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  1. 30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive

    Project's creator talks to Ars about where FreeDOS has been, where it's going.

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  2. The world’s toughest race starts Saturday, and it’s delightfully hard to call this year

    Setting the stage for what could be a wild ride across France.

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  3. T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices

    FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors."

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  4. Star Wars behind the scenes: Creating the unique aesthetic of The Acolyte

    Ars chats with production designer Kevin Jenkins and cinematographer Chris Teague.

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  5. Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse

    AI is just one small part of data centers’ soaring energy use.

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  6. Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter

    Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to "boomer shooters."

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  7. Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

    Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.

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  8. From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction

    MUDs, Usenet, and open source all play a part in 50 years of IF history.

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  9. MacBook Air gets hosed, other models hold steady in macOS 15 as Intel support fades

    Sequoia is both more and less generous to Intel Macs, depending on the model.

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  10. Hello sunshine: We test McLaren’s drop-top hybrid Artura Spider

    The addition of a retractable roof makes this Artura the one to pick.

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  11. Mod Easy: A retro e-bike with a sidecar perfect for Indiana Jones cosplay

    It's not the most practical option for passengers, but my son had a blast.

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  12. May contain nuts: Precautionary allergen labels lead to consumer confusion

    Some labels suggest allergen cross-contamination that might not exist.

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  13. Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy

    They hold the keys to new physics. If only we could understand them.

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  14. How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation

    The Webb and Gaia telescopes have unearthed the early building blocks of the Milky Way.

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  15. Brompton C Line Electric review: Fun and foldable, fits better than you’d think

    A motor evens out its natural disadvantages, but there's still a learning curve.

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  16. Can a technology called RAG keep AI models from making stuff up?

    The framework pulls in external sources to enhance accuracy. Does it live up to the hype?

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  17. Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

    Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.

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  18. No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.

    New model that predicts global weather can run on a single desktop computer.

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  19. Driverless racing is real, terrible, and strangely exciting

    The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League proves it’s possible, just very hard.

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  20. The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means

    The age-old pursuit of looking at the heavens is finally getting an upgrade.

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  21. Small, cheap, and weird: A history of the microcar

    Tiny EVs come of age again in the third microcar renaissance.

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  22. Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

    From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work.

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  23. On self-driving, Waymo is playing chess while Tesla plays checkers

    We'll know Tesla is serious about robotaxis when it starts hiring remote operators.

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  24. Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups

    "Social welfare" groups spread industry talking points against public broadband.

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  25. We take a stab at decoding SpaceX’s ever-changing plans for Starship in Florida

    "On Artemis III, we anticipate using at least two of the launch sites: one at KSC and one at Starbase."

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  26. How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be

    Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?

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  27. Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

    How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.

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  28. M4 iPad Pro review: Well, now you’re just showing off

    This tablet offers much more than you’ll actually need.

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  29. M2 iPad Air review: The everything iPad

    M2 Air won't draw new buyers in, but if you like iPads, these do all you need.

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  30. Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike

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

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  31. 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.

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  32. Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook

    Section 230 immunity isn’t just for Big Tech companies, lawsuit says.

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  33. Hands-on with the new iPad Pros and Airs: A surprisingly refreshing refresh

    And the new Apple Pencil Pro does some cool things, too.

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  34. The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all

    "The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."

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  35. What’s happening at Tesla? Here’s what experts think.

    Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end?

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  36. CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239

    Yet again, CenturyLink failed to fix a long outage until Ars emailed the company.

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