Ars Technica 2 years ago

Mars rover finds signs of seasonal floods It's an exciting find because wet/dry cycles may be central to pre-life chemistry.

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Mars rover finds signs of seasonal floods

It's an exciting find because wet/dry cycles may be central to pre-life chemistry.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Data-leaking “Downfall” bug affects six generations of Intel PC and server CPUs Researchers also disclosed a separate bug called "Inception" for newer AMD CPUs.

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“Downfall” bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more

Researchers also disclosed a separate bug called "Inception" for newer AMD CPUs.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff Companies are readying hardware but differ dramatically in how they're testing it.

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Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff

Companies are readying hardware but differ dramatically in how they're testing it.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Scam victim can’t stop endless stream of unwanted Amazon packages Fifty unwanted Amazon packages arrived in two months, mostly containing shoes.

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Amazon won’t stop sending tortured woman unwanted boxes of shoes

Fifty unwanted Amazon packages arrived in two months, mostly containing shoes.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Getting AAA games working in Linux sometimes requires concealing your GPU Hogwarts Legacy must be conned to avoid crashing itself with XeSS upscaling.

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Getting AAA games working in Linux sometimes requires concealing your GPU

Hogwarts Legacy must be conned to avoid crashing itself with XeSS upscaling.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Cadillac reveals the 2025 Escalade IQ, one excessive EV 450 miles of range, 24-inch wheels, and a price tag starting around $130,000.

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Cadillac reveals the 2025 Escalade IQ, one excessive EV

450 miles of range, 24-inch wheels, and a price tag starting around $130,000.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Next-gen OSDP was supposed to make it harder to break in to secure facilities. It failed. OSDP Secure Channel has yet to gain widespread usage, and it's already broken.

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Next-gen OSDP was supposed to make it harder to break in to secure facilities. It failed.

OSDP Secure Channel has yet to gain widespread usage, and it's already broken.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

The race to save Florida’s coral reef from hot ocean waters Coral reef nurseries are being moved to deeper waters—or back into giant tanks on land.

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The race to save Florida’s coral reef from hot ocean waters

Coral reef nurseries are being moved to deeper waters—or back into giant tanks on land.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

How we host Ars, the finale and the 64-bit future We wrap up our four-part series by tying up loose ends and looking ahead.

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How we host Ars, the finale and the 64-bit future

We wrap up our four-part series by tying up loose ends and looking ahead.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

NASA’s Artemis II crew meets their Moonship NASA's Orion spacecraft is taking a bit longer to prepare for its first crew flight.

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NASA’s Artemis II crew meets their Moonship

NASA's Orion spacecraft is taking a bit longer to prepare for its first crew flight.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

LG’s wireless-ish OLED TVs start at $7,000 Wireless-ish—but TV and port box still need power cords.

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New LG TVs relegate I/O to a box you can set 30 feet from the screen

Wireless-ish—but TV and port box still need power cords.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Florida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil Leprosy is not very contagious, and the CDC has not issued a travel advisory.

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Florida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil

Leprosy is not very contagious, and the CDC has not issued a travel advisory.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon Amazon resisted a removal request, citing lack of "trademark registration numbers."

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Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon

Amazon resisted a removal request, citing lack of "trademark registration numbers."

Ars Technica 2 years ago

With new Game Controller app, Netflix games move from mobile to the TV The streamer promises you'll be able to use it to play games on your TV soon.

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With new Game Controller app, Netflix games move from mobile to the TV

The streamer promises you'll be able to use it to play games on your TV soon.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Valve starts selling refurbished Steam Decks for up to $130 less than new models Refurb units "meet or even exceed performance standards of new retail units."

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Valve starts selling refurbished Steam Decks for up to $130 less than new models

Refurb units "meet or even exceed performance standards of new retail units."

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Google, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes” Prepare for more cover songs like Johnny Cash singing "Barbie Girl."

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Google, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes”

Prepare for more cover songs like Johnny Cash singing Barbie Girl.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Disney AI task force aims to cut costs, enhance experiences across the company House of Mickey hopes AI will help control soaring TV and film production costs.

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Disney explores cutting costs through AI use

House of Mickey hopes AI will help control soaring TV and film production costs.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

What does it take to get AI to work like a scientist? Getting AI to find scientific laws sometimes works, but it's a long way from science.

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What does it take to get AI to work like a scientist?

Getting AI to find scientific laws sometimes works, but it's a long way from science.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Report: Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple's business.

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Report: Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs

TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple's business.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

The 2023 Toyota bZ4x: A bouncy ride meets rather good efficiency We try the electroskeptical automaker's first purpose-built battery-electric vehicle.

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The 2023 Toyota bZ4x: A bouncy ride meets rather good efficiency

We try the electroskeptical automaker's first purpose-built battery-electric vehicle.