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April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/18/2024 11:41 EDT

You can fit lots of modern hardware inside—and prop your monitor on top. Read more ›

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NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 20:30 EDT

“What we want to know is that the thrusters can perform," Starliner's pilot says. Read more ›

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Latest Apple Arcade additions show Apple is looking backward, not forward

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 17:56 EDT

Opinion: Games that were popular in 2011 or even 2022 won't move the needle for Apple. Read more ›

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Threat actors exploited Windows 0-day for more than a year before Microsoft fixed it

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 17:44 EDT

The goal of the exploits was to open Explorer and trick targets into running malicious code. Read more ›

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Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 16:31 EDT

Teens ordered to attend classes on sex education and responsible use of AI. Read more ›

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Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 16:19 EDT

Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation." Read more ›

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Three betas in, iOS 18 testers still can’t try out Apple Intelligence features

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 14:53 EDT

Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer." Read more ›

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Congress apparently feels a need for “reaffirmation” of SLS rocket

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 14:32 EDT

Because I'm tall enough, I'm orange enough, and doggone it, Senators like me. Read more ›

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Nearby star cluster houses unusually large black hole

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 14:20 EDT

Fast-moving stars imply that there's an intermediate-mass black hole there. Read more ›

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In bid to loosen Nvidia’s grip on AI, AMD to buy Finnish startup for $665 million

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 13:19 EDT

The acquisition is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade. Read more ›

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Airbag problems force massive recalls at Alfa Romeo, BMW, Fiat, and Jeep

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/10/2024 13:08 EDT

Takata airbags and problematic sensors lead to recall across four car brands. Read more ›

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Elon Musk beats one lawsuit that sought severance for laid-off Twitter employees

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 12:40 EDT

Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp. Read more ›

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Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 12:17 EDT

Users want Amazon held accountable for hiding cheaper items with faster delivery. Read more ›

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Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 12:04 EDT

Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier. Read more ›

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OpenAI board shakeup: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 11:17 EDT

Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position. Read more ›

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Galaxy Z Fold & Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and new Ring are Samsung’s AI carriers

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 10:59 EDT

Samsung's spec-bump products get coated in Galaxy AI lacquer for their showing. Read more ›

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Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 09:09 EDT

"I hope you now are happy. History will judge all of you guys." Read more ›

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How disinformation from a Russian AI spam farm ended up on top of Google search results

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 07:10 EDT

A fake article about Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife buying a Bugatti with US aid was promoted by bots. Read more ›

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New Antikythera mechanism analysis challenges century-old assumption

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 07:05 EDT

Physicists drew on statistical techniques used to analyze gravitational waves. Read more ›

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Could AIs become conscious? Right now, we have no way to tell.

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 07:00 EDT

Scientists struggle to define consciousness, AI or otherwise. Read more ›

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Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2024 02:22 EDT

Ariane 6 launched into orbit, but an upper stage problem kept it from completing the demo flight. Read more ›

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