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Gamification gets drivers to put down their phones, study finds

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/05/2024 11:54 EDT

Gamification plus cash prizes worked even better. Read more ›

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NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/05/2024 11:37 EDT

The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising. Read more ›

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CrowdStrike claps back at Delta, says airline rejected offers for help

Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 08/05/2024 09:37 EDT

Delta is creating a "misleading narrative," according to CrowdStrike's lawyers. Read more ›

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How we went from paper chromosomes to today’s precision cancer drugs

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/05/2024 07:00 EDT

What started in a scientist's dining room is now in tissue-agnostic combo trials. Read more ›

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Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern United States

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/04/2024 09:35 EDT

Tropical rainfall and training bands, it's going to be a soggy mess. Read more ›

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Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.

ProPublica @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/04/2024 07:01 EDT

States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach. Read more ›

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Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says

Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/03/2024 07:15 EDT

New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate. Read more ›

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Google pulls its terrible pro-AI “Dear Sydney” ad after backlash

Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/02/2024 18:42 EDT

Taking the "human" out of "human communication." Read more ›

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Buying shady weight loss drugs online is a bad idea, in case you were wondering

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/02/2024 17:52 EDT

Risk assessment study of illegal online pharmacies offers some unsurprising data. Read more ›

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DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/02/2024 17:26 EDT

Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged. Read more ›

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Legendary ROM hacking site shutting down after almost 20 years

Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/02/2024 16:04 EDT

Disputes about how to keep the site going led founder to archive and close it. Read more ›

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NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/02/2024 14:48 EDT

NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee. Read more ›

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Silicon plus perovskite solar reaches 34 percent efficiency

John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 14:36 EDT

There are still longevity problems, but things continue to get better. Read more ›

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Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 14:08 EDT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed to explain recent changes to safety efforts. Read more ›

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 13:47 EDT

FLUX.1 is the open-weights heir apparent to Stable Diffusion, turning text into images. Read more ›

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US probes Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI startup

Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 13:03 EDT

Justice Department has increased scrutiny of the chipmaker’s power in the emerging sector. Read more ›

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Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city

Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 12:43 EDT

Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration. Read more ›

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Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 2 place · 08/02/2024 11:33 EDT

Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved. Read more ›

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Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs

Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 10:38 EDT

Intel's microcode fix won't help CPUs that are already damaged. Read more ›