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7 unmissable highlights of TNW Valencia
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment has almost arrived: TNW Valencia is next week! In case you've been living under a rock (or frequenting another tech site, you traitor), we're taking our cherished fest...
How TikTok failed to make the case for itself
On Thursday morning, the chief executive of what is perhaps the world's most popular social app went before Congress. Like so many social media CEOs before him, Shou Zi Chew's mission was to persuade ...
The Ars Technica GOG collection: Our picks from GOG's big Spring Sale
Several staff members are big fans of the GOG games marketplace, primarily for two reasons: the games are DRM-free, and there are many classic DOS games from the '80s and '90s.GOG has been running its...
Chris Lost 172 Pounds by Tracking His Macronutrients
When Chris Callen looks back at his weight loss journey over the past five years, the Ohio-based insurance agent is most struck by the numbers.First, there's his age: He'd heard weight loss became mor...
SBI USMNT Man of the Match: Ricardo Pepi
Ricardo Pepi led the line for the U.S. men's national team on Friday night and walked away with two goals and Man of the Match honors for his strong performance. Pepi scored twice in Anthony Hudson's ...
United Airlines reveals first eVTOL passenger route starting in 2025
In 2025, United Airlines will fly an air taxi service between the downtown Vertiport Chicago and O'Hare International Airport, using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft it is purchasing fro...
Fallout 4 mod uses voice AI to add sensible reactions, more RPG-like choices
Modders can change many things inside their favorite games, but dialogue from professionally voiced characters hasn't been one of those things--at least until recently. AI voice generation could open ...
Utah governor signs new laws requiring parental consent for under-18s to use social media
Utah has enacted controversial restrictions that will require minors to obtain the consent of a guardian to use social media platforms, the first US state to introduce such measures. Two laws signed b...
Rocket Report: German launch company loses backer; Soyuz-5 may be in trouble
Welcome to Edition 5.30 of the Rocket Report! A hearty congratulations this week to both Relativity Space and Innospace, both of which got their debut missions off the launch pad this week. Making tha...
RISC-Y Business: Arm wants to charge dramatically more for chip licenses
What's in store for the future of chip maker Arm? The company's owner, Softbank, has been in financial trouble lately, and that has caused Arm to bounce from one dramatic possibility to another. Initi...
Dealmaster: Savings on Galaxy and Pixel phones, desktop PCs, and more
[photo1]We have a smorgasbord of discounts ranging from some of the latest Android smartphones to HP's desktop PCs, as well as savings on solid-state drives, headphones, and more. So whether you need ...
Two more dead as patients report horrifying details of eye drop outbreak
Two more people have died and more details of horrifying eye infections are emerging in a nationwide outbreak linked to recalled eye drops from EzriCare and Delsam.
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In a case re...How to pitch your startup: 9 tips from an expert
Ah, the joys of pitching. Your entire masterplan squeezed into a few sentences, a room of powerful strangers with your future in their hands, and mere seconds to impress them. Who doesn't love a quick...
Canva's got a massive update that should have Adobe worried
Web-based design platform Canva is introducing a colossal suite of new brand management products and AI-powered design tools focused on helping entire workplaces streamline their content creation proc...
Epic's new motion-capture animation tech has to be seen to be believed
SAN FRANCISCO--Every year at the Game Developers Conference, a handful of competing companies show off their latest motion-capture technology, which transforms human performances into 3D animations th...
"Click-to-cancel" rule would penalize companies that make you cancel by phone
Canceling a subscription should be just as easy as signing up for the service, the Federal Trade Commission said in a proposed "click-to-cancel" rule announced today. If approved, the plan "would put ...
TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a "weapon" for China
For nearly five hours, Congress members of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over concerns about the platform's risks to minor safety, data privacy, and national...
Nothing Ear 2 review: it's what's on the inside that counts
What a difference two years makes. Back in 2021, Nothing, the consumer tech startup led by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, had only publicly existed for a few short months before launching the Ear 1 true...
Nuclear power startups are flourishing in Europe -- here's what they can offer
While the tech downturn rumbles on, investment in nuclear fusion remains strong -- in 2021, over EUR2.7 billion was injected in this field alone. More recently, the UK Space Agency committed GBP2.9 mi...