Heads up The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes

Giraffes: Scary high blood pressure, yet few of the issues plaguing people with hypertension. | Continue reading


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Deepfake maps could mess with your sense of the world

Researchers applied AI techniques to make portions of Seattle look more like Beijing | Continue reading


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The never-ending conundrums of classical physics

Even today, scientists still try to solve sprinkler brain teasers from the 19th century. | Continue reading


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Rewilding: Four tips to let nature thrive

Comprehensive international study on rewilding has practical tips to re-establish nature. | Continue reading


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Vulnerabilities in billions of Wi-Fi devices let hackers bypass firewalls

FragAttacks let hackers inject malicious code or commands into encrypted Wi-Fi traffic. | Continue reading


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Redesigned AirPods are coming soon, report claims

AirPods would have shorter stems, and AirPods Pro might have no stems at all. | Continue reading


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Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs. | Continue reading


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Stardew Valley: The Board Game–a loving production but a mixed review

The beloved video game is relaxing. The board game? Not as much. | Continue reading


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CDC loosened mask guidance to encourage vaccination–it failed spectacularly

FDA approval and paid time off would make people more likely to get a shot, poll finds. | Continue reading


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Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting

Technically, it's a vulnerability, but there's not much an attacker can do with it. | Continue reading


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NASA budget goes all-in on science, stays the course on Moon lander

"The goal is 2024, but I think we have to be brutally realistic." | Continue reading


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Game Builder Garage hides powerful programming tools behind a cute interface

Preview: Kids can learn to make Switch games without a single line of code. | Continue reading


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Blade Runner Game Director Louis Castle: Extended Interview

Ars Technica is proud to present our extended interview with Westwood Studios co-founder Louis Castle - the executive producer, art director, and technical director behind the influential 90’s point and click PC adaptation of Blade Runner. Learn more about the challenges Louis an … | Continue reading


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Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and the soft, squishy science of language

A deep dive into xenolinguistics, pragmatics, the cooperative principle, and Noam Chomsky! | Continue reading


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Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and the soft, squishy science of language

Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis. | Continue reading


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SolarWinds hackers are back with a new mass campaign, Microsoft says

Kremlin-backed group uses hacked account to impersonate US aid agency. | Continue reading


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Ohio lawmakers want to abolish vaccine requirements – all vaccine requirements

Someone would only have to verbally decline vaccination and cite "reasons of conscience." | Continue reading


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Charter charges more money for slower Internet on streets with no competition

Spectrum costs $30 for 400Mbps on one street, $50 for half the speed on another. | Continue reading


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Downloading Ubuntu via BitTorrent gets Comcast customer a DMCA warning

Put down your pitchforks—it looks like the DMCA warning was bogus. | Continue reading


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Evolving underwater: Oceans board game review

Fear the Cambrian explosion! | Continue reading


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EU suspects Facebook of abusing power with Marketplace, report says

Company allegedly pushed Marketplace to undermine rival classified ad sites. | Continue reading


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No, it doesn’t just crash Safari. Apple has yet to fix exploitable flaw

WebKit bug that was fixed upstream has yet to find its way into Apple products. | Continue reading


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Russia tried to spread dangerous lies about Pfizer vaccine, France suspects

French officials likened the lies to campaigns run by Russia's Internet Research Agency. | Continue reading


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Dutch court orders Shell oil company to cut carbon emissions 45% by 2030

The energy giant plans to go carbon-neutral—but not quickly enough for the court. | Continue reading


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Knockout City is the best team-deathmatch game we’ve played in years

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New USB-C Type 2.1 standard offers up to 240 W power delivery

240 W power delivery over USB-C lets high-powered laptops lose the barrel jack. | Continue reading


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It’s ransomware, or maybe a disk wiper, and it’s striking targets in Israel

Dubbed Apostle, never-before-seen wiper masquerades as ransomware. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC

We can confirm some, but not all, of what's in store for the codenamed "SteamPal." | Continue reading


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Florida makes it illegal for Facebook and Twitter to ban politicians

Gov. compares Big Tech to “communist rule,” will issue $250,000 per-day fines. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Google launches its third major operating system, Fuchsia

The Google Nest Hub is the world's first commercial Fuchsia device. | Continue reading


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Bernie Sanders wants to stop NASA funding for Blue Origin

The Endless Frontier Act? More like the Endless Amendment Act. | Continue reading


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YouTube feels heat as Russia ramps up “digital sovereignty” drive

Google faces fallout as Moscow moves to force Western tech groups to comply with laws. | Continue reading


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China will likely ban all Bitcoin mining soon

Country’s top financial regulator homes in on the source. | Continue reading


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Freenode IRC resign en masse after takeover by Korea’s crown prince

Former staffer alleges "a hostile entity is now in control... and has your data." | Continue reading


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Trash plastic to jet fuel in 60 minutes

Researchers found a way to make fuel from plastic—critics wonder if it's practical. | Continue reading


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iFixit tells the sad story of how Samsung “ruined” its upcycling program

iFixit was Samsung's upcycling partner in 2017 but says Samsung never delivered. | Continue reading


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Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose

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Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose

Under the hood, lithium-ion batteries have gotten better in the last decade. | Continue reading


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Seagate’s new Mach.2 is the world’s fastest conventional hard drive

The Exos Mach.2 is only "available to select customers" for now. | Continue reading


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IMF says $50B is needed to end Covid pandemic in 2022

Nations with sufficient supply could donate doses to vaccinate 60% of world population. | Continue reading


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Crypto payments above $10k would be reported to IRS under Treasury plan

Fear of crypto being used for tax evasion drives Biden admin's reporting plan. | Continue reading


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Frontier knowingly sold Internet speeds it can’t deliver

Frontier capped actual DSL speeds to levels below its advertised rates, FTC says. | Continue reading


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All those electric vehicles pose a problem for building roads

Gas taxes are the largest source of funding for highway construction, maintenance. | Continue reading


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Archaeologists train a neural network to sort pottery fragments for them

The network turned out to be as good at the job as human archaeologists. | Continue reading


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Epic Games vs. Apple by the Numbers

Court proceedings unmask the business realities behind iOS gaming and Fortnite. | Continue reading


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Hear ye, DarkSide This honorable ransomware court is now in session

Colonial Pipeline hackers have cashed in spectacularly. Now, they're feeling the heat. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

AI makes Robert De Niro perform lines in flawless German

Technology related to deepfakes helps match facial movements to dialogue. | Continue reading


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Ohio’s 53% vaccination surge tied to $1M lottery; NY and Md. announce lotteries

Biden admin "enthusiastic" about cash-for-vax promotions, which appear effective. | Continue reading


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