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Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 18:27 EDT

Dictionary website isn't offering refunds and is now only available with ads. Read more ›

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GitHub abused to distribute payloads on behalf of malware-as-a-service

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 18:16 EDT

The repository offered the MaaS a distribution channel not blocked in many networks. Read more ›

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How Android phones became an earthquake warning system

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 17:45 EDT

The system uses phones' accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking. Read more ›

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Trump admin to finally cap price of weird bandages that cost $10 billion last year

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 16:52 EDT

Trump administration has delayed a Biden-era fix twice, but is now set to cap price. Read more ›

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ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 16:41 EDT

New "agentic" AI feature combines web browsing with task-execution abilities. Read more ›

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The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 16:30 EDT

Replacement is the only option if you break a Pixel Watch, but that could change soon. Read more ›

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Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 16:19 EDT

Silk Road criminal tipped police off to dirty cop who stole 50 seized bitcoins. Read more ›

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Karl Urban is a wise-cracking Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 16:06 EDT

"I'm not some champion. I don't have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. I'm an actor." Read more ›

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Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 15:54 EDT

$2,000 display is hard to recommend when its best feature works with only 14 titles. Read more ›

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Synths hunt down deadly monsters in latest Alien: Earth trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 13:57 EDT

"This ship collected specimens. Five new life forms from distant planets. Monsters." Read more ›

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Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/17/2025 13:35 EDT

Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Read more ›

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Why it takes 3,295 people to write one Google AI paper

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 13:12 EDT

Gemini 2.5 paper hides Easter egg in massive author list—but why so many contributors? Read more ›

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Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 12:24 EDT

Fanfic community craves familiarity much more than novelty—but reports greater enjoyment from novelty. Read more ›

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Will AI end cheap flights? Critics attack Delta’s “predatory” AI pricing.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/17/2025 12:01 EDT

Your data could soon be used to spike flight costs, as Delta expands AI pilot. Read more ›

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Feds tell automakers to forget about paying fuel economy fines

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 09:27 EDT

Trump's tax bill means no penalties from model year 2022 onwards. Read more ›

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EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up

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Barbara Moens and Henry Foy, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 09:19 EDT

EU will miss self-imposed deadline to wrap up investigation. Read more ›

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Everything we learned from a week with Apple CarPlay Ultra

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Michael Teo Van Runkle @ Ars Technica · 07/17/2025 07:00 EDT

CarPlay Ultra takes over the main instrument display as well as the infotainment. Read more ›

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More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/16/2025 18:20 EDT

Smaller businesses most likely to be affected as white-label cloud program is also ending. Read more ›

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2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment

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Chad Kirchner @ Ars Technica · 07/16/2025 18:01 EDT

Mercedes' new 800 V electric powertrain is ready for the public, and we've driven it. Read more ›

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Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/16/2025 16:29 EDT

Overstep backdoor nukes key log entries, making detection hard. Read more ›

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