From Ars%20Technica
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Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go back
The past year has seen record renewable power production nationwide.
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There’s never been a better time to get into Fallout 76
Fallout 76 is good now. Actually, it’s always been good.
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NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue
“When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t."
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Putting Microsoft’s cratering Xbox console sales in context
Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business.
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Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband
New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband.
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Android TV has access to your entire account—but Google is changing that
Should sideloading Chrome on an old smart TV really compromise your entire account?
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Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets
WP Automatic plugin patched, but release notes don't mention the critical fix.
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US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much
Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s.
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Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord
Bot-driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms.
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TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say
Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit.
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Microsoft open-sources infamously weird, RAM-hungry MS-DOS 4.00 release
DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be.
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Tesla’s 2 million car Autopilot recall is now under federal scrutiny
NHTSA has tested the updated system and still has questions.