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Partial automated driving systems don’t make driving safer, study finds

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/12/2024 11:10 EDT

Many driver assists do increase safety, but little evidence lane keeping is one. Read more ›

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 10:52 EDT

Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says. Read more ›

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Earliest known ancestors of scorpions were tiny sea beasts

Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 10:35 EDT

A local fossil collector in Morocco found the specimen decades ago. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Chinese firm suffers another failure; Ariane 6 soars in debut

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 07:00 EDT

"This powers Europe back into space.” Read more ›

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Peer review is essential for science. Unfortunately, it’s broken.

Paul Sutter @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 07:00 EDT

There's no incentive to fix the system, which was never designed to catch fraud anyway. Read more ›

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The unmatched streak of perfection with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is over

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 04:43 EDT

An investigation into the engine failure could delay SpaceX's upcoming crew launches. Read more ›

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Scientists built real-life “stillsuit” to recycle astronaut urine on space walks

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/12/2024 00:15 EDT

Prototype would replace multi-layered adult diapers currently worn on space walks. Read more ›

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Lion brothers in search of mates just set a record for longest known swim

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 18:02 EDT

Brothers Jacob and Tibu braved hungry hippos and crocodiles to make the crossing. Read more ›

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First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards

Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 17:45 EDT

Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people. Read more ›

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Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 17:28 EDT

Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue. Read more ›

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Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs, steals writers’ identities

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 17:07 EDT

This doesn't just threaten writers' work—it has a corrosive effect on the web. Read more ›

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More than 1.5 million email servers running Exim vulnerable to critical attacks

Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 16:47 EDT

Based on past attacks, It wouldn’t be surprising to see active targeting this time too. Read more ›

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Giant salamander species found in what was thought to be an icy ecosystem

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 16:00 EDT

Found after its kind were thought extinct, and where it was thought to be too cold. Read more ›

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 15:13 EDT

You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Read more ›

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Frozen mammoth skin retained its chromosome structure

John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 13:58 EDT

Features as small as 50 nanometers preserved in a 50,000-year-old sample. Read more ›

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Can you do better than top-level AI models on these basic vision tests?

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 12:35 EDT

Abstract analysis that is trivial for humans often stymies GPT-4o, Gemini, and Sonnet. Read more ›

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Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets

Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 12:22 EDT

Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs. Read more ›

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Apple settles EU probe by opening up its mobile payments system

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 11:47 EDT

iPhone users will get more choices to make "touch-and-go" payments in the EU. Read more ›

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Intuit’s AI gamble: Mass layoff of 1,800 paired with hiring spree

Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 11:37 EDT

Intuit CEO: "Companies that aren’t prepared to take advantage of [AI] will fall behind." Read more ›

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To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve

Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica · 07/11/2024 07:11 EDT

The technologies are useful tools but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels. Read more ›