300 percent price hikes push disgruntled VMware customers toward Broadcom rivals
Ars speaks with users and partners unhappy with Broadcom's changes.
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Features
Here’s the paper no one read before declaring the demise of modern cryptography
The advance was incremental at best. So why did so many think it was a breakthrough?
Dan Goodin
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SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon.
Eric Berger
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What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs
When your old PC goes over the Windows 10 update cliff, can Windows 11 save it?
Andrew Cunningham
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“I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock
We obtained 900 complaints the FCC received about T-Mobile's infamous price hike.
Jon Brodkin
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166
Reading Lord of the Rings aloud: Yes, I sang all the songs
It's not easy, but you really can sing in Elvish if you try!
Nate Anderson
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The 2025 VW ID Buzz electric bus delivers on the hype
Here's what it's like to drive—and why the wait was so long.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Finally upgrading from isc-dhcp-server to isc-kea for my homelab
Migrating didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would—and dynamic DNS still works!
Lee Hutchinson
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How to install Windows 11 on supported and unsupported PCs, 24H2 edition
Supported or not, new or old, this is everything you need to know.
Andrew Cunningham
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Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing.
A quirk in the Unicode standard harbors an ideal steganographic code channel.
Dan Goodin
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SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
"Starships are meant to fly. It sure as hell flew today. So let’s get ready for the next one.”
Stephen Clark
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Eleven things to know about in the Windows 11 2024 Update
A look at some of the changes and odds and ends in this year's Windows release.
Andrew Cunningham
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Sunderfolk is a couch co-op tactical RPG you play with a phone. No, really.
Blizzard vet says both tabletop pros and casual types have a place on the couch.
Kevin Purdy
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We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier
If you've been waiting for a real mission of discovery into the unknown, this is it.
Eric Berger
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There’s never been a better time to play Diablo IV
Review: Vessel of Hatred expansion adds to an already vastly improved game.
Aaron Zimmerman
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Artist appeals copyright denial for prize-winning AI-generated work
AI art may create a whole new world of copyright trolling, expert warns.
Ashley Belanger
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NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out
"Initially, Congress almost treated the program as a joke."
Eric Berger
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Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0!
More good stuff. Personalization, responsive design, and more.
Ken Fisher
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The politically incorrect guide to saving NASA’s floundering Artemis Program
To get somewhere, Artemis must avoid going nowhere.
Eric Berger
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Dungeon-mastering emotions: D&D meets group therapy
Research is ongoing, but therapists are happy with early results.
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
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iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years
It's one of Apple's most iterative releases yet, but that's not a bad thing.
Samuel Axon
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Review: Intel Lunar Lake CPUs combine good battery life and x86 compatibility
But it's too bad that Intel had to turn to TSMC to make its chips competitive.
Andrew Cunningham
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In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew funding
"In all my years of working with Boeing I never saw them sign up for additional work for free."
Eric Berger
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152
Tandem OLED is OLED’s latest weapon in holding off MicroLED, QDEL
Brighter and tougher, Tandem RGB stacks may help OLED keep its display reign.
Scharon Harding
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Reviewing iOS 18 for power users: Control Center, iCloud, and more
Never mind emojis—here’s some stuff that makes iOS more efficient.
Samuel Axon
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Meet the winners of the 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes
The award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
Jennifer Ouellette
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My dead father is “writing” me notes again
A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it.
Benj Edwards
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Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have
.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.
Dan Goodin
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Driverless semis could be months away
I visited two startups working to bring driverless technology to long-haul trucking.
Timothy B. Lee
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Review: reMarkable Paper Pro writing tablet feels almost like paper, for a price
$579 starting price is up there with Android E Ink tablets and Apple's iPad Air.
Andrew Cunningham
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Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than new parts
Falling prices mean you can get more for your money than you could last year.
Andrew Cunningham
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Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?
"I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something."
Eric Berger
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The good and bad about the 2025 Volvo EX90, the company’s new electric SUV
Some of the EX90's features won't be enabled until next year.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Asus ROG Ally X review: Better performance and feel in a pricey package
A great hardware refresh, but it stands out for its not-quite-handheld cost.
Kevin Purdy
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Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports, expert says
Experts warn chatbots writing police reports can make serious errors.
Ashley Belanger
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Thanks, Internet! It’s now shockingly easy to become an international monkey torturer.
US breaks up online "monkey crush" video groups.
Nate Anderson
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