Not just ChatGPT anymore: Perplexity and Anthropic’s Claude get desktop apps

Both hit weeks after OpenAI released a ChatGPT app. | Continue reading


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Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak

"The goal is to complete the password updates by this evening," government says. | Continue reading


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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 accounted for 19% of Comcast Internet traffic last week

Credit the franchise's popularity, sure—but also its ludicrous file sizes. | Continue reading


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Idaho health district abandons COVID shots amid flood of anti-vaccine nonsense

Prominent anti-vaccine figures convinced the district not to offer COVID shots at all. | Continue reading


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Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments

Xbox hardware sales dropped 29 percent, but that barely made a dent. | Continue reading


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Slivered onions are likely cause of McDonald’s E. coli outbreak, CDC says

To date, 90 sickened, 27 hospitalized and one dead in the multi-state outbreak. | Continue reading


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Apple silicon Macs will get their ultimate gaming test with Cyberpunk 2077 release

The game will take "full advantage of Apple silicon," CD Projekt Red says. | Continue reading


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Person accidentally poisoned 46 coworkers with toxin-loaded homemade lunch

Testing found S. aureus in a homemade noodle dish caused the illnesses. | Continue reading


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Apple’s M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max compared to past generations, and to each other

M4 and M4 Pro get core count bumps; M4 Max relies on architectural improvements. | Continue reading


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Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed

Dropbox also laid off 500 last year but still had "excess layers of management." | Continue reading


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Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy

FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers. | Continue reading


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Downey Jr. plans to fight AI re-creations from beyond the grave

In podcast interview, actor takes firm stance against digital recreations of his likeness. | Continue reading


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Proton is the latest entrant in the quirky “VPN for your TV” market

Why are there so many VPNs for Apple TV? Oh, right—geofencing. | Continue reading


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AT&T praises itself after getting caught taking too much money from FCC program

AT&T obtained subsidies for duplicate users and non-users, will pay $2.3 million. | Continue reading


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Amid controversial changes, Reddit is getting more popular—and profitable

With Reddit finally making money, the Reddit of yesteryear isn't coming back. | Continue reading


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Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI

We've always used tools to build new tools, and developers are using AI to continue that tradition. | Continue reading


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While ULA studies Vulcan booster anomaly, it’s also investigating fairing issues

"We have integrated some corrective actions and additional inspections of the hardware." | Continue reading


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M2 and M3 MacBook Air models get bumped to 16GB of RAM for no extra money

All baseline Macs have jumped from 8GB to 16GB this week, new processors or no. | Continue reading


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Hyundai teases a three-row Ioniq 9 electric SUV

The proper Ioniq 9 reveal happens in November. | Continue reading


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Apple refreshes MacBook Pro lineup with M4 chips, introduces the M4 Max

More memory and better display support make the $1,599 Pro more appealing. | Continue reading


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AI, cloud boost Alphabet profits by 34 percent

Google's cloud business is still a distant third to Microsoft and Amazon. | Continue reading


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The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular

Up next is a hot-fire test of the massive rocket. | Continue reading


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Here’s the paper no one read before declaring the demise of modern cryptography

The advance was incremental at best. So why did so many think it was a breakthrough? | Continue reading


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These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk

"No signs of intoxication or illness, even after chronically consuming huge amounts of alcohol." | Continue reading


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News sparks speculation Microsoft will go multi-model with other AI products. | Continue reading


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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.” | Continue reading


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Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road

A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains. | Continue reading


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Apple is turning The Oregon Trail into a movie

The film will be a comedy, not a serious historical drama. | Continue reading


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Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft

Cloud provider allegedly approached by Google ratted out shady group to Microsoft. | Continue reading


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NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans

"We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows." | Continue reading


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THC-tainted pizza sickens dozens in Wisc.; Owner blames oil bottle mix-up

Health officials were tipped off after EMS transported five customers to the hospital. | Continue reading


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Some of Apple’s last hold-out accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C

Just a couple more gadgets and USB-C might really feel universal. | Continue reading


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Graphene-enhanced ceramic tiles make striking art

Adding a bit of graphene oxide to slurry and zapping with ultrasound for 10 minutes yields best tiles. | Continue reading


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Apple releases iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 with Apple Intelligence

The late, staggered public release of Apple's AI suite begins. | Continue reading


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Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings

OpenAI’s Whisper tool may add fake text to medical transcripts, investigation finds. | Continue reading


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Don’t fall for AI scams cloning cops’ voices, police warn

AI scammers impersonating cops sound “scary” and “real,” victim warned. | Continue reading


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Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes

"Civil Defense" pushes hybrid espionage/influence campaign targeting recruits. | Continue reading


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Apple’s $1,299 M4 iMac at long last bumps the base model to 16GB of RAM

New iMacs also come with tweaked USB-C Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad. | Continue reading


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Are we on the verge of a self-improving AI explosion?

An AI that makes better AI could be "the last invention that man need ever make." | Continue reading


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Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official

Pi owners should hardly notice any changes, though performance will improve. | Continue reading


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Ford adds EV routing to Google Maps for Android Auto users

Ford EVs can tell Google Maps their battery state of charge via Android Auto. | Continue reading


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18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images

UK man used AI tools from Daz 3D to create child sexual abuse imagery. | Continue reading


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SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?

Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. | Continue reading


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Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?

A new CEO promises a culture change as the aerospace titan is struggling hard. | Continue reading


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A how-to for ethical geoengineering research

The American Geophysical Union releases a framework for getting it right. | Continue reading


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40 years later, The Terminator still shapes our view of AI

The film has an outsize influence on the existential danger of AI. | Continue reading


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Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission

NASA says the astronaut is in "stable condition under observation as a precautionary measure." | Continue reading


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Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us Tuesday for a discussion.

Dr. Daniel Drucker will discuss what ahead for these blockbuster drugs. | Continue reading


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