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Tesla does 180 on Superchargers, rehiring laid-off staff amid new plans

Last week the CEO said Tesla will spend $500 million expanding the charger network.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/tesla-does-180-on-superchargers-rehiring-laid-off-staff-amid-new-plans/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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California rebuffs AT&T, says it must keep offering landline phone service

AT&T submitted "flawed and erroneous assertions," California agency judge says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/california-rebuffs-att-says-it-must-keep-offering-landline-phone-service/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Clone Club, rejoice! Here’s the official trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes

How far would you go to discover who you are?

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/05/clone-club-rejoice-heres-the-official-trailer-for-orphan-black-echoes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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ChatGPT 4o lets you have real-time audio-video conversations with “emotional” chatbot

GPT-4o demo shows new AI model singing a bedtime story, detecting user's facial expressions.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/chatgpt-4o-lets-you-have-real-time-audio-video-conversations-with-emotional-chatbot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them

It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/warner-bros-gives-adult-swim-games-back-to-their-creators-rather-than-kill-them/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video

Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/elon-musks-x-dodges-australian-order-to-remove-church-stabbing-video/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Marvel Rivals dev apologizes for contract barring “subjective negative reviews”

Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/marvel-rivals-dev-apologizes-for-contract-barring-subjective-negative-reviews/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week

Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/biden-set-to-levy-100-tariffs-on-chinese-evs-this-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Pixel 8a review—Google’s budget champion gets even better

It's still $500, with a better screen, longer support, and the same great camera.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/pixel-8a-review-googles-budget-champion-gets-even-better/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/report-microsoft-to-face-antitrust-case-over-teams/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost

It features modern tech, a better interior, and an extra 150 hp on the old model.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/the-2025-aston-martin-vantage-gets-a-bold-new-body-and-big-power-boost/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/in-the-race-for-space-metals-companies-hope-to-cash-in/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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A real-life pod racer, but with pedals: Ars checks out a velomobile

Taking to the road in a modern, high-speed version of a 40-year-old dream.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/a-real-life-pod-racer-but-with-pedals-ars-checks-out-a-velomobile/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Monster galactic outflow powered by exploding stars

Star death and birth both contribute to driving material out of a galaxy.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/monster-galactic-outflow-powered-by-exploding-stars/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend

So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/noaa-says-extreme-solar-storm-will-persist-through-the-weekend/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/is-dark-matters-main-rival-theory-dead/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Cryptmaster is a dark, goofy dungeon crawler powered by word games and typing

Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out "HIT," "YELL," "ZAP." It's funny.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/cryptmaster-is-a-dark-goofy-dungeon-crawler-powered-by-word-games-and-typing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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How the Moon got a makeover

The Moon's former surface sank to the depths, until volcanism brought it back.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/how-the-moon-got-a-makeover/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

"To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/nasa-wants-a-cheaper-mars-sample-return-boeing-proposes-most-expensive-rocket/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances

The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it's a "jumping point."

https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/05/more-children-gain-hearing-as-gene-therapy-for-profound-deafness-advances/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Elon Musk’s X tried and failed to make its own copyright system, judge says

Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/elon-musks-x-tried-and-failed-to-make-its-own-copyright-system-judge-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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How you can make cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound

A "sonication" time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/how-you-can-make-cold-brew-coffee-in-under-3-minutes-using-ultrasound/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Big Three carriers pay $10M to settle claims of false “unlimited” advertising

States obtain settlement, but it's not clear whether consumers will get refunds.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/big-three-carriers-pay-10m-to-settle-claims-of-false-unlimited-advertising/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Exploration-focused training lets robotics AI immediately handle new tasks

Maximum Diffusion Reinforcement Learning focuses training on end states, not process.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/exploration-focused-training-lets-robotics-ai-immediately-handle-new-tasks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Report: ChatGPT search engine could be announced as early as next week

OpenAI's announcement would be the day before Google's annual I/O show.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/report-chatgpt-search-engine-could-be-announced-as-early-as-next-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Studio: Takedown notice for 15-year-old fan-made Hunt for Gollum was a mistake

The Hunt for Gollum fan film racked up more than 13 million views on YouTube.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/studio-takedown-notice-for-15-year-old-fan-made-hunt-for-gollum-was-a-mistake/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Google patches its fifth zero-day vulnerability of the year in Chrome

Exploit code for critical "use-after-free" bug is circulating in the wild.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/google-patches-its-fifth-zero-day-vulnerability-of-the-year-in-chrome/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Manor Lords’ medieval micromanagement means making many messes

Survival is hard in the untamed wilderness, but does it have to be this hard?

