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Cats play fetch more often than previously believed, though still less than dogs

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 14:00 EDT

About 4 in 10 cats and nearly 8 in 10 dogs like to play fetch, especially males. Read more ›

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Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 12:42 EDT

Top venture firms back SSI to develop "safe" AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. Read more ›

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Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction 

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 12:24 EDT

Scientists are exploring the underwater aftermath of the 2022 Hunga eruption. Read more ›

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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is serious heavy-metal shooting and slashing

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 12:00 EDT

Strong first impressions of a game filled with enemy hordes and dark metal lore. Read more ›

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Starlink relents to Brazil, agrees to block Elon Musk’s X platform

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/04/2024 11:24 EDT

Starlink: "We are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil." Read more ›

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The DNA secrets of a medieval cave-dwelling community

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 10:01 EDT

Isolated community marked by inbreeding, violence, and devout worship. Read more ›

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Ford starts deliveries of enhanced-range E-Transit electric vans

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 09:46 EDT

The new battery charges at a higher rate, and onboard power can be used in motion. Read more ›

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Qualcomm’s new 8-core Snapdragon chip is aimed at cheaper Arm Windows PCs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 08:32 EDT

Windows-on-Arm has gotten better, but we're still waiting for good budget PCs. Read more ›

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Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/04/2024 07:00 EDT

"I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something." Read more ›

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Bird flu reaches cows in California, the country’s largest milk producer

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 18:12 EDT

The highly pathogenic strain has now spread to 197 herds in 14 states. Read more ›

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TV viewers get screwed again as Disney channels are blacked out on DirecTV

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 16:49 EDT

Two days into blackout, DirecTV will fight Disney "as long as it needs to." Read more ›

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Metal bats have pluses for young players, but in the end it comes down to skill

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 16:37 EDT

Skill of the hitters was still the biggest factor in how fast the ball came off the bat. Read more ›

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Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 15:59 EDT

AI opponents say Gates, Altman, and others will guide Oprah through an AI "sales pitch." Read more ›

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Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense”

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 15:38 EDT

How long can the C languages maintain their primacy in the kernel? Read more ›

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Intel Core Ultra 200V promises Arm-beating battery life without compatibility issues

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 15:26 EDT

Another mixed year for CPU speed, but battery and graphics upgrades are welcome. Read more ›

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Natural piezoelectric effect may build gold deposits

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 14:37 EDT

How does an unreactive, barely soluble metal end up forming giant chunks? Read more ›

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Sony is shutting down Concord, refunding players after just two weeks

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 14:26 EDT

Team-based shooter eight years in the making had just 25,000 estimated sales. Read more ›

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Cops’ favorite face image search engine fined $33M for privacy violation

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 14:18 EDT

Clearview AI insists Dutch fine is "unlawful" but missed its chance to appeal. Read more ›

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YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 13:58 EDT

Sophisticated attack breaks security assurances of the most popular FIDO key. Read more ›

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Hyundai updates Ioniq 5 with bigger battery, Tesla-style port

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/03/2024 13:48 EDT

There's also an off-road focused variant called the Ioniq 5 XLT. Read more ›

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