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  1. Oppo Find N2 review: Beautiful hardware that Android just can’t deal with

    Square-screened Android devices don't play well with the app ecosystem.

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  2. The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t

    A little bit of preparation now will go a long way when a storm threatens.

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  3. The “death of self-driving cars” has been greatly exaggerated

    GM’s Cruise aims to turn self-driving into a billion-dollar business.

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  4. Diablo 4 review: Off to a hell of a good start

    Annoying-but-ignorable microtransactions can't ruin nigh-endless looter fun.

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  5. Street Fighter 6 review: Great fun for both casual and dedicated players

    Capcom breathes new life into its classic fighting game franchise.

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  6. Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?

    Ars chats with law philosopher Scott Shapiro about his new book, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing.

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  7. At long last, the glorious future we were promised in space is on the way

    "It is gratifying to see folks coming around."

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  8. AMD Radeon RX 7600 review: Another water-treading midrange GPU for $269

    Like the 4060 Ti, it doesn't move midrange performance forward much.

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  9. Review: Nvidia’s $399 RTX 4060 Ti is a step forward, but only a small one

    Most games perform better, but the gains are smaller than we're used to.

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  10. Ars Frontiers is here: Come (virtually) hang out with the experts

    Our event is over, but you can now watch a replay of the entire day.

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  11. Above the fold: The people behind the Gocycle G4 thought of everything

    A fantastic design means fewer compromises from a bike you can fold up and carry.

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  12. Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

    Will new TLDs undo decades of work to stop malicious links?

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  13. We’re effectively alone in the Universe, and that’s OK

    Solitude is not a curse—it urges us to explore the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.

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  14. Review: Framework Laptop’s 13th-gen Intel upgrade helps fix its battery problem

    But for upgraders, the AMD Ryzen board will probably feel more transformative.

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  15. The complicated history of how the Earth’s atmosphere became breathable

    Biology, geology, and chemistry all worked together to make the present atmosphere.

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  16. Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

    Answering common questions about how passkeys work.

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  17. The Asus ROG Ally beats the Steam Deck at all but the most important things

    New contender is a powerful portable PC that’s wantonly Windows.

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  18. Pixel 7a review: More of Google’s winning formula

    The Pixel 7a packs a 90 Hz display, wireless charging, and lots more aluminum.

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  19. Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?

    The passkey ecosystem is far from complete, but Google's implementation is now ready to use.

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  20. Synthetic gasoline promises neutral emissions—but the math doesn’t work

    E-fuels sound like a panacea, but there's not enough spare electricity to make them.

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  21. I used System76’s Pangolin for weeks, and Linux was not the biggest problem

    A comfy keyboard, weird trackpad, blah webcam, and notably mature Linux desktop.

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  22. Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re mostly nonsense

    Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent. So why are we so afraid?

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  23. Curious about screen-based fitness machines? Here are the best we’ve found

    We tried the most interesting devices on the market to see what's worth your dollar.

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  24. OLED is great, but where are all the Mini LED laptops?

    We dig into the research and interview companies about the potential of Mini LED.

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  25. Ars Technica System Guide: Five PC builds for spring 2023

    New CPUs and GPUs and low RAM and SSD prices change many of our recommendations.

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  26. The Universe sucks: The mysterious Great Attractor that’s pulling us in

    We're headed toward something we can't clearly see—and we'll never get there.

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  27. When a plan comes together: Inside a massive Eve Online corporate heist

    “It all needed to appear as business as usual.”

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  28. So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a success?

    SpaceX's development process is messier, but it's also much faster.

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  29. RTX 4070 review: An ideal GPU for anyone who skipped the graphics card shortage

    Skip the 30-series because of shortages and inflated prices? This one's for you.

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  30. SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket for the first time [Updated]

    Spoiler alert: It went boom.

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  31. Can an e-bike’s fat tires be offset by a fat battery?

    A well-implemented electric boost handles some of the worst of ultra-fat tires.

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  32. iSIM vs eSIM vs SIM: The constantly shrinking ways carriers ID your phone

    The death of physical SIM cards is quickly approaching. These are the alternatives.

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  33. Intel’s Core i5 is the best bargain in CPUs right now, but which should you get?

    We test and compare the i5-13400 to other Core i5 and Ryzen CPUs.

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  34. Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype

    AI cracking is on par with conventional methods, but you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

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  35. Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town

    Researchers study emergent AI behaviors in a sandbox world inspired by The Sims.

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  36. Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper

    Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?

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