Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,“ proves endless play is possible

Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test. | Continue reading


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Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine

Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep. | Continue reading


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Artist appeals copyright denial for prize-winning AI-generated work

AI art may create a whole new world of copyright trolling, expert warns. | Continue reading


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Greening of Antartica shows how climate change affects the frozen continent

Plant growth is accelerating on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands. | Continue reading


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Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram

App swears there's no way for law enforcement to track users' identities. | Continue reading


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Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply

There is currently no timeline for when the plant will be able to reopen. | Continue reading


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YouTube fixes glitch that wrongly removed accounts, deleted videos

YouTube confirmed all channels back online after mistaken removals. | Continue reading


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How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly

New study finds it was the earliest-known building to use a standard screw thread. | Continue reading


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Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour

Sometimes, you just want to kill a whole lot of skeletons as fast as possible. | Continue reading


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No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates

Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads. | Continue reading


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ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going

The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions. | Continue reading


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OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click

New side-by-side document and code-editing feature catches up with Anthropic's Artifacts. | Continue reading


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Fraudsters faked out Apple with bogus iPhones in $2.5M repair scam

Repair scheme got Apple to replace 6K fake iPhones with real ones. | Continue reading


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The more sophisticated AI models get, the more likely they are to lie

Human feedback training may incentivize providing any answer—even wrong ones. | Continue reading


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Uninstalled Copilot? Microsoft will let you reprogram your keyboard’s Copilot key

Copilot key becomes a "whatever" key in latest Windows Insider Preview build.]]> Whether you care about Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant or not, many new PCs introduced this year have included a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard; this is true whether the PC meets the requirem … | Continue reading


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Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo

A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable. | Continue reading


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New Kuiper Belt objects lurk farther away than we ever thought

Earth's Kuiper Belt appears to be substantially larger than we thought. | Continue reading


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X fails to avoid Australia child safety fine by arguing Twitter doesn’t exist

Elon Musk merging Twitter into X didn't absolve X from child safety fine. | Continue reading


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Google as Darth Vader: Why iA Writer quit the Android app market

A remarkably open farewell note from seven years of Android development. | Continue reading


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Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is next Waymo robotaxi. | Continue reading


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Faulty Samsung update leaves owners of bricked Galaxy phones with few options

"I just really, really want my photos." | Continue reading


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Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe

Some just want to promote conflict, cause chaos, or even just get attention. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Falcon 9 second stage stumbles; Japanese rocket nears the end

"I’m pretty darn confident I’m going to have a good day on Friday." | Continue reading


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Persistent, stealthy Linux malware has infected thousands since 2021

The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight. | Continue reading


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Former county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting-system breach | Continue reading


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As bird flu rages through California cows, possible human case identified

If the case is confirmed by the CDC, it will be the 16th linked to the dairy outbreak. | Continue reading


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Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark. | Continue reading


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Strange “biotwang” ID’d as Bryde’s whale call

Multi-species machine-learning model can unlock insights into new whale species. | Continue reading


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Ants learned to farm fungi during a mass extinction

Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive. | Continue reading


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Popular gut probiotic completely craps out in randomized controlled trial

If you're familiar with the history of Activia, you may not be surprised. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law

Parody video creator joined Musk in “war” to block California deepfake law. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 months ago

ULA hasn’t given up on developing a long-lived cryogenic space tug

On Friday's launch, United Launch Alliance will test the limits of its Centaur upper stage. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 months ago

Bazzite is the next best thing to SteamOS while we wait on Valve

Bazzite has tackled drivers, inputs, and updating, so you can just play games. | Continue reading


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Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

Microsoft brings two new opt-in trial features to some users of its Copilot AI-assistant. | Continue reading


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EVgo gets $1.05B loan to build 7,500 DC fast chargers

EVgo will focus on underserved communities where people can't charge at home. | Continue reading


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NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out

"Initially, Congress almost treated the program as a joke." | Continue reading


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Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025

Subscribers tolerated the current ad load, so Amazon is adding more commercials. | Continue reading


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Attackers exploit critical vulnerability recently patched in Zimbra servers

When successful, attacks install a backdoor. Getting it to work reliably is another matter. | Continue reading


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Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds

Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance. | Continue reading


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OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion

OpenAI has nearly doubled what investors think it's worth—but there's a catch. | Continue reading


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Despite stricter regulations, Europe has issues with tattoo ink ingredients

"Clients and artists have a right to know what's in the inks they are using.” | Continue reading


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Microsoft releases Office 2024, the latest buy-once-own-forever version of Office

Standalone apps won't get Copilot but include updates made since Office 2021. | Continue reading


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Amazon illegally refused to bargain with drivers’ union, NLRB alleges

Amazon hit with NLRB complaint after deriding finding that drivers are employees. | Continue reading


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Dish creditors “revolt” over DirecTV merger, try to block loss-making deal

Debt holders oppose $1.6 billion value reduction, throwing wrench into TV merger. | Continue reading


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“Obviously a failure”: Sonos execs not getting bonuses due to app fiasco

Sonos extends hardware warranties by a year as act of contrition. | Continue reading


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Popular Juicebox EV home chargers to lose connectivity as owner quits US

The chargers will still function, but with no app scheduling or remote access. | Continue reading


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Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0!

More good stuff. Personalization, responsive design, and more. | Continue reading


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Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3

Deliveries were up, but not enough to meet analysts' estimates. | Continue reading


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