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Shadow of the Erdtree’s trailer gives us more Elden Ring lore to get wrong
Enlarge / “Look, everybody! It’s the one thing that ties the whole story together! And it’s pointing us toward this legacy dungeon, inside which must surely lie safety and salvation. Let us go forth.”...
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Cox Sues Insurers for Failing to Cover Landmark Piracy Lawsuit
At the end of 2014, a novel type of lawsuit appeared on the docket of a Virginia federal court. BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Internet provider Cox Communications for failing to...
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Researchers spot cryptojacking attack that disables endpoint protections
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malware recently spotted in the wild uses sophisticated measures to disable antivirus protections, destroy evidence of infection, and permanently infect machines with...
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Tesla shareholder group opposes Musk’s $46B pay, slams board “dysfunction”
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Duncan Hull / Getty) A Tesla shareholder group yesterday urged other shareholders to vote against Elon Musk’s $46 billion pay package, saying the Tesla board is...
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Sonos Ace are the company’s first headphones, starting at $449
The Sonos Ace pack in ANC, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and TV audio swap. First impressions confirm excellent audio and build quality, which has to be expected given the hefty competition and pricing....
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Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight
Enlarge / SpaceX’s fourth full-scale Starship rocket undergoes a fueling test Monday. (credit: SpaceX) After three test flights, SpaceX has shown that the world’s most powerful rocket can reach space....
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We get more useful energy out of renewables than fossil fuels
Enlarge (credit: Yaorusheng) It doesn’t take a lot of energy to dig up coal or pump oil from the ground. In contrast, most renewable sources of energy involve obtaining and refining resources,...
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Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why
Enlarge / Trial participant Sherown Campbell manipulating a Rubik’s Cube. (credit: UP-LIFT Trial) With a zap of electricity from well-placed electrodes on the back of the neck, patients with...
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Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company
Enlarge / The Humane AI Pin. It has a magnetic back, so it sticks to your clothing like a name tag. (credit: Humane) The wearable startup Humane, makers of the bizarre Humane AI Pin, is already...
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Lizard that Hulks out shows off its superhero genes
Enlarge (credit: Kristian Bell) The lizard Podarcis muralis nigriventris might not grow to a freakish size and smash everything in sight, but evolution has turned this lizard into the Incredible Hulk...
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Destiny 2 Creator Bungie & Cheat Maker AimJunkies Go Head-To-Head at Trial
Over the past several years, game companies have pursued legal action against both cheaters and cheat makers. Rightsholders have mostly emerged from these lawsuits as victors, but until now, none have...
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DEA busts the head of $100M drug-selling platform Incognito Market
Authorities suspect Lin of operating one of the largest drug rings on the internet. The 23-year-old began his illegal enterprise in October 2020, when he was just a teenager. Since then, Incognito...
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Netflix releases first look at new Witcher after Henry Cavill left for...
The Witcher season four teaser. It has been a tumultuous run for Netflix’s popular adaptation of The Witcher novels and games. A series of setbacks and controversies led to a long delay after the show...
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Second human in US infected with bird flu linked to cow outbreak, CDC reports
Enlarge / Holstein dairy cows in a freestall barn. (credit: Getty | ) A dairy farm worker in Michigan has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, marking the second human...
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One difference with this wave of Arm PCs? All the big PC makers are actually...
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Here at Ars, we’ve been around long enough to chronicle every single time that Microsoft has tried to get Windows running on Arm-based processors, instead of the Intel and...
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T-Mobile imposes $5 monthly price hike on customers using older plans
Enlarge / A T-Mobile logo at a store in New York on April 30, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) T-Mobile today is notifying customers on some older smartphone plans that their monthly prices...
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Windows PowerToys adds Advanced Paste with AI features
PowerToys now allows you to convert any copied text into various formats, such as plain text, markdown, or JSON. Additionally, you can enable an AI-powered paste feature, which requires an OpenAI API...
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Today, we are looking at the WD Black SN770M 1TB NVMe SSD. This is the third M.2 2230 sized SSD in my look at the current 2230 market; previous entries into this series are the Lexar PLAY and the...
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Next up in Google’s dramatic overhaul of search: AI Overview ads
Ads in AI Overview. They’re below the fold in this example. [credit: Google ] Google’s AI Overview is a complete transformation of what Google Search is, changing from a product that searches the web...
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Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
Enlarge / American black bear seen along the Red Rock Parkway inside Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. (credit: Getty | Artur Widak) In the summer of 2022, a family gathered in South...
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