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A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb
A thinner, lighter, cheaper lens could be our way to study the Universe further.
FTC appeal in Microsoft/Activision case shows US regulator isn’t giving up yet
But stopping the deal from moving forward still looks like an uphill battle.
Pixel Fold review: The first foldable that actually feels like a tablet
Google takes foldable software to the next level, and it makes a big difference.
Linux could be 3% of global desktops. What happened to Windows?
Linux gains (or loses), Windows slumps, macOS jumps-it's been quite a year.
Chinese company wins race for first methane-fueled rocket to orbit
LandSpace says its test flight lays the foundation for a reusable rocket.
Google’s language model “NotebookLM” app hits public testing
Instead of Internet knowledge, NotebookLM's chatbot is based on a source document.
These are the last Prime Day deals on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation games
From Tears of the Kingdom to Ghosts of Tsushima.
Tax preparers that shared private data with Meta, Google could be fined billions
One tax preparer said the scandal likely impacts every user of its services.
Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe”
xAI will feature veterans from DeepMind, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla.
Bestselling Prime Day deals that are still in stock, according to Amazon
Get it while it's still hot: These Prime Day bestsellers won't last long.
Silk Road’s second-in-command gets 20 years in prison
Roger Thomas Clark, aka Variety Jones, helped build the world's first dark-web drug market.
Six weeks in, Holmes projected to get out of prison early for good behavior
Prison records show her projected release date was updated to shave off 20 months.
Dealmaster: Declutter your home or office with these Prime Day organization tools
I stayed away from tech and bought some products to stay organized and tidy up.
Biden FCC nominee advances to Senate floor despite Ted Cruz’s protests
Committee approves Democrat Anna Gomez, sending nomination to full Senate.
SwitchBot is the smart home stuff I recommend to doubters, and it’s on sale
No voice assistants, no AI, just buttons and bots that do what you tell them.
First public betas of Apple’s low-key next-gen operating systems launch today
A quiet-ish year for new features, as Apple gears up to release the Vision Pro.
Has the century-old mystery of Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” finally been solved?
The culprit: tiny non-crystalline nanospheres rich in iron, silica, calcium, aluminum, etc.
New EVs stagnate, used EV prices have dropped up to 38% this summer
New cars are more expensive than ever, so cheap used EVs sound like a win.
A calculated risk: How ants judge when to commit their bodies to a ladder
How do social animals judge risk/reward? A new study with ants provides one answer.
NASA decides not to launch two already-built asteroid probes
The Janus asteroid probes will remain on Earth.
One Ukrainian soldier had six extensively drug-resistant bacterial infections
One soldier's horrifying collection of superbugs highlights hidden war.
Intel is apparently winding down its NUC mini PCs after more than a decade
Intel has exited several side-businesses as it tries to stop losing money.
Google’s head of AR software quits, citing “unstable commitment and vision”
Departure follows layoffs, project cancellations, and other chaos.
Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access
Microsoft blocks a new batch of system drivers, but the loophole empowering them remains.
New ChatGPT rival, Claude 2, launches for open beta testing
US and UK users can converse with Claude 2 through the Anthropic website.
Twitter is “tanking” amid Threads’ surging popularity, analysts say
"There's only ONE Twitter," Linda Yaccarino tweeted.
The Nothing Phone 2 is official, with a US price of $599
It has a light-up back and last year's flagship SoC.
Here come the Moon landing missions (probably)
Three for NASA, and one each for India, Russia, and Japan.
The best Prime Day laptop deals aren’t on Amazon—here’s where to find them
These powerful laptops come with newer silicon and a more wallet-friendly price.
Amazon claims it isn’t a “Very Large Online Platform” to evade EU rules
Amazon, one of 19 platforms bound by new rules, says it is "unfairly singled out."
How AI can make gaming better for all players
Artificial intelligence can make gaming more accessible and learn what individuals need.
Judge sides with Microsoft in FTC injunction, unlocking final Activision battles
Companies' goodwill efforts, including Call of Duty sharing, were persuasive.
87% of classic games are out of print. That’s a problem for gaming history.
VGHF's Phil Salvador talks to Ars about his groundbreaking game availability study.
Apple releases, quickly pulls Rapid Security Response update for 0-day WebKit bug
Update for iOS 16, macOS Ventura can be uninstalled if you're having problems.
Is distributed computing dying, or just fading into the background?
There seems to be much less excitement about distributed computing these days.
We drive a gilded lily: The 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV
The AMG treatment is overkill for this electric vehicle.
OpenAI launches GPT-4 API for everyone
Dropping waitlist, devs can build the GPT-4 language model into their apps.
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta for being “industrial-strength plagiarists”
AI models allegedly trained on books copied from popular pirate e-book sites.
Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM
Fairphone proves the usual excuses for ending Android support aren't valid.
Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff
Launched in 2004, the company once sought to be the world's brain dump.
Big Tech can transfer Europeans’ data to US in win for Facebook and Google
EU-US data pact approved; privacy advocates to appeal because of US surveillance.
Congested transmission lines cause renewable power to go to waste in Texas
State's inefficient grid can't handle the full load it could deliver in ongoing heat wave.
Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again
Retro-computing fans can download the final updates released for '90s-era OSes.
These are the oldest stone tools ever found in the United States
Indigenous people have been in the Americas longer than archaeologists once thought.
Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog
Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.
Guidemaster: PC games to keep the dream alive in a cross-platform world
Only modest computer hardware is required to play these favorites.
How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)
Here's what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit
One more big test remains for Varda's first-of-its-kind "space factory."
Rare case of green hairy tongue is pure nightmare fuel
The man fully recovered after extra tongue brushing. But you might not.
Our big unanswered questions about the switch to Tesla-style EV plugs
Will non-Teslas fit at Superchargers, and what about 3rd party networks?
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