Data from NASA’s Webb Telescope backs up ideas on planet formation

New data confirms the existence of a "snow line" in planet-forming disks. | Continue reading


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Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

Chipmaker claims breach had no "material adverse effect." | Continue reading


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Seven-minute hotfire test moves Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket closer to flight

This was one of the final exams for Ariane 6 before its long-delayed debut. | Continue reading


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Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices

Downloader app suspended by DMCA notice that didn't list any copyrighted works. | Continue reading


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“Mystery” pneumonia in China is mix of common respiratory germs, WHO says

Reports caused alarm, but experts say it looks like a post-COVID germ comeback. | Continue reading


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New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image

Given GPU and patience, SVD can turn any image into a 2-second video clip. | Continue reading


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DOS_deck offers free, all-timer DOS games in a browser, with controller support

Playing Warcraft in a browser, using a controller, somehow feels… okay? | Continue reading


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Amazon’s $195 thin clients are repurposed Fire TV Cubes

Amazon Workspaces Thin Client is a Fire TV Cube with different software. | Continue reading


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Big brands keep dropping X over antisemitism; $75M loss, report estimates

Creators worried advertisers dropping X could hurt revenue-sharing payouts. | Continue reading


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Google says bumpy Pixel 8 screens are nothing to worry about

Display "bumps" are screw heads and other components pushing into the OLED panel. | Continue reading


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Researchers figure out how to bypass the fingerprint readers in most Windows PCs

Microsoft's Surface didn't even use the Microsoft-developed security protocol. | Continue reading


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Meta routinely ignored reports of kids under 13 on Instagram, states allege

Newly unredacted suit cites internal documents, including report to Zuckerberg. | Continue reading


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The 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a confoundingly charming plug-in hybrid

Faults that should have been frustrating just seem to add character when it's an Alfa. | Continue reading


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Study: The serotine bat uses its super-large penis as an arm when mating

Further research involves building a "bat porn box" to catch more mating acts on camera. | Continue reading


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“Tasmanian Devil” event has the power of hundreds of billions of Suns

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Complex, volatile coast makes preparing for tsunamis tough in Alaska

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Cyber Monday 2023: The best deals on Lenovo, Herman Miller, Apple, Anker, Dyson, and more

Cyber Week is here, and these are the best deals on Apple, Dyson, Lenovo, Vitamix, and more. | Continue reading


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Do the Black Friday e-bike deals change the price/performance equation?

Some of the bikes we've looked at over the last couple of years are now on sale. | Continue reading


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The Ars guide to time travel in the movies

We picked 20 time-travel movies and rated them by scientific logic and entertainment value. | Continue reading


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Porsche’s third-gen Panamera plug-in hybrid pairs V8 with a big battery

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These newest vacuums from 2023 clean up well, and they’re on sale

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Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991

The Telescope Array in Utah's West Desert picked up a rare particle with 244 EeV energy. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Beyond Gravity to study fairing reuse; North Korea launches satellite

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North Korea launched a satellite, then apparently blew up its booster

After a launch in May, South Korea's navy recovered parts of North Korea's rocket. | Continue reading


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Source code for Infocom’s original interpreters released

with little fanfare, Andrew Plotkin uploaded a trove of newly-discovered source code for various 1980s computers to GitHub # | Continue reading


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Lenovo seeks halt of Asus laptop sales over alleged patent infringement

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Nvidia’s earnings are up 206% from last year as it continues riding the AI wave

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Thousands of routers and cameras vulnerable to new 0-day attacks by hostile botnet

Internet scans show 7,000 devices may be vulnerable. The true number could be higher. | Continue reading


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Join the hunt for the ancient capital of Kush on Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin

Ars chats with the NatGeo explorer about how technology can help strip back layers of time. | Continue reading


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“ChatGPT with voice” opens up to everyone on iOS and Android

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Sonos plans Roku-like TV streaming box and AirPods Max-like headphones

Report claims Sonos is expanding into new products to make up for slowing sales. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk and Tesla ignored Autopilot’s fatal flaws, judge says evidence shows

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Five women got eye syphilis from the same man—raising questions

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Big Pharma fought drug pricing reform with record $7.5M dark money donation

Dark money group American Action Network spend millions opposing drug pricing reforms. | Continue reading


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GameMaker makes its 2D engine free for tinkering, $100 for non-console games

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NASA will launch a Mars mission on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket

This Mars mission is relatively modest in cost, so NASA thinks it's worth the risk. | Continue reading


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Sam Altman wins power struggle, returns to OpenAI with new board

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Cold temperatures in Las Vegas were “most difficult,” says Pirelli

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The best soundbar and TV deals for Black Friday 2023

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Review: New Atari 2600+ doesn’t justify its plus sign

$130 nostalgia box is useful for seeing your old cartridges in HD, and that's about it. | Continue reading


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Daily Telescope: The Milky Way soars above Devil’s Kitchen

"Along this loop is a set of red rock hoodoos that pop out of seemingly nowhere." | Continue reading


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The best Black Friday 2023 headphone deals from Apple, Bose, and more

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USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide

LitterDrifter's means of self-propagation are simple. So why is it spreading so widely? | Continue reading


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Binance slapped with $4B fine, accepts plea deal forcing CEO to resign

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Ultrawide monitors remind us there’s still much to learn about OLED burn-in

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After driving the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, I finally get EV “engine” sounds

Fake gearshifts and powertrain noises enhance Hyundai’s electric hot hatch—mostly. | Continue reading


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Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice-assistant boom gives way to AI

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Reports: Sam Altman in talks for OpenAI return; board members could be ousted

"Altman would return only if the board members who fired him left," report says. | Continue reading


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