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The Steam Deck OLED looks as good as it can get, at least until the real sequel
Bigger, brighter screen, sure, but lots of other little updates, too.
Five big carmakers beat lawsuits alleging infotainment systems invade privacy
Cars downloading text messages from phones doesn't violate state privacy law.
Does Gmail want to be instant messaging? New UI experiment says “yes”
The "Quick Reply" bar is basically an instant messaging interface.
Simple circuitry, surprising engineering: Inside counterfeit Apple gadgets
10- to 15-year-old chips, fewer microphones, inferior heat management, and more.
Google, Meta, TikTok defeat Austria’s plan to combat hate speech
First batch of EU's required transparency reports reveals record content removals.
Polestar will begin testing StoreDot’s 5-minute charge battery
A Polestar 5 prototype with StoreDot cells will begin testing next year.
Fans of Connections, rejoice! Rebooted classic sci-doc series returns with original host
Ars chats with host James Burke about his "connective" approach to science history.
AMD pulls back on drivers for aging-but-popular graphics cards and iGPUs
AMD still sells current-generation chips with Vega integrated GPUs in them.
Mario Kart 8 update nerfs controversial “sandbagging” strategy
Nine years after launch, racers can't intentionally hang back for the best items anymore.
EU regulator says Apple should be on hook for €14.3 billion tax bill
Long-running tax saga part of clampdown on sweetheart tax deals in Europe.
The 2024 Nissan Z Nismo is sharper and quicker, but it comes at a cost
The revamp hones the Z's reflexes and ups the visual drama, but with caveats.
Testing Apple’s M3 Pro: More efficient, but performance is a step sideways
It's an improvement over M2 Pro, especially in efficiency. But only a mild one.
Daily Telescope: Zooming in on one of the most iconic night sky sights
It is the most obvious star cluster that can be observed with the naked eye.
In a surprise move, the military’s spaceplane will launch on Falcon Heavy
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy could send the X-37B into a higher orbit than before.
First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled
NuScale and its primary partner give up on its first installation.
Dealmaster: Herman Miller chairs, AirPods, and more
Sales on Herman Miller chairs, OLED TVs, and all sorts of tech gear.
AirTags are the new go-to tool for cops after spike in car thefts
TikTok car theft trend led cops to give out free AirTags, police chief said.
Funeral home of horrors: Owners arrested after 190 rotting corpses found
Owners charged with abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering, and forgery.
New York falls under a spectral “death chill” in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teaser
"The last thing you see is your own tear ducts freezing up."
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices
ISPs say anti-discrimination rule should cover only deployment, not prices.
Google argues iMessage should be regulated by the EU’s Digital Markets Act
The EU will decide by February if iMessage needs to open up.
The courtesan who brought down a cult, and other unsung women of ancient Rome
Ars chats with historian Emma Southon about her new book A Rome of One's Own.
Steam might let you hide those embarrassing games in your profile soon
"Mark as Private" would let players of... certain games keep them off timelines.
Scientists show off the wide vision of Europe’s Euclid space telescope
The $1.5 billion Euclid telescope will use light to study the dark Universe.
Highly invasive backdoor snuck into open source packages targets developers
Packages downloaded thousands of times targeted people working on sensitive projects.
Americans may soon get warnings about ultra-processed foods: Report
Nutrition experts are reviewing data on ultra-processed foods for 2025 guidance.
Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening
Google says "bribe is a pretty strong word" for efforts to court app developers.
After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
OEMs are increasingly focused on using TVs as a way to show customers ads.
Most researchers behind superconductor claim now want their paper pulled
Both of the superconductivity papers Ranga Dias published in Nature are now gone.
If the next Starship makes it through staging, you can call that a win
A key moment will come 2 minutes and 41 seconds into the next Starship test flight.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau wants to regulate Venmo, Apple Cash like banks
Digital wallets and payment applications would be affected by move.
Daily Telescope: Lucy continues to surprise astronomers with its first flyby
"We never suspected anything so bizarre!"
The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action film from Nintendo and Sony
Maze Runner director, Jurassic World writer, and no release date yet.
Xbox moderation team turns to AI for help filtering a flood of user content
Automated language/vision models help evaluate player reports, Gamerpic uploads, and more.
Chamberlain blocks smart garage door opener from working with smart homes
Chamberlain packed its app with ads while disabling third-party access.
Data broker’s “staggering” sale of sensitive info exposed in unsealed FTC filing
Judge: Data broker's motion to sanction FTC long on hyperbole, short on facts."
PS5 “Slim” teardowns suggest same chip, not much shrinking, but nifty disc drive
It's an improvement, but not like the notable gains of previous "slim" models.
Android 14’s storage disaster gets patched, but your data might be gone
Google's "solution" can't do anything for bootlooping devices.
After big drop in ISP competition, Canada mandates fiber-network sharing
Bell claims it will cut fiber spending by $1 billion in protest of CRTC ruling.
What to do if your new M3 Mac shows up with an old, non-updatable macOS version
You'll want to update for security fixes, even if you don't care about features.
The European Space Agency may have a bullying problem
Ex-employees, ESA documents, and court cases point to longstanding problems.
Decades after “breakup,” Doom’s Carmack and Romero are rehashing their legacy
Despite reports of workplace tension, the two Johns insist they're still friendly.
After the sting of Ariane 6, Europe finally embraces commercial rockets
A new deal keeps the Ariane 6 rocket afloat while looking ahead to new launchers.
AI bots can do the grunt work of filling out job applications for you
One programmer used AI to apply for 5,000 jobs.
Final trailer for The Marvels recalls past Avengers as a new threat looms
"We destroyed Thanos. But it's not over."
The Ars Technica staff guide to the mobile apps we can’t live without
We polled our writers and got them to spill their favorite iOS and Android apps.
Daily Telescope: Pumping up the volume with the Headphones nebula
"I liked the object so much I decided to give it a try."
Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using historical data
The feature combines geographic and traffic data with historical crash data.
After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have been found
The listing went down quickly, and Roddenberry's son is trying to track it down.
“I cannot wait to possess you”: Reading 18th-century letters for the first time
Some things are universal: One sailor's mother chided him for not writing more often.
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