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Climate change boosted Milton’s landfall strength from Category 2 to 3

Hurricanes Helene and Milton intensified by

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As attempts to clean up after Hurricane Milton are beginning, scientists at the World Weather Attribution project have taken a quick look at whether climate change contributed to its destructive power. While the analysis is limited by the fact that not all the meteorological data is even available yet, by several measures, climate change made aspects of Milton significantly more likely. This isn'

Ex-Twitter execs push for $200M severance as Elon Musk runs X into ground

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Former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, are urging a court to open discovery in a dispute over severance and other benefits they allege they were wrongfully denied after Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022. According to the former executives, they've been blocked for seven months from accessing key documents proving they're owed roughly $200 million under severance agreemen

5th Circuit rules ISP should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy

Court reduces damages against ISP

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Music publishing companies notched another court victory against a broadband provider that refused to terminate the accounts of Internet users accused of piracy. In a ruling on Wednesday, the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit sided with the big three record labels against Grande Communications, a subsidiary of Astound Broadband. The appeals court ordered a new trial on

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Over 86% of surveyed health care providers are short on IV fluids

IV fluid shortage due to Helene

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More than 86 percent of healthcare providers surveyed across the US are experiencing shortages of intravenous fluids after Hurricane Helene's rampage took out a manufacturing plant in western North Carolina that makes 60 percent of the country's supply . IV fluids are used for everything from intravenous rehydration to drug delivery. The plant also made peritoneal dialysis fluids used to treat ki

Asahi Linux’s bespoke GPU driver is running Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs

Asahi Linux enables gaming on Macs

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A few years ago, the idea of running PC games on a Mac, in Linux, or on Arm processors would have been laughable. But the developers behind Asahi Linux—the independent project that is getting Linux working on Apple Silicon Macs—have managed to do all three of these things at once. The feat brings together a perfect storm of open source projects, according to Asahi Linux GPU lead Alyssa Rosenzweig

Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself

Steam clarifies license purchases only

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There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers' lives where they wonder what would happen if their account was canceled or stolen, or perhaps they just stopped breathing . It's scary to think about how many games in your backlog will never get played; scarier, still, to think about how you don't, in most real senses of the word, own any of them. Now Valve, seemingly working to comply with

Based on your feedback, the Ars 9.0.1 redesign is live

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We love all the feedback that Ars readers have submitted since we rolled out the Ars Technica 9.0 design last week—even the, err, deeply passionate remarks. It's humbling that, after 26 years, so many people still care so much about making Ars into the best possible version of itself. Based on your feedback, we've just pushed a new update to the site that we hope fixes many readers' top concerns.

Trek CarBack bike radar lets you know when cars are approaching

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"Car back!" If you've ever been on a group bike ride, you've no doubt heard these two words shouted by a nearby rider. It's also the name of Trek's new bike radar. For safety-conscious cyclists, bike radars have been a game-changer. Usually mounted on the seat post, the radar units alert cyclists to cars approaching from behind. While they will work on any bike on any road, bike radar is most use

Remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine found on Everest

Irvine remains found on Everest

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In June 1924, a British mountaineer named George Leigh Mallory and a young engineering student named Andrew "Sandy" Irvine set off for the summit of Mount Everest and disappeared—two more casualties of a peak that has claimed over 300 lives to date. Mallory's body was found in 1999, but Irvine's was never found—until now. An expedition led by National Geographic Explorer and professional climber

Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?

Tesla prepares for pivotal Robotaxi Day

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Two years ago, Tesla's Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wires that could only operate in a carefully controlled stage presentation. Last night, Tesla's "We, Robot" event featured much more advanced Optimus prototypes that could walk around without tethers and interact directly with partygoers. It was an impressive demonstration of the advancement of a technology Tesla's Elon

Rare bear meat at gathering gives 10 people a scare—and parasitic worms

Undercooked bear meat sickens ten

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If you're going to eat a bear, make sure it's not rare. You'd be forgiven for thinking that once the beast has been subdued, all danger has passed. But you might still be in for a scare. The animal's flesh can be riddled with encased worm larvae, which, upon being eaten, will gladly reproduce in your innards and let their offspring roam the rest of your person, including invading your brain and h

AMD unveils powerful new AI chip to challenge Nvidia

AMD AI event may boost stock

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On Thursday, AMD announced its new MI325X AI accelerator chip, which is set to roll out to data center customers in the fourth quarter of this year. At an event hosted in San Francisco, the company claimed the new chip offers "industry-leading" performance compared to Nvidia's current H200 GPUs , which are widely used in data centers to power AI applications such as ChatGPT. With its new chip, AM

Xbox plans to set up shop on Android devices if court order holds

Xbox app adds game purchases

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After a US court ruled earlier this week that Google must open its Play Store to allow for third-party app stores and alternative payment options, Microsoft is moving quickly to slide into this slightly ajar door. Sarah Bond, president of Xbox, posted on X (formerly Twitter) Thursday evening that the ruling "will allow more choice and flexibility." "Our mission is to allow more players to play on

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