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Drug middlemen inflate US prices, squeeze out competition, FTC says

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 17:53 EDT

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are key part of US's high drug costs, report finds. Read more ›

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Testers unearth touchscreen UI in tvOS beta, signs point to a touchscreen HomePod

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 16:50 EDT

Rumors of a touchscreen HomePod stretch back to 2021. Read more ›

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Beryl is just the latest disaster to strike the energy capital of the world

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 16:32 EDT

It's pretty weird to use something I've written about in the abstract for so long. Read more ›

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Why every quantum computer will need a powerful classical computer

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 15:09 EDT

Error-correcting a quantum computer can mean processing 100TB every second. Read more ›

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New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 15:02 EDT

Ubiquitous RADIUS scheme uses homegrown authentication based on MD5. Yup, you heard right. Read more ›

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Samsung’s abandoned NX cameras can be brought online with a $20 LTE stick

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 13:27 EDT

All it took was a reverse-engineered camera firmware and a custom API rewrite. Read more ›

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FCC to block phone company over robocalls pushing scam “Tax Relief Program”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 13:01 EDT

Veriwave Telco "identified one client as the source of all of the calls." Read more ›

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Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 12:49 EDT

Z-Library defends admins and vows to expand access after domain seizures. Read more ›

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It’s another bloody power struggle for Rome’s future in Gladiator II trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 12:02 EDT

"What is the dream of Rome if our people are not free?" Read more ›

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New weight-loss and diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of 10 cancers

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 11:50 EDT

For diabetes patients, GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks compared to insulin. Read more ›

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Why 1994’s Lair of Squid was the weirdest pack-in game of all time

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 11:05 EDT

The HP 200LX included a mysterious maze game called Lair of Squid. We tracked down the author. Read more ›

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Fallout: London devs will “downgrade” Fallout 4 to save their massive mod

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 10:23 EDT

The game's "next-gen update" threatened to upend years of work on the "DLC-sized" mod. Read more ›

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Ars Live: Join us TODAY for a lively discussion on time travel in the movies

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 09:00 EDT

Bill and Ted co-creator Ed Solomon joins physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Kakalios Read more ›

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Europe’s long-delayed flagship rocket is about to launch for the first time

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 08:54 EDT

"One of the main innovations on the launcher is the upper stage." Read more ›

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Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat

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Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 07:15 EDT

Multnomah County's heat dome conditions killed 69 people in 2021. Read more ›

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We test the baffling hubless Verge TS Pro electric motorbike

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2024 07:00 EDT

The Verge TS is anything but cheap, but it does feature cutting-edge technology. Read more ›

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Report: Apple approves Epic Games Store on iOS in Europe

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 17:30 EDT

European iOS users will see the alternative app store launch sometime soon. Read more ›

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Kathryn Hahn is ready to walk the Witch’s Road in Agatha All Along trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 15:38 EDT

"I can be that witch again." Read more ›

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Massive car dealer ransom attack is mostly over after 2 weeks of work-arounds

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 14:57 EDT

CDK outage likely slumped June auto sales, may have cost more than $600M. Read more ›

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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers 

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 14:47 EDT

Without updates or ability to download after August, app will become useless. Read more ›

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