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  1. Why OLED monitor burn-in isn’t a huge problem anymore

    Burn-in likelihood has to do with the user and OEM, not just OLED materials.

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  2. After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly

    “Plunging into the ocean is awful. Landing on a runway is really nice."

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  3. There was a heavy dose of the future at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show

    As the auto show tries to reinvent itself, Japan lets some interesting ideas loose.

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  4. Android 14 review: There’s always next year

    Android 14 offers a lightly customizable lock screen and not much else.

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  5. Elon Musk’s chaotic first year at Twitter leaves X Corp. with shaky finances

    X has fewer users and a big ad-revenue problem on Musk's first anniversary.

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  6. How to make almost any computer a modern-day PLATO terminal

    A dive into the past, whether you're using a vintage or new computer.

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  7. Will ChatGPT’s hallucinations be allowed to ruin your life?

    Earliest lawsuits reveal how AI giants likely plan to dodge defamation claims.

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  8. Swytch DIY e-bike conversion kits: A very, very long-term review

    What it's like buying, installing, and riding an e-bike upgrade.

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  9. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the most inventive 2D Mario in decades

    Inspired "Wonder Flower" effects add to great sound and animation.

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  10. Spider-Man 2 review: Best-in-class comic-action melodrama

    An engrossing, expanded NYC makes up for some hackneyed storytelling.

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  11. Here are 10 ways that Porsche’s race cars made road cars better

    From the 550 Spyder to the Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid and beyond.

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  12. Meta Quest 3 hands-on review: VR rejoins the real world

    A nice VR upgrade also offers a glimpse of a mixed-reality future.

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  13. Pixel 8 Pro review—The best Android phone

    7 years of updates, a flat screen, and better face unlock highlight Google's latest.

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  14. Net neutrality’s court fate depends on whether broadband is “telecommunications”

    We dig deep into how Supreme Court's "major questions doctrine" could affect FCC.

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  15. Long gone, DEC is still powering the world of computing

    One of the early pioneers in computing, the company disappeared in the late 1990s.

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  16. It seemed like a good idea at the time: 9 car designs that went nowhere

    Flying cars, amphicars, two-engined cars, steam cars—not every idea is a good one.

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  17. Shift Happens is a beautifully designed history of how keyboards got this way

    Marcin Wichary on his long quest to capture everything that shaped modern type.

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  18. BMW has an all-new electric 5 Series, and we’ve driven it: The 2024 BMW i5

    BMW has made some efficiency and charging gains since launching the smaller i4.

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  19. iPhone 15 and 15 Pro review: The final form

    Years of iteration have led to a great phone, but where do we go from here?

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  20. Our 10-point scale will help you rate the biggest misinformation purveyors

    A convenient rating system to evaluate the threat posed by misinformation sources.

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  21. macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review

    If at first you don't create usable desktop widgets, try, try again.

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  22. A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed

    A pricey but feature-rich offering from Trek had me pedaling for my groceries.

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  23. Unity exec tells Ars he’s on a mission to earn back developer trust

    Interview: "It was not our intent to nickel-and-dime it, but it came across that way."

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  24. iOS 17 review: StandBy for more features

    Messaging features lead a low-key refresh of the iPhone’s software.

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  25. The Signal Protocol used by 1+ billion people is getting a post-quantum makeover

    Update prepares for the inevitable fall of today's cryptographic protocols.

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  26. Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far

    Catch up on the Mars 2020 mission in 2023.

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  27. 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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  28. Meet the winners of the 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes

    The award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.

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  29. Unity’s new “per-install” pricing enrages the game development community

    Fees of up to $0.20 per install threaten to upend large chunks of the industry.

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  30. What would it take to build a self-sustaining astronaut ecosystem on Mars?

    We're getting closer to bioregenerative life-support systems for astronauts.

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  31. The truth is out there: Celebrate 30 years of The X-Files with our 30 favorite episodes

    From alien abductions to monsters of the week, this sci-fi series had something for everyone.

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  32. Musk stiffed Twitter vendors and dared them to sue—dozens did just that

    The ultimate guide to unpaid-bill suits filed against X, Musk's social network.

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  33. Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT are almost great

    It's hard to get excited about yesterday's performance at yesterday's prices.

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  34. Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge

    Concerns of Redditor safety, jeopardized research amid new mods and API rules.

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  35. Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?

    I learned a lot by reading dozens of Waymo and Cruise crash reports.

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  36. Impressions: Starfield’s sheer scale is already giving me vertigo

    Hundreds of planets, hundreds of quests, but is there anything worth seeing?

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