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Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive
Steve Young's passion built a business that keeps historic tables running.
Tim Stevens
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Apple will update iOS notification summaries after BBC headline mistake
It's unfortunately not possible for Apple Intelligence to make zero errors.
Samuel Axon
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Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews
70 percent of studies included in the meta-analysis had a high risk of bias.
Beth Mole
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Disney makes antitrust problem go away by buying majority stake in Fubo
Fubo to merge with giant it accused of trying to monopolize sports streaming.
Scharon Harding
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“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
Waymo software fix addressed "looping events" after car kept circling parking lot.
Jon Brodkin
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Apple will update iOS notification summaries after BBC headline mistake
It's unfortunately not possible for Apple Intelligence to make zero errors.
Samuel Axon
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Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews
70 percent of studies included in the meta-analysis had a high risk of bias.
Beth Mole
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Disney makes antitrust problem go away by buying majority stake in Fubo
Fubo to merge with giant it accused of trying to monopolize sports streaming.
Scharon Harding
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“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
Waymo software fix addressed "looping events" after car kept circling parking lot.
Jon Brodkin
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AMD’s new laptop CPU lineup is a mix of new silicon and new names for old silicon
New Ryzen AI CPUs boost speeds, but cheaper laptops get another Ryzen rebrand.
Andrew Cunningham
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AMD launches new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for PCs that play games and work hard
Not much faster at games than 9800X3D, but with up to twice as many CPU cores.
Andrew Cunningham
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AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 CPUs boost gaming handhelds, if you buy the best one
Z2 Extreme is the only one that's faster than what AMD was offering before.
Andrew Cunningham
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The end of an era: Dell will no longer make XPS computers
Dell won't make Precision or Inspiron PCs anymore, either.
Scharon Harding
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New Radeon RX 9000 GPUs promise to fix two of AMD’s biggest weaknesses
Better ray tracing and ML-backed FSR upscaling could close the gap with Nvidia.
Andrew Cunningham
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HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content
The physical connector is, confusingly but expectedly, the same.
Kevin Purdy
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Reverse-engineering the Stone Age
Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Beyond flint-knapping and tossing spears with atlatls, Kent State University's Metin Eren has a vision for his field's future.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI”
The race to replace human workers continues in Big Tech, but not everyone is convinced it will happen so soon.
Benj Edwards
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Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan
"I was almost intrigued why they would do it a few days before me being sworn in."
Eric Berger
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Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive
Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $540,000.
Kyle Orland
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Check out this awesome Street Fighter II car dashboard mod
The classic arcade fighter takes over your gauges with this mod.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Cold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumps
Heat pumps can mitigate range loss and are standard on newer models.
Inside Climate News
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Intel fills out Core Ultra 200 laptop lineup with hodgepodge of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs
Core Ultra 200U, 200H, and 200HX will all fall short of Copilot+ compatibility.
Andrew Cunningham
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Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year
The carrot of "new features" and the stick of "no more updates for your old PC."
Andrew Cunningham
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Bob Dylan has some Dylanesque thoughts on the “sorcery” of technology
Making high-tech resolutions for 2025 with the help of Bob Dylan.
Nate Anderson
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One less thing to worry about in 2025: Yellowstone probably won’t go boom
There's not enough melted material near the surface to trigger a massive eruption.
John Timmer
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Do Kwon, the crypto bro behind $40B Luna/Terra collapse, finally extradited to US
Kwon pled "not guilty" before a federal judge.
Nate Anderson
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VW will offer “highly competitive” leases on ID.4 as sales restart
Dealers can also start fixing the door handles on almost 100,000 recalled ID.4s.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them
But the social networking giant still has big plans for AI content across its services.
Kyle Orland
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Rumors say next-gen RTX 50 GPUs will come with big jumps in power requirements
We'll likely find out more about Nvidia's next GPUs at CES next week.
Andrew Cunningham
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Marvel Rivals lifts 100-year “cheating” bans on Mac and Steam Deck players
Players using Proton, CrossOver, or other tools earned "Penalty Issued" screens.
Kevin Purdy
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Delve into the physics of the Hula-Hoop
It's not the gyrating motion of the hips that keeps the hoop aloft; it's a body type with a sloping surface as "hips."
Jennifer Ouellette
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The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid: A refreshing alternative to a crossover
Knobs, buttons, fun to drive, and up to 50 mpg means there's a lot to like.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”
What to make of Musk's comments that are critical of NASA's lunar plans?
Eric Berger
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Anthropic gives court authority to intervene if chatbot spits out song lyrics
A small win for music publishers in the fight over Claude outputs.
Ashley Belanger
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Fast radio bursts originate near the surface of stars
Single burst shows neutron-star-like features, a source close to the star.
John Timmer
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Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
Two separate campaigns have been stealing credentials and browsing history for months.
Dan Goodin
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Rocket Report: Avio named top European launch firm; New Glenn may launch soon
"We are making it simpler for new competitors to get consistent access to the spectrum they need."
Eric Berger
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Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back net neutrality rules
A three-judge panel ruled the FCC exceeded its authority reviving net neutrality.
Ashley Belanger
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Why Half-Life 3 speculation is reaching a fever pitch again
New leaks and cryptic clues point to active development on the long-awaited sequel.
Kyle Orland
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Someone made a CAPTCHA where you play Doom on Nightmare difficulty
Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) this is not the first Doom CAPTCHA.
Samuel Axon
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