024 06:00 EDT

.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo. Read more ›

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SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/10/2024 19:18 EDT

SpaceX blames the regulatory delay on "issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd." Read more ›

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AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can’t undo, experts warn

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/10/2024 17:48 EDT

Nevada’s plan to let AI rule on unemployment claims is risky, experts warn. Read more ›

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