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FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

The FTC also highlighted fees charged on users transferring data out of certain cloud systems and minimum spend contracts, which offer discounts to companies...

I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went

It's Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2—a game of historical importance for the...

Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report

Ending the tax credit is not something the incoming administration can do via executive action—Congress controls government spending, and this would require new legislation....

Microsoft finally releases generic install ISOs for the Arm version of Windows

For some PC buyers, doing a clean install of Windows right out of the box is part of the setup ritual. But for Arm-based...

IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware

By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it's possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when...

Amazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads debuts

Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, as it heightens focus on selling ads on its Prime Video subscription...

This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower

And the hose-showering behavior was "lateralized," that is, Mary preferred targeting her left body side more than her right. (Yes, Mary is a "left-trunker.")...

New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike

Epoch AI allowed Fields Medal winners Terence Tao and Timothy Gowers to review portions of the benchmark. "These are extremely challenging," Tao said in...

There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about

Once the leak stabilized, the astronauts closed the hatch and began repressurizing the airlock. "Getting the airlock closed was kind of me grabbing her...

FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts

The lawsuit further claims that while FTX was "in freefall, Zhao sent additional false tweets calculated, in part, to prevent FTX from seeking and...

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