Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a very big ITAD site
Watching memory DIMMs get sorted like Wonka children inside SK TES' facility.
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Kevin Purdy
Senior Technology Reporter
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Kevin is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering open-source software, PC gaming, home automation, repairability, e-bikes, and tech history. He started his writing career as a newspaper reporter, covering business, crime, and other topics. Kevin has written about technology and computing for more than 15 years, having previously worked at tech and productivity blog Lifehacker, product recommendation site Wirecutter, repair advocate and vendor iFixit, and home energy and climate site Carbon Switch. He graduated from the University at Buffalo, and lives in Washington, D.C., where he bikes, bakes, and makes passable espresso. Kevin is occasionally on Mastodon.
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Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery
Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.
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Mozilla is killing its Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on Firefox
Browser maker shifts resources to "new Firefox features that people need most."
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Gazelle Medeo T9 City e-bike review: A steady Dutch ride in lots of sizes
It's not a speed demon or hill melter, but Gazelle's entry e-bike rides easy.
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I helped a lost dog’s AirTag ping its owner: An ode to replaceable batteries
The most repair-friendly device Apple makes needs to stick with coin batteries.
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Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.
We interview Ethan Sholly of the selfh.st podcast/newsletter/directory.
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Drop Duchy is a deck-building, Tetris-like, Carcassonne-esque puzzler
The game layers tile dropping onto worker placement, and stacks up nicely.
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Google restores Nextcloud user’s file access on Android
Nextcloud's public story of Play Store problems seems to have helped.
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The tinkerers who opened up a fancy coffee maker to AI brewing
An Ars author slightly surrenders to chatbot-made profiles and automated brews.
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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made
Linus Torvalds sees "zero real reason for anybody to waste one second" on them.
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Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions
Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings.
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Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities
"One way you can tell is it's always such a nice report," founder tells Ars.
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Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments
Apple quickly approved updated app with payment links, prices, and promotions.
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Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
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“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.
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Everything but the Beholders: D&D updates core rules, sticks with CC license
Campaigns and spinoffs, even commercial, can use basic pieces for free.
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Teen coder shuts down open source Mac app Whisky, citing harm to paid apps
Developer tells Ars free app could "seriously threaten CrossOver's viability."
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Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives
Firm will later add "curated drive compatibility" lists after testing.
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Sunderfolk review: RPG magic that transports your friends together
Using your phone as a controller keeps you engaged with this accommodating RPG.
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Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices
German press release suggests expansion of the company's "integrated ecosystem."
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CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS
Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE.
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Razer built a game-streaming app on top of Moonlight, and it’s not too bad
Razer took an open source app and made it simpler. A lead dev is all for it.
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Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end
Customers are being pushed to smart meters that have their own signal problems.
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Five standout games revealed at today’s Triple-i Showcase
More than 35 games in 45 minutes, and some of them were danged intriguing.
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Japanese railway shelter replaced in less than 6 hours by 3D-printed model
Custom-printed shelters could help fix up rural train stops faster.
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Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling”
YouTube restricts some, but not all, videos depicting the poker-ish indie game.
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Dustland Delivery plays like a funny, tough, post-apocalyptic Oregon Trail
Buy low, sell high, fight raiders, and fix tires in this quirky RPG.
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A look at the Switch 2’s initial games, both familiar and what-the-heck
A bit of early 2020s triple-A, some neat originals, and two wild arrivals.
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Satisfactory now has controller support, so there’s no excuse for your bad lines
Can you mine resources and build factories with merely sticks and buttons?
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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it
Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers.
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Pillars of Eternity is getting turn-based combat, all but demanding replays
A surprising addition in patch notes for a 10-year-old CRPG classic.
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“MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web
It's not a "do not track" request, it's a set of terms you demand from sites.
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CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud
Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.
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Hands-on with Frosthaven’s ambitious port from gigantic box to inviting PC game
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The early 2000s capacitor plague is probably not just a stolen recipe
Video takes a wider look at the busted caps of early 2000s PCs and other gear.
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Plex ups its price for first time in a decade, changes remote-streaming access
You've got until April 29 before the Lifetime Pass more than doubles in price.
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