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Vizio settles for $3M after saying 60 Hz TVs had 120 Hz “effective refresh rate”
Vizio claimed backlight scanning made refresh rates seem twice as high.
Since Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its value
Fidelity cuts value of X stake, implying 72% drop since Musk paid $44 billion.
One of Tekken 8’s “colorblind” modes is causing migraines, vertigo, and debate
Advocates say the intention is good, but the application is dangerous.
The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and uploaded
86-DOS would later be bought by Microsoft and take over the computing world.
Early Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain—and AI is already on the case
Experimental AI image generator trained on Disney's 1928 cartoons can make eldritch horrors.
Michael Cohen gave his lawyer fake citations invented by Google Bard AI tool
Disbarred Cohen passed fake cases to his lawyer, who didn't do a fact-check.
The Pixel 8 parts store goes live, should be up for 7 years
A whopping $200 for the camera assembly headlines the parts list.
US dodges delay of Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing by dropping second trial
SBF's sentencing remains scheduled for March 28.
Big Pharma to raise US list prices of 500 drugs in January: Report
The hikes come as drug makers face new federal rules to try to drag down prices.
Final reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Enter by the end of the day and add to this year's charity haul of over $26,000.
It’s a new year, and these are now the only EVs that get a tax credit
Strict rules about battery components from China make most plug-ins ineligible.
2024 may be a year of reckoning for Apple’s $85 billion services business
US court cases and tougher EU regulation will pose challenges to Apple's bottom line.
Juno makes its first ultra-close flyby of the volcano-covered moon Io
"The cumulative effect of all that radiation has begun to show."
Here’s how the EPA calculates how far an EV can go on a full charge
Ever wonder how an EV's official range estimate is calculated? Wonder no more.
Study: The best free-throw shooters share these biomechanical traits
Best shooters have greater control over release-point height, trunk lean in particular.
How archaeologists reconstructed the burning of Jerusalem in 586 BCE
Hebrew Bible is only surviving account of siege that laid waste to Solomon's Temple.
Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing
Foldables are barely 1% of the market, but that's not stopping anyone but Apple.
Aaarr matey! Life on a 17th century pirate ship was less chaotic than you think
Ars chats with historian Rebecca Simon about her most recent book, The Pirates' Code.
A cat video highlighted a big year for lasers in space
NASA has invested more than $700 million in testing laser communications in space.
SpaceX launches two rockets—three hours apart—to close out a record year
This was the shortest time between orbital launches at Cape Canaveral since 1966.
These scientists explored the good vibrations of the bundengan and didgeridoo
Their relatively simple construction produces some surprisingly complicated physics.
This bird is like a GPS for honey
The honeyguide recognizes calls made by different human groups.
AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans
Brands are turning to hyper-realistic, AI-generated influencers for promotions.
How watching beavers from space can help drought-ridden areas bounce back
An algorithm can spot beaver ponds from satellite imagery.
Saving the African penguin from climate change and overfishing
A hatchery and protected sanctuary in South Africa is boosting penguin numbers.
Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023
EVs, hybrids, and a couple of sports cars-here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023.
TV Technica 2023: These were our favorite shows and binges of the year
Netflix, Apple TV+, and Hulu dominate this year's selections.
A forensic artist has given a 500-year-old Inca “ice maiden” a face
Dubbed "Juanita," the young woman was likely killed during a sacrificial ritual.
FDA would like to stop finding Viagra in supplements sold on Amazon
Big Guys Male Energy Supplement" turns out to be a vehicle for prescription drugs.
40% of US electricity is now emissions-free
Good news as natural gas, coal, and solar see the biggest changes.
Daily range isn’t a problem with the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Charge it every night and you may only ever run the engine on road trips.
Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit
2020 lawsuit accused Google of tracking incognito activity, tying it to users' profiles.
It’s “shakeout” time as losses of Netflix rivals top $5 billion
Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers.
Chinese smartphone company says it wants to build a Porsche challenger
Xiaomi wants to be a top-5 automaker within the next 15-20 years.
Otherworldly mini-Yellowstone found in the deep sea
We've known about deep ocean vents for a while, but it's still hard to find them.
Researchers come up with better idea to prevent AirTag stalking
Solution relies in part on cryptography practice of secret sharing to maximize privacy.
2023 was the year that GPUs stood still
A new GPU generation did very little to change the speed you get for your money.
NY Times copyright suit wants OpenAI to delete all GPT instances
Shows evidence that GPT-based systems will reproduce Times articles if asked.
Appeals court pauses ban on patent-infringing Apple Watch imports
Apple pulled the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 from sale on December 21.
4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever
"Triangulation" infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky.
You’ll be paying extra for ad-free Prime Video come January
Subscribers will have to opt-in to a pricier ad-free plan.
Big Tech is spending more than VC firms on AI startups
Microsoft, Google, and Amazon haved crowded out traditional Silicon Valley investors.
Injection of “smart insulin” regulates blood glucose levels for one week
Tests in animals show the material works like the body's own system.
Getting to the bottom of how red flour beetles absorb water through their butts
A unique group of cells pumps water into the kidneys to help harvest moisture from the air.
Ars Technica’s best video games of 2023
2022's relative drought leads to an absolutely packed year of major epics.
Researchers argue back and forth about whether we’ve spotted an exomoon
Years after Kepler shut down, people are arguing over whether it spotted exomoons.
No last-minute reprieve, US ban on some Apple Watch sales now in effect
Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 blood oxygen sensors are patent-infringing.
Watch sand defy gravity and flow uphill thanks to “negative friction”
Applying magnetic forces to single iron oxide-coated particles spurs strange collective motion.
Elon Musk will see you in court: The top Twitter and X Corp. lawsuits of 2023
Musk's Twitter ownership began with a lawsuit, and he's been in court ever since.
Science lives here: take a virtual tour of the Royal Institution in London
No less than 14 Nobel laureates have conducted ground-breaking research at the Institution.
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