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  1. Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive

    RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online.

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  2. The Lucid Air Pure review: Lower weight, better steering, amazing efficiency

    Less power and less weight almost always makes for a better electric vehicle.

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  3. One more way to die: Tremors when Vesuvius erupted collapsed shelter walls

    Two male skeletons showed signs of severe fracture and trauma injuries.

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  4. “Extraordinarily disappointed” users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit

    Users seek alternatives as Google is intent on app-centric focus.

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  5. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners

    Bite-size speed challenges refresh the classics, but require a healthy dose of patience.

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  6. Vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager lets attackers change any user password

    Yep, passwords for administrators can be changed, too.

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  7. Researchers track individual neurons as they respond to words

    When processing language, individual neurons respond to words with similar meanings.

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  8. After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”

    AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service.

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  9. Researchers build ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar

    Bizarre design uses a solar-powered motor that's optimized for weight.

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  10. Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet

    Researcher wants legal assurances before releasing his Unfollow Everything tool.

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  11. Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables

    Another team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%.

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  12. Real, actual Markdown support is arriving in Google Docs, not a moment too soon

    It's a big day for typing in plain-text fashion, for the good of syntax.

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  1. Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans

    High temperatures made it hard for workers to use protective gear during culling.

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  2. Elon Musk says SpaceX and X will relocate their headquarters to Texas

    The billionaire blamed a California gender identity law for moving SpaceX and X headquarters.

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  3. Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order

    After repealing Biden's AI order, draft would create "Manhattan Projects" for military AI.

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  4. TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany

    Alternative for Germany-related content returned when searching for other parties.

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  5. The best summer Prime Day deals we could find for Ars readers

    On day two of Amazon's summer sale extravaganza, here are the deals we liked.

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  6. Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

    Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team.

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  7. Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers

    Stolen data includes customer names, addresses, birth dates, and driver's license numbers.

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  8. All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)

    A taller Pixel Fold, a "small Pro" Pixel 9, and lots more early details.

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  9. Former OpenAI researcher’s new company will teach you how to build an LLM

    Karpathy's Eureka Labs will pair human-made curriculum with an AI-powered assistant.

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  10. YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos

    Apple only used the model in question for research purposes, though.

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  11. Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers

    Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer traces career of Dr. Ann Burgess.

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  12. Streaming’s bundling obsession ignores the real problem with subscription costs

    Opinion: Subscribers keep paying more and getting the same.

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  1. Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury

    UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.

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  2. AMD brags about Ryzen 9000’s efficiency, extends AM5 support guarantee to 2027

    Ryzen 9000 will also have more overclocking headroom, for those interested.

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  3. Seismic data shows Mars is often pummeled by planet-shaking meteorites

    Seismic information now allows us to make a planet-wide estimate of impact rates.

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  4. Full dev build of Space Marine 2 leaks, and players are already leveling up

    Developers canceled a beta test—but may have gotten one anyway.

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  5. Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

    Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.

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  6. The 2025 Lucid Air is now the most efficient EV on sale

    A standard heat pump has made an already-efficient car even more so.

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  7. The struggle to understand why earthquakes happen in America’s heartland

    The New Madrid fault line remains something of an enigma to seismologists.

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  8. Porsche expands the Macan EV range with two new models

    The entry-level Macan starts at $75,300 and goes on sale in Q4 2024.

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  9. Here’s Audi’s next A5—and all the stuff we won’t get in the US

    With the end of combustion more than 8 years off, Audi has developed a new platform.

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  10. With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight

    SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week.

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  11. Apple releases public betas of all next-gen OS updates, except for visionOS

    Apple's public betas are usually stable enough for daily use, but be careful.

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  12. Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

    Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

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