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

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 19:00 EDT

US cites Russian government's "capacity to influence Kaspersky's operations." Read more ›

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Anthropic introduces Claude 3.5 Sonnet, matching GPT-4o on benchmarks

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 17:04 EDT

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a speedy mid-sized entry in a new family of AI models. Read more ›

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Pornhub prepares to block five more states rather than check IDs

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 16:33 EDT

The number of states blocked by Pornhub will soon nearly double. Read more ›

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Bugatti’s new hypercar loses the turbos for a screaming V16 hybrid

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 16:15 EDT

It features three electric motors, 1,800 horsepower, and watch-like instruments. Read more ›

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Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/20/2024 15:44 EDT

Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted. Read more ›

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Researchers describe how to tell if ChatGPT is confabulating

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 15:32 EDT

Finding out whether the AI is uncertain about facts or phrasing is the key. Read more ›

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Microdosing candy-linked illnesses double; possible recall in “discussions”

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 14:16 EDT

Of the 26 cases identified so far, 25 sought medical care and 16 were hospitalized. Read more ›

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Why Interplay’s original “Fallout 3” was canceled 20+ years ago

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 12:31 EDT

OG Fallout producer says "Project Van Buren" ran out of time and money. Read more ›

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Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming

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Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 12:20 EDT

New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way. Read more ›

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Single point of software failure has hamstrung car dealerships for a second day

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 12:03 EDT

"Cyber incident" takes down CDK Global, serving more than 15,000 dealers. Read more ›

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Statewide 911 outage was caused by 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 11:49 EDT

911 vendor Comtech still investigating why firewall blocked emergency calls. Read more ›

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Ex-OpenAI star Sutskever shoots for superintelligent AI with new company

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 10:06 EDT

Safe Superintelligence, Inc. seeks to safely build AI far beyond human capability. Read more ›

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How hagfish burrow into deep-sea sediment

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2024 08:35 EDT

Understanding burrowing mechanisms could aid in design of soft burrowing robots. Read more ›

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From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction

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Ars Contributors @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/20/2024 07:00 EDT

MUDs, Usenet, and open source all play a part in 50 years of IF history. Read more ›

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Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs

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Financial Times @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/19/2024 10:24 EDT

Tariffs on Chinese EVs could increase costs while reducing competition. Read more ›

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NatGeo documents salvage of Tuskegee Airman’s lost WWII plane wreckage

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/19/2024 07:04 EDT

The Real Red Tails investigates the fatal crash of 2nd Lt. Frank Moody in 1944. Read more ›

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When did humans start social knowledge accumulation?

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/18/2024 18:33 EDT

Study suggests our ancestors were building on past knowledge by 600,000 years ago. Read more ›

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Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2024 17:54 EDT

Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Read more ›

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Runway’s latest AI video generator brings giant cotton candy monsters to life

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2024 17:41 EDT

New Gen-3 Alpha AI video generator can create detailed humans and surreal situations. Read more ›

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AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2024 17:03 EDT

Price hike paired with data boosts to make "unlimited" plans a bit less limited. Read more ›

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