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Mysterious “Black Mesa” website says it’s “not secretly working on Half Life 3”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 16:55 EDT

It's "actually a real company in the Boston area"—or is that just a cover?! Read more ›

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AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink’s mobile plan

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 16:23 EDT

Carriers allege Starlink/T-Mobile will interfere with existing mobile networks. Read more ›

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States keep banning cheap, little Kei cars for fear they’re deathtraps

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 15:36 EDT

Limited in size and power, Kei cars are like fishes out of water on US roads. Read more ›

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Google’s threat team confirms Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris campaigns

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 14:26 EDT

Another Big Tech firm seems to confirm Trump adviser Roger Stone was hacked. Read more ›

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An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 14:00 EDT

Analysis of ruthenium isotopes showed the impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid. Read more ›

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Facing “financial crisis,” Russia on pace for lowest launch total in 6 decades

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 13:52 EDT

"This forces us to build a new economy in severe conditions." Read more ›

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New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 13:00 EDT

Performance test comes out of beta as NPUs become standard equipment in PCs. Read more ›

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New Zealand official signs extradition order to send Kim Dotcom to US

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 12:38 EDT

12 years after Megaupload shutdown, Dotcom will keep fighting extradition to US. Read more ›

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Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 12:08 EDT

Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims. Read more ›

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Intel and Karma partner to develop software-defined car architecture

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 10:01 EDT

They will also offer the architecture to other tier 1s and OEMs. Read more ›

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NASA acknowledges it cannot quantify risk of Starliner propulsion issues

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 09:20 EDT

"We don’t have enough insight and data to make some sort of simple black-and-white calculation." Read more ›

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Researchers hack electronic shifters with a few hundred dollars of hardware

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 07:00 EDT

If you've got a Shimano Di2 groupset, be sure to update its firmware. Read more ›

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AMD Ryzen 9000 review: Impressive efficiency, with bugs and so-so speed boosts

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2024 07:00 EDT

High prices on an already-expensive AM5 platform make them a hard sell, though. Read more ›

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Musk’s new Grok upgrade allows X users to create largely uncensored AI images

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 18:22 EDT

With Grok's new AI image generator, X users put Musk's "freedom of speech" to the test. Read more ›

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Mpox outbreak is an international health emergency, WHO declares

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 17:36 EDT

The declaration is "the highest level of alarm under international health law." Read more ›

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Kraven the Hunter’s new trailer gives us a dark, gore-filled revenge story

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 17:26 EDT

It's the latest installment in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, which has floundered recently. Read more ›

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Artists claim “big” win in copyright suit fighting AI image generators

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 17:09 EDT

Artists prepare to take on AI image generators as copyright suit proceeds Read more ›

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Redbox app axed, dashing people’s hopes of keeping purchased content

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 16:54 EDT

Customers uncertain as app remains downloadable after company's Chapter 7 filing. Read more ›

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NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 16:34 EDT

The NEOWISE spacecraft is on a course to fall out of orbit in the next few months. Read more ›

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Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2024 16:13 EDT

Facing time constraints, Sakana's "AI Scientist" attempted to change limits placed by researchers. Read more ›

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