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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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The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.

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ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 13:52 EDT

The Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent future attacks, experts say. Read more ›

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First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 13:27 EDT

Legal options limited to stop fake TikTok accounts harming teachers, school says. Read more ›

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Notepad’s spellcheck and autocorrect are rolling out to everybody after 41 years

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 12:49 EDT

It's still bare-bones by most standards, but Notepad has evolved a lot recently. Read more ›

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Boeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 12:02 EDT

Families say deal with US "fails to hold Boeing accountable" for 346 crash deaths. Read more ›

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Here’s NASCAR’s idea for a fully electric stock car

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 10:22 EDT

The prototype is here to gauge interest and promote NASCAR's sustainability push. Read more ›

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Brad Pitt stages a Formula One racing comeback in first teaser for F1

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/08/2024 10:11 EDT

Pitt: "You've never seen speed, you've never seen just the G forces like this." Read more ›

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Review: Catching up with Doctor Who and Ncuti Gatwa’s stellar freshman season

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/07/2024 09:31 EDT

The Sex Education actor brings sparkling energy, charisma, and superb style to the role Read more ›

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Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/07/2024 07:07 EDT

As the plateau of the icefield thins, ice and snow reserves at higher altitudes are lost. Read more ›

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The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it for us

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Jeanne Timmons @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/07/2024 07:00 EDT

50 years of excavation unveiled the story of a catastrophic event and its aftermath. Read more ›

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Egalitarian oddity found in the Neolithic

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/06/2024 07:18 EDT

Men, women, and immigrants all seemed to have similar dietary inputs. Read more ›

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The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

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Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/06/2024 07:06 EDT

We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Firefly delivers for NASA; Polaris Dawn launching this month

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/05/2024 18:14 EDT

The all-private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set for launch no earlier than July 31. Read more ›

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What we know about microdosing candy illnesses as death investigation underway

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 17:45 EDT

Medical toxicologist walks through what we know and don't know about the cases. Read more ›

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ITER fusion reactor to see further delays, with operations pushed to 2034

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 17:18 EDT

Full fusion power won't happen until nearly 2040 on new timeline. Read more ›

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ChatGPT’s much-heralded Mac app was storing conversations as plain text

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/05/2024 16:27 EDT

The app was updated to address the issue after it gained public attention. Read more ›

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Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 16:14 EDT

Elon Musk says lawsuit over late disclosure of Twitter stake “makes no sense.” Read more ›

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There’s not enough room for Starship at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX rivals claim

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/05/2024 14:43 EDT

Competitors have tried and failed to keep SpaceX from establishing launch sites before. Read more ›

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To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask “what if?”

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 14:34 EDT

A hack on satellites could cripple much of our digital infrastructure. Read more ›

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Amazon is bricking $2,350 Astro robots 10 months after release

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/05/2024 14:03 EDT

Amazon giving refunds for business bot, will focus on home version instead. Read more ›

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How the Lincoln Nautilus surprisingly won me over with its ride, huge screen

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 13:32 EDT

How I stopped worrying and learned to love the big screen. Read more ›

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