Ars Technica 1 year ago

IRS free tax filing service now available, but most people don’t qualify Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible.

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IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states

Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Most mobile subscription apps generate under $1,000/month, study of 30K apps finds New apps reportedly make median monthly revenue of less than $50.

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Abysmal revenue stats of 30K mobile apps show why devs keep pushing for subs

New apps reportedly make median monthly revenue of less than $50.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

The 2024 Moto G Power packs wireless charging, 8GB RAM in a $300 phone The 2024 Moto G starts arriving at the end of March at most budget carriers.

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The 2024 Moto G Power packs wireless charging, 8GB RAM in a $300 phone

The 2024 Moto G starts arriving at the end of March at most budget carriers.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

New high-end iPads are around the corner; please let me run macOS on them Op-ed: The iPad needs more than a simple hardware refresh to fix what ails it.

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New iPads may be coming soon, but they won’t change the awkward spot the iPad is in

Op-ed: The iPad needs more than a simple hardware refresh to fix what ails it.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Apple to allow iOS app installs from websites, but small devs don’t qualify To qualify, devs need an app installed by 1 million users in EU the prior year.

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Apple to allow iOS app installs from websites, but small devs don’t qualify

To qualify, devs need an app installed by 1 million users in EU the prior year.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Study: Cicadas pee in jets, not droplets. Here’s why that’s kinda weird. Come for the cicada video, stay for the scaling graphic of urination across animal kingdom.

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Cicadas pee in jets, not droplets. Here’s why that’s kinda weird.

Come for the cicada video, stay for the scaling graphic of urination across animal kingdom.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

NYT disputes OpenAI “hacking” claim by pointing to ChatGPT bypassing paywalls OpenAI’s claim that NYT “hacked” ChatGPT is “irrelevant” and “false,” NYT says.

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NYT to OpenAI: No hacking here, just ChatGPT bypassing paywalls

OpenAI’s claim that NYT “hacked” ChatGPT is “irrelevant” and “false,” NYT says.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Apple’s AirPods Pro could be getting a “hearing aid mode” later this year In development for some time, AirPods could finally get the FDA label this fall.

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Apple’s AirPods Pro could be getting a “hearing aid mode” later this year

In development for some time, AirPods could finally get the FDA label this fall.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Lost, circa-2008 Timesplitters 4 prototype discovered on PS3 dev kit Redditor paid a reported $670 to rescue the unit and archive the game for posterity.

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Lost, circa-2008 Timesplitters 4 prototype discovered on PS3 dev kit

Redditor paid a reported $670 to rescue the unit and archive the game for posterity.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Some states are now trying to ban lab-grown meat Spurious "war on ranching" cited as reason for legislation.

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Some states are now trying to ban lab-grown meat

Spurious "war on ranching" cited as reason for legislation.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Daily Telescope: Gigantic new stars stir up a nebula Astronomers know of no other region so packed with large stars as this nebula.

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Daily Telescope: Gigantic new stars stir up a nebula

Astronomers know of no other region so packed with large stars as this nebula.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.

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HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver

Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Meta will start collecting “anonymized” data about Quest headset usage Info on hand/eye tracking, "physical environment," and more could be included.

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Meta will start collecting “anonymized” data about Quest headset usage

Info on hand/eye tracking, "physical environment," and more could be included.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.

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Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot

Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Nvidia passes Google’s market cap, now world’s fourth most valuable company Nvidia might soon be worth more than the world's biggest oil company.

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Nvidia passes Google’s market cap, now world’s fourth most valuable company

Nvidia might soon be worth more than the world's biggest oil company.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data Violating Americans’ privacy "not just unethical but illegal," senator says.

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NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data

Violating Americans’ privacy "not just unethical but illegal," senator says.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.

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How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity

Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.

Ars Technica 1 year ago

Tesla finally brings the refreshed 2024 Model 3 to North America The midlife upgrade was available in China and Europe last year.

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Tesla’s revamped Model 3 sedan has now gone on sale in the US

The midlife upgrade was available in China and Europe last year.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

New chip-packaging facility could save TSMC’s Arizona fab from “paperweight” status Apple will be "first and largest customer" at new $2 billion packaging facility.

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New chip-packaging facility could save TSMC’s Arizona fab from “paperweight” status

Apple will be "first and largest customer" at new $2 billion packaging facility.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

ownCloud vulnerability with a maximum 10 severity rating comes under “mass exploitation” Easy-to-exploit flaw can give hackers passwords and cryptographic keys to vulnerable servers.

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ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation

Easy-to-exploit flaw gives hackers passwords and cryptographic keys to vulnerable servers.