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SpaceX video teases potential Starship booster “catch” on next flight

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/05/2024 13:29 EDT

A booster landing would be a calculated risk to SpaceX's launch tower infrastructure. Read more ›

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The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 13:02 EDT

Animeflix shutters amid intensifying global crackdown on anime piracy. Read more ›

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Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/05/2024 12:28 EDT

Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules. Read more ›

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Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/04/2024 07:35 EDT

Artists must wait weeks for Glaze defense against AI scraping amid TOS updates. Read more ›

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Swarm of dusty young stars found around our galaxy’s central black hole

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/04/2024 07:18 EDT

Stars shouldn't form that close to the black hole, so these would need explaining. Read more ›

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The dangers of sneezing—from ejected bowels to torn windpipes

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The Conversation @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/04/2024 07:07 EDT

The benefits of a good sneeze can sometimes come with a greater risk of injury. Read more ›

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384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 15:36 EDT

Many website admins, it seems, have yet to get memo to remove Polyfill[.]io links. Read more ›

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High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Denisovan fossil

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 14:27 EDT

Cave deposits yield bones of sheep, yaks, carnivores, and birds that were butchered. Read more ›

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The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world

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WIRED @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/03/2024 13:31 EDT

A new generation of engineers has realized they can push heat pumps to the limit. Read more ›

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“Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 13:17 EDT

Patelco Credit Union in Calif. shut down numerous banking services after attack. Read more ›

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Japan ends 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/03/2024 12:53 EDT

But what about fax machines? Read more ›

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Soda additive “no longer considered safe,” gets long-awaited FDA ban

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/03/2024 12:01 EDT

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is used in citrus sodas but has largely been phased out. Read more ›

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NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 11:23 EDT

The Falcon 9 rocket is pretty much the only rocket available to launch this mission. Read more ›

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Millions of OnlyFans paywalls make it hard to detect child sex abuse, cops say

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 11:12 EDT

Cops want more access to OnlyFans to detect more child sex abuse, report says. Read more ›

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Paralyzed driver Robert Wickens tests Formula E car with hand controls

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 10:49 EDT

Robert Wickens was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2018 IndyCar crash. Read more ›

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The Earth heated up when its day was 22 hours long

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 07:37 EDT

Noontime skies were largely cloud-free, warming the planet by several degrees. Read more ›

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Can’t stop your cat from scratching the furniture? Science has some tips

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2024 00:01 EDT

Aggressive scratching is a stress response; small children are a common source of stress Read more ›

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Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2024 17:48 EDT

Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground? Read more ›

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Apple Vision Pro, new cameras fail user-repairability analysis

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2024 17:32 EDT

Meta Quest 3, PS5 Slim also received failing grades despite new right-to-repair laws. Read more ›

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AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2024 15:37 EDT

Even unlisted YouTube videos are used to train AI, watchdog warns. Read more ›

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