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Ars Live recap: Pondering the complexities of time travel in the movies

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 13:41 EDT

"All works of fiction in my mind have their own rules and their own internal physics." Read more ›

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The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro gets a new rear motor, way more efficiency

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 13:41 EDT

40 percent more power, 30 percent more torque, and 24 percent more range. Read more ›

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5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 12:53 EDT

Court says Universal Service fee is "misbegotten tax" that violates Constitution. Read more ›

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Pete Beck vs. Chris Kemp: The rocket rivalry you’ve got to see to believe

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 12:03 EDT

“I’m someone who wants to actually succeed from a business perspective." Read more ›

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Non-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 11:40 EDT

Updated robots.txt file hits Bing and others without a Reddit deal. Read more ›

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A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2024 07:07 EDT

Three methods strive to retain the bean's flavor while removing its caffeine. Read more ›

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We made a cat drink a beer with Runway’s AI video generator, and it sprouted hands

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 18:12 EDT

Gen-3 Alpha produces wild and whimsical results. Here's what it cooked up for us. Read more ›

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Astronomers worry time is running out for the world’s premier X-ray telescope

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 17:50 EDT

Chandra almost didn't make it to orbit on a dramatic launch of space shuttle Columbia 25 years go. Read more ›

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Diamond Shruumz candies suspected of causing second death, FDA reports

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 17:14 EDT

Hospitalizations also still rising with tally at 38. Read more ›

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North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 16:53 EDT

KnowBe4, which provides security awareness training, was fooled by stolen ID. Read more ›

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New Zealand “deeply shocked” after Canada drone-spied on its Olympic practices—twice

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 16:36 EDT

Two Canadians have already been sent home over the incident. Read more ›

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Webb directly images giant exoplanet that isn’t where it should be

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 16:28 EDT

Six times bigger than Jupiter, the planet is the oldest and coldest yet imaged. Read more ›

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AMD delays Ryzen 9000 launch to August “out of an abundance of caution”

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 16:09 EDT

More rigorous testing and screening have reportedly corrected the problem. Read more ›

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No judge with Tesla stock should handle Elon Musk cases, watchdog argues

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 15:39 EDT

Elon Musk does not control X or Tesla, X argued in lawsuit over ad boycott. Read more ›

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Lawsuit: T-Mobile must pay for breaking lifetime price guarantee

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 14:36 EDT

Class action filed over price hikes on plans with Un-contract price guarantee. Read more ›

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CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/24/2024 13:33 EDT

Company says it's improving testing processes to avoid a repeat. Read more ›

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Google’s Play Store wants to pivot from grab-and-go to an active destination

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 13:12 EDT

If multi-app shopping doesn't keep you there, maybe free Pixel gear will. Read more ›

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Elon Musk claims he is training “the world’s most powerful AI by every metric”

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 12:19 EDT

One snag: xAI might not have the electrical power contracts to do it. Read more ›

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Woman who went on the lam with untreated TB is now cured

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 11:01 EDT

The woman realized how serious her infection was once she was in custody. Read more ›

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Report: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhone

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/24/2024 10:32 EDT

There are also several new details about the iPhone 16, 17, and SE. Read more ›

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