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Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 08:39 EDT

Elon Musk doesn't expect the next Starship test flight to occur before late August. Read more ›

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“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/02/2024 00:15 EDT

Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death. Read more ›

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Who are the two major hackers Russia just received in a prisoner swap?

Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 20:14 EDT

Both men committed major financial crimes—and had powerful friends. Read more ›

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Troubling bird flu study suggests human cases are going undetected

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 19:17 EDT

A small sample of farm workers is enough to confirm fears about H5N1 outbreak. Read more ›

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NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 18:59 EDT

SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home. Read more ›

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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 18:47 EDT

A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit. Read more ›

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Testing shows “significant durability” problems with edge-lit LCD TVs

Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 18:16 EDT

"Brand agnostic" design flaws cause uniformity problems, RTINGs torture test finds. Read more ›

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Apple reports record revenues despite stagnant iPhone sales

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 18:06 EDT

CEO Tim Cook spent much of the earnings call hyping Apple Intelligence. Read more ›

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San Francisco to ban software that “enables price collusion” by landlords

Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 15:00 EDT

Software helps landlords "indirectly coordinate" by sharing nonpublic information. Read more ›

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AI’s future in grave danger from Nvidia’s chokehold on chips, groups warn

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 14:14 EDT

Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia’s AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing. Read more ›

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Senate’s NO FAKES act hopes to make unauthorized “digital replicas” illegal

Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 13:45 EDT

Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness. Read more ›

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Now that decent Arm-powered PCs exist, Qualcomm’s CEO wants to make them cheaper

Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 11:48 EDT

The first wave of Snapdragon X Plus and Elite systems are mostly $1,000 and up. Read more ›

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NASA’s Lunar Gateway has a big visiting vehicles problem

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 11:38 EDT

"These defects could lead the flight computers to unexpectedly restart." Read more ›

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The 10 things car buyers say they want in their next car

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 11:21 EDT

The data explains why we keep seeing certain features on many new cars. Read more ›

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Karaoke reveals why we blush

Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 10:13 EDT

Volunteers watched their own performances as an MRI tracked brain activity. Read more ›

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Nothing’s new AI widget is trying to make its CFO a news star

WIRED @ Ars Technica · 08/01/2024 06:43 EDT

Its news app is available on all Nothing and CMF handsets, including the new Phone (2a) Plus. Read more ›

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Boeing’s Starliner has cost at least twice as much as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/31/2024 20:27 EDT

"Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods." Read more ›

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7 million pounds of meat recalled amid deadly outbreak

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/31/2024 20:05 EDT

Authorities worry that the contaminated meats are still sitting in people's fridges. Read more ›

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Cloudflare once again comes under pressure for enabling abusive sites

Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/31/2024 19:22 EDT

Cloudflare masks the origin of roughly 10% of abusive domains, watchdog says. Read more ›

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Microsoft strips ads from Skype in a move toward “user-centric design”

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/31/2024 17:48 EDT

Update also improves AI image features, adds OneAuth support on iOS. Read more ›