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/manor-lords-medieval-micromanagement-means-making-many-messes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Variant of a toad-based psychedelic can act as an antidepressant

Targets a different serotonin receptor from other popular hallucinogens.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/variant-of-a-toad-based-psychedelic-can-act-as-an-antidepressant/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Automakers hedge their bets with plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow

Originally regarded as stopgap solutions, hybrids are in it for the long haul.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/automakers-hedge-their-bets-with-plug-in-hybrids-as-ev-sales-slow/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Report: T-Mobile may buy part of US Cellular in latest wireless consolidation

US Cellular also talked with Verizon, but deal with T-Mobile appears more likely.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/report-t-mobile-may-buy-part-of-us-cellular-in-latest-wireless-consolidation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Apple apologizes for ad that crushes the sum total of human artistic endeavor

An ad that isn’t about generative AI but somehow manages to be about AI anyway.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/apple-apologizes-for-ad-that-crushes-the-sum-total-of-human-artistic-endeavor/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Troubled EV-maker Fisker faces new federal probe for phantom braking

This makes four open federal safety investigations for the Fisker Ocean.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/troubled-ev-maker-fisker-faces-new-federal-probe-for-phantom-braking/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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The wasps that tamed viruses

Some insects have transformed wild viruses into tiny biological weapons.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/the-wasps-that-tamed-viruses/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Just 5 years after its first launch, the Starlink constellation is profitable

Starlink's estimated free cash flow this year is about $600 million.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/just-5-years-after-its-first-launch-the-starlink-constellation-is-profitable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Rocket Report: German launch from Australia; Neutron delayed until 2025

"The planned increase in flight cadence for our mothership Eve is a game changer."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/rocket-report-german-launch-from-australia-neutron-delayed-until-2025/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

Someday, an NEO will pose a threat to us. Thankfully, we have options.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outdoing-the-dinosaurs-what-we-could-do-if-we-spot-a-threatening-asteroid/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site

The rest of Dream Chaser's heat shield tiles will be installed at Kennedy Space Center.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/first-dream-chaser-spaceplane-needs-more-work-when-it-gets-to-launch-site/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is another big step forward for Linux on Apple Silicon Macs

Only one kinda big thing really holds back this impressive collective effort.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/fedora-asahi-remix-40-is-another-big-step-forward-for-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal

Anti-AI users who change or delete answers in protest are being punished.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/stack-overflow-users-sabotage-their-posts-after-openai-deal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Here’s how Volvo is making its long-haul trucks safer, more efficient

Blindspot cameras and radars, a more efficient engine, and lower-drag cab all help.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/heres-how-volvo-is-making-its-long-haul-trucks-safer-more-efficient/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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A single polymer works as a complete heat pump

Polymer changes temperature, shape when charged, moving to where the heat needs to be.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/a-single-polymer-works-as-a-complete-heat-pump/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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FBI urges employees to “look for ways” to collect Americans’ messages

FBI must use surveillance tools to demonstrate their importance, email says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/fbi-urges-employees-to-look-for-ways-to-collect-americans-messages/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal info

Notification follows claim of compromised database with 49M Dell customers' data.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/dell-warns-of-incident-that-may-have-leaked-customers-personal-info/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Silence descends on Manhattan in latest trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One

"It's the end of days. No more people, no more New York, no more nothing."

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/05/silence-descends-on-manhattan-in-latest-trailer-for-a-quiet-place-day-one/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Apple’s plastic-free packaging means pack-in logo stickers are going away

Pack-in Apple stickers go back at least as far as 1977’s Apple II.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/apples-plastic-free-packaging-means-pack-in-logo-stickers-are-going-away/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Vermont close to becoming first state to charge Big Oil for climate damage

Vermont's Superfund climate act—which Big Oil called "unfair"—expected to pass.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/vermont-close-to-becoming-first-state-to-charge-big-oil-for-climate-damage/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip

It's unclear what caused the retraction or how many threads have become displaced.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/elon-musks-neuralink-reports-trouble-with-first-human-brain-chip/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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