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iOS and iPadOS 18 add the option to format external drives

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 16:24 EDT

The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT. Read more ›

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Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 15:43 EDT

But most Microsoft account sign-in workarounds for Windows 11 continue to work. Read more ›

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Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 15:21 EDT

Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many. Read more ›

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Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 14:44 EDT

Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed. Read more ›

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Astronomers think they’ve figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/24/2024 13:36 EDT

Astronomers concluded it is not the same and that Cassini's spot disappeared in 1708. Read more ›

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iFixit says new Arm Surface hardware “puts repair front and center”

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 13:27 EDT

Both devices make it relatively easy to get at the battery and SSD. Read more ›

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EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 12:05 EDT

EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels. Read more ›

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Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership

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Undark Magazine @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 10:13 EDT

It turns out the pet care industry has funded a lot of studies. Read more ›

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Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/24/2024 07:00 EDT

Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to "boomer shooters." Read more ›

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NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/21/2024 21:27 EDT

“We are letting the data drive our decision." Read more ›

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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/21/2024 17:42 EDT

Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library. Read more ›

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Top FDA official overrules staff to approve gene therapy that failed trial

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/21/2024 17:26 EDT

Peter Marks overruled three teams and two top directors. Read more ›

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$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on Windows 3.1 era

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/21/2024 17:18 EDT

Pocket 386 supports external accessories and will just barely run Windows 95. Read more ›

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Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/21/2024 17:00 EDT

Kaspersky blames the "present geopolitical climate and theoretical concerns." Read more ›

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Congress passes bill to jumpstart new nuclear power tech

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/21/2024 16:40 EDT

ADVANCE Act heads for Biden's signature, but it may be too little, too late. Read more ›

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40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guess

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 06/21/2024 15:47 EDT

One astrophysics professor's memories of writing X11 code in the 1980s. Read more ›

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Apple Intelligence and other features won’t launch in the EU this year

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 06/21/2024 15:34 EDT

iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay screen sharing will also skip the EU for now. Read more ›

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Win+C, Windows’ most cursed keyboard shortcut, is getting retired again

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/21/2024 14:19 EDT

Win+C has been assigned to some of Windows' least successful features. Read more ›

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We now have even more evidence against the “ecocide” theory of Easter Island

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/21/2024 14:00 EDT

AI analysis of satellite imagery data is a new method for estimating population size. Read more ›

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AT&T can’t hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/21/2024 12:35 EDT

State dismisses AT&T application to end Carrier of Last Resort obligation. Read more ›

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