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Your 10-year-old graphics card can run Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 08/19/2024 11:57 EDT

2014's Nvidia GTX 970 is still a "minimum requirements" workhorse. Read more ›

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New 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 option knocks the price down to $50

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/19/2024 11:34 EDT

Despite changes, 2GB Pi 5 is "functionally identical" to other iterations. Read more ›

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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/19/2024 07:00 EDT

TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set. Read more ›

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Meteorites give the Moon its extremely thin atmosphere

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/17/2024 07:05 EDT

Impacts that vaporize bits of the lunar surface maintain the Moon's thin atmosphere. Read more ›

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Judge calls foul on Venu, blocks launch of ESPN-Warner-Fox streaming service

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/16/2024 23:15 EDT

Upcoming launch of $42.99 sports package likely to "substantially lessen competition." Read more ›

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Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/16/2024 15:09 EDT

TikTok and Bilibili users transform nonsensical AI glitches into real-world performance art. Read more ›

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Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/16/2024 14:48 EDT

Epic also launched its store on Android. Read more ›

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The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/16/2024 14:39 EDT

The text works much better than you'd think, and the mystery is pitch-perfect. Read more ›

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Explosion of cicada-eating mites has the state of Illinois scratching

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/16/2024 14:04 EDT

The good news: There's little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful. Read more ›

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New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 disks

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 13:41 EDT

But the Windows NT-era disk formatting UI hasn't been fixed yet. Read more ›

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ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 13:35 EDT

Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned. Read more ›

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How to hook a record-setting 444 game consoles to a single TV

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/16/2024 12:47 EDT

Ibrahim Al-Nasser said he got tired of juggling plugs just to play his collection. Read more ›

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Popular AI “nudify” sites sued amid shocking rise in victims globally

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 12:36 EDT

“Nudify” sites may be fined for making it easy to “see anyone naked,” suit says. Read more ›

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Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/16/2024 11:51 EDT

“You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer." Read more ›

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Finally, BMW’s M5 station wagon is coming to the US—and it’s a hybrid

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 10:55 EDT

After denying us previous M5 station wagons, BMW now thinks the time is right. Read more ›

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Passing part of a medical licensing exam doesn’t make ChatGPT a good doctor

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 10:43 EDT

The software's medical certification exam was OK, but its diagnoses aren't. Read more ›

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Why the Fiat 500e could be your ideal second EV

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Eric Bangeman @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 09:22 EDT

The phenomenally efficient Fiat 500e is enjoyable to drive. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: ULA is losing engineers; SpaceX is launching every two days

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/16/2024 07:00 EDT

The first missions of Stoke Space's reusable Nova rocket will fly in expendable mode. Read more ›

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Big-name drugs see price drops in first round of Medicare negotiations

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 17:40 EDT

If the prices were set in 2023, Medicare would have saved $6 billion. Read more ›

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Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 17:15 EDT

It controls and looks great, though the game was outshined by its sequels. Read more ›

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