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The conspiracy theorists who think Biden has been replaced by AI

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 18:15 EDT

Anything you dislike can now be called an "AI fake." Read more ›

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New mpox outbreak raises alarm; WHO considers declaring international emergency

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 17:52 EDT

A different clade of mpox than the previous outbreak is spilling out of the DRC. Read more ›

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Disney has “earned” latest streaming price hike, CFO says

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 17:38 EDT

Disney is "not concerned" about blowback from higher prices, per CEO. Read more ›

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Major shifts at OpenAI spark skepticism about impending AGI timelines

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 15:08 EDT

De Kraker: "If OpenAI is right on the verge of AGI, why do prominent people keep leaving?" Read more ›

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All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 14:32 EDT

What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly. Read more ›

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macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 14:28 EDT

But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac. Read more ›

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Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 13:26 EDT

Current ad load is relatively "light," COO says. Read more ›

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Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 12:56 EDT

Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique. Read more ›

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31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/07/2024 12:31 EDT

The partisan divide on vaccine falsehoods threatens the health of children nationwide. Read more ›

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Microsoft says Delta’s ancient IT explains long outage after CrowdStrike snafu

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 12:18 EDT

"Delta, unlike its competitors... has not modernized its IT infrastructure." Read more ›

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Broadway embraces particles physics with musical about Higgs boson discovery

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 12:13 EDT

The 2013 documentary Particle Fever is being turned into a Broadway musical. Read more ›

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Google antitrust verdict leaves Apple with “inconvenient alternatives”

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 08/07/2024 10:11 EDT

A reliable source of billions of dollars in income is at risk for the iPhone maker. Read more ›

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China begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlink

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 20:27 EDT

Like Starlink, China's Qianfan satellites have an easy-to-pack flat-panel design. Read more ›

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Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 18:58 EDT

The rebranded device appears better in every way but the price. Read more ›

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NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 17:45 EDT

"I especially have confidence since I have the final decision." Read more ›

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Students scramble after security breach wipes 13,000 devices

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 17:26 EDT

Mass wiping occurs after hack of mobile device management platform. Read more ›

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After 190 bodies found rotting, funeral home owners ordered to pay $950M

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 16:19 EDT

The owners do not have nearly a billion dollars, so the order is largely symbolic. Read more ›

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Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 15:13 EDT

"We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Musk writes. Read more ›

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“Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence on the rails

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 14:59 EDT

Long lists of instructions show how Apple is trying to navigate AI pitfalls. Read more ›

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“So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/06/2024 14:50 EDT

Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages. Read more ›

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