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    “Alexa is in trouble”: Paid-for Alexa gives inaccurate answers in early demos

    I really need to dig up the photo I took when it happened. Amazon was demoing some "add to cart" functionality on Freevee during commercials and presented an Oreo ad. You're supposed to grab your remote and click the add to your cart or buy it right then. The card popup shows some info about a...
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    General Motors is still struggling with new EVs, data show

    We have a reservation for a Silverado EV. If GM doesn't reverse course (and that seems pretty unlikely) and support CarPlay by the time they get to our spot in line, we won't be buying.
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    “ChatGPT with voice” opens up to everyone on iOS and Android

    You're going to start noticing certain usernames after a while and won't be asking that question anymore;)
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    “ChatGPT with voice” opens up to everyone on iOS and Android

    I would be shocked if Google hasn't had serious emergency meetings about OpenAI at some point.
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    Elon Musk sues Media Matters despite admitting X paired ads with Nazi content

    I thought the same thing right after I left Xitter when Musk took over. I figure some of those accounts that have big followings are actually worried they can't do it again if they change platforms. There has to be some luck involved in getting popular on a platform, even if you're bringing good...
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    SpaceX can celebrate three big wins after second Starship test flight

    I think the engineers should be supremely proud of what they've accomplished so far and I just wanted to give them the praise they deserve. Every time I come to a story about space on Ars, I am humbled by how little I really know about rocketry even though it is one of my favorite subjects. I'm...
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    Amazon jacks up price of ad-free Prime Video by $2.99 starting in 2024

    Reminder that there are hard drives up to 22TB available for that NAS you've always wanted to build. I recommend RAID 1 as an absolute minimum.
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    iOS 17 review: StandBy for more features

    This is such a sad "stop liking things that I don't like" kind of comment. Have you tried being comfortable with other people's choices that don't affect you? It feels really good once you get used to it.
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    Conservative judges revive case on FDA’s “you are not a horse” ivermectin posts

    Does the fact that the FDA's post literally told the reader to take their medicine "as prescribed" undercut the argument that they were giving any medical advice on off-label use? I mean, they said to follow the doctor's instructions.
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    Multiple Chinese APTs establish major beachheads inside US infrastructure

    I never really did. I worked defensive ops for protecting DoD assets until I retired. Lots of long days, late nights and coming in on the weekends just to be sure something was going to be okay. It sucked then and it probably sucks even more now. The Russians are very, very good at what they do...
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    Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

    We are so very lucky that Tavis Ormandy works as a white hat. His work (and the rest of Project Zero) always astonishes me.
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    Toxic beetle mites surprisingly jump to humans, causing rare disease

    You had to scratch while reading this article, didn't you?😏
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    Judge ruled Twitter must be evicted from Colorado office over unpaid rent

    Oh, thank god for this kind of trickle down economics! It's usually piss:(
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    Federal judge temporarily blocks Microsoft/Activision deal

    You just convinced a pro-merger person that this is a bad idea. Seriously, you really did. I was pro-merger because I was thinking about my own position instead of being objective. I've got years of Game Pass Ultimate lined up and hadn't done some really hard thinking about the harm done to...
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    Microsoft announces new $350, 1 TB Xbox Series S

    Microsoft has supposedly worked on an external drive for the Series S and I really wish they'd put it out. There's plenty of families out there that could only afford the Series S and it would give Microsoft an advantage over the PS5 Digital. I know there's downsides to doing it, but I'd still...
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    YouTube now allows videos that falsely claim Trump won 2020 election

    This hypothetical system isn't necessary. Reporting disinformation and having it removed is a thing.
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    FCC saves Starlink from 5G interference, backing SpaceX in fight against Dish

    I'm a big fan of the "F*** Twitter Me Elmo" club and I still want Starlink to succeed. I agree this was absolutely the correct decision, so I'm a bit surprised it actually happened. There's lots of rural people out there finally able to join the rest of society with the luxury of high speed...
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    Not to kick it while it’s down, but <em>Redfall</em>’s always-online nature really stinks

    Glad I saw this story. Makes the decision easy to skip the game cause I need my purchases to work on my Steam Deck when I'm mobile. Absolute clown show to do this to a single player experience.
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    I, for one, welcome our new Steam-Deck-killing, Windows-running overlords

    It's great that there's now a competitor, because it will hopefully keep Valve on its toes and I'm sure there's plenty of people that are interested in the things the Ally will bring (Windows/1080p/etc). Anything that gives gamers more options is awesome! I'm perfectly happy with my Deck...
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    Drug developers condemn Texas judge’s anti-science abortion ruling

    I won't claim to know the solution, but it seems like being able to purposely get a case before a specific judge because you know you'll get a certain decision sounds like something that shouldn't be legal. What's the point in having a legal system at all if you can guarantee a win when you do...