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Ars TechnicaFCC Democrat: Trump admin is declaring “Mission Accomplished” on broadband
FCC studies broadband "with one eye closed and the other half-open," Democrat says.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/fcc-democrat-trump-admin-is-declaring-mission-accomplished-on-broadband/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaGoogle sales data breached in the same scam it discovered
Disclosure comes two months after Google warned the world of ongoing spree.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/google-sales-data-breached-in-the-same-scam-it-discovered/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaAfter using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis
Literal "hallucinations" were the result.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/after-using-chatgpt-man-swaps-his-salt-for-sodium-bromide-and-suffers-psychosis/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaOpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
New model claims fewer confabulations, better coding, and "safe completions" approach.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/openai-launches-gpt-5-free-to-all-chatgpt-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaSonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers
Sonos expects to spend $5 million on tariffs this quarter.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/sonos-says-it-is-forced-to-raise-prices-while-trying-to-win-back-customers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaTrump wanted a US-made iPhone. Apple gave him a gold statue.
Trump's chip tariffs won't hit Apple despite no plans for a US-made iPhone.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/trump-wanted-a-us-made-iphone-apple-gave-him-a-gold-statue/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars Technica2025 Subaru WRX tS review: A scalpel-sharp chassis lets this car dance
Lots of suspension tweaks but no extra power for this WRX variant.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/2025-subaru-wrx-ts-review-a-scalpel-sharp-chassis-lets-this-car-dance/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaPresident Trump says Intel’s new CEO “must resign immediately”
President accuses semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan of being "highly conflicted."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/president-trump-says-intels-new-ceo-must-resign-immediately/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaRFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook
He clearly has no idea what antigenic shift means.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/rfk-jr-defends-500m-cut-for-mrna-vaccines-with-pseudoscience-gobbledygook/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaHere’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier social-engineering attacks.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/heres-how-deepfake-vishing-attacks-work-and-why-they-can-be-hard-to-detect/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social