Ars Technica 2 years ago

Next major Windows update is available September 26th, with new AI (and not-AI) features Passkeys, Paint, Backup, and other app updates make this a significant release.

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Next major Windows update is available September 26, with new AI (and not-AI) features

Passkeys, Paint, Backup, and other app updates make this a significant release.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Linux gives up on 6-year LTS—that’s fine for PCs, bad for Android Linux's six-year long-term support was meant to help embedded devices.

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Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work

Linux's six-year long-term support was meant to help embedded devices.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Google Slides adds live collaborative mouse pointers You can also turn them off, if you want.

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Google Slides adds live collaborative mouse pointers

You can also turn them off, if you want.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

More than half of Americans plan to get updated COVID shot There's a sharp partisan divide, but interest blows away uptake of the last booster.

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More than half of Americans plan to get updated COVID shot

There's a sharp partisan divide, but interest blows away uptake of the last booster.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Unity promises “changes” to install fee plans as developer fallout continues Statement comes as publishers threaten boycotts, developers move to other engines.

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Unity promises “changes” to install fee plans as developer fallout continues

Statement comes as publishers threaten boycotts, developers move to other engines.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Toddler poisoned after eating deadly plant mislabeled as diet supplement Nine out of 10 Tejocote Root products tested were actually deadly yellow oleander.

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Toddler poisoned after eating deadly plant mislabeled as diet supplement

Nine out of 10 Tejocote Root products tested were actually deadly yellow oleander.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Dreamy AI-generated geometric scenes mesmerize social media users "This was the point where AI-generated art passed the Turing Test for me."

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Funky AI-generated spiraling medieval village captivates social media

Graham: "This was the point where AI-generated art passed the Turing Test for me."

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.

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Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that?

Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Wizardry remaster keeps Apple II vibes but adds graphics and modern graces Digital Eclipse gives a new generation the best possible door to the dungeon.

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Wizardry remaster is in early access, and it looks like a pretty, painful dive

Digital Eclipse gives a new generation the best possible door to the dungeon.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

smdh: New Unicode 15.1 emoji include nodding/shaking heads, “edible mushroom” New emoji are technically all modifications of existing designs.

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smdh: New Unicode 15.1 emoji include nodding/shaking heads, “edible mushroom”

New emoji are technically all modifications of existing designs.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

How Google Authenticator gave attackers one company’s keys to the kingdom Google's app for generating MFA codes syncs to user accounts by default. Who knew?

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How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse

Google's app for generating MFA codes syncs to user accounts by default. Who knew?

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Social media restrictions “profoundly damaging,” Biden admin tells SCOTUS Biden: “Serious separation of power concerns” with ban on social media contacts.

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Social media restrictions “profoundly damaging,” Biden admin tells SCOTUS

Biden: “Serious separation of power concerns” with ban on social media contacts.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

11 months after launch, Google’s Pixel Watch still has no path to repair With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one

With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Thousands of workers go on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis plants It's the first time UAW workers have struck at the Big Three simultaneously.

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Thousands of workers go on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis plants

It's the first time UAW workers have struck at the Big Three simultaneously.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children TikTok accused of steering teenagers, children toward privacy-intrusive options.

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TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children

TikTok accused of steering teenagers, children toward privacy-intrusive options.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Firefly and Space Force demonstrate ability to rapidly launch a satellite Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.

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The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast

Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.

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The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine

This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

1,600 miles on a single charge? Student-built EV sets new world record At 103 miles/kWh, the car is 200 times more efficient than any EV on sale.

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This EV smashed the world record for distance on a single charge

At 103 miles/kWh, the car is 25 times more efficient than any EV on sale.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Contrary to rumors, the iPhone 15 has a standard, by-the-book USB-C port Apple already sells standard USB-C devices, and the iPhone is no different.

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Contrary to rumors, the iPhone 15 has a standard, by-the-book USB-C port

Apple already sells standard USB-C devices, and the iPhone is no different.

Ars Technica 2 years ago

Microsoft puts the Surface Duo 1 out of its misery, ends support The $1,400 device never ran a current version of Android.

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RIP to the Microsoft Surface Duo’s support window, an unmitigated disaster

The $1,400 device never ran a current version of Android.