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Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2024 09:40 EDT

"This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state." Read more ›

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Ransomware gangs are adopting “more brutal” tactics amidst crackdowns

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2024 09:22 EDT

Researchers fear real-world violence as law enforcement plays Whac-A-Mole with gangs. Read more ›

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Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy

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Paul Sutter @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2024 07:00 EDT

The particles hold the keys to new physics. If only we could understand them. Read more ›

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AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 18:37 EDT

Kids "easily traceable" from photos used to train AI models, advocates warn. Read more ›

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Hackers steal “significant volume” of data from hundreds of Snowflake customers

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 18:08 EDT

Give shortcomings of Snowflake and its customers, there's plenty of blame to go around. Read more ›

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Study: Three skulls of medieval Viking women were deliberately elongated

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 17:53 EDT

There is also evidence of deliberately filed teeth on some 130 male Viking skulls. Read more ›

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The Google Pay app is dead

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 17:41 EDT

Google Wallet takes over app duties, but it looks like Google is quitting P2P payments. Read more ›

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These are all the devices compatible with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 15:38 EDT

Luckily for owners of current devices, only the 6th-gen iPad gets the axe. Read more ›

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Apple integrates ChatGPT into Siri, iOS, and macOS

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Ron Amadeo @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 15:29 EDT

ChatGPT is treated like a search engine for Siri, and generates text and images for apps. Read more ›

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Apple rolls out numerous “Apple Intelligence” AI features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 15:15 EDT

Apple debuts new catchall AI branding, generative features during WWDC 2024 keynote. Read more ›

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Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible by Apple”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 15:05 EDT

And publicly reviewable server code means experts can "verify this privacy promise." Read more ›

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Here are all the Intel and Apple Silicon Macs that will run macOS 15 Sequoia

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 15:04 EDT

With one major exception, Sequoia will run on everything that can run Sonoma. Read more ›

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DARPA’s planned nuclear rocket would use enough fuel to build a bomb

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 14:56 EDT

The US is still regulating some enriched uranium based on an analysis from the 1950s. Read more ›

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ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 14:40 EDT

USTelecom cites death of discount program in new call for payments from Big Tech. Read more ›

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iPadOS 18 adds machine-learning wizardry with handwriting, math features

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 14:02 EDT

Also coming: new SharePlay features and a new "tab bar" for first-party apps. Read more ›

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Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with window tiling, iPhone mirroring, and more

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 13:54 EDT

New release brings iOS 18 features along with a few Mac-specific additions. Read more ›

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iOS 18 is all about customization, but also improves Android users’ SMS life

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 13:47 EDT

Mail gets categories, Messages gets more tapbacks, and apps can now be locked. Read more ›

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Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers an ultrawide virtual Mac monitor

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 13:34 EDT

visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs. Read more ›

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Bird flu virus from Texas human case kills 100% of ferrets in CDC study

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 13:19 EDT

H5N1 bird flu viruses have shown to be lethal in ferret model before. Read more ›

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Company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/10/2024 12:56 EDT

1,504 workers, including 504 HR managers questioned. Read more ›

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