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Ars TechnicaPerplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google
Google may soon be ordered to sell Chrome, and Perplexity is ready.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/perplexity-offers-more-than-twice-its-total-valuation-to-buy-chrome-from-google/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars Technica50K YouTubers rage against AI spying that could expose identities
Adult YouTubers defend childish viewing habits in fight to block AI age checks.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaThey’re golden: Fictional band fromK-Pop Demon Hunters tops the charts
Netflix film's appeal fueled by killer K-pop soundtrack with one banger after another.
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/08/theyre-golden-fictional-band-fromk-pop-demon-hunters-tops-the-charts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaApple gets yanked into Elon Musk’s chatbot war with OpenAI
Musk threatens to sue Apple to get Grok to top spot in App Store rankings.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/apple-gets-yanked-into-elon-musks-chatbot-war-with-openai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaHigh-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
Exploits allow for persistent backdooring when targets open booby-trapped archive.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaThe GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaBoar’s Head to reopen plant as mold and funky meat problems pop up elsewhere
Inspection reports of other Boar's Head plants do not bode well.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/boars-head-to-reopen-plant-as-mold-and-funky-meat-problems-pop-up-elsewhere/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaAOL will finally end 1991 dial-up Internet service that’s older than smartphones
Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/aol-will-finally-end-1991-dial-up-internet-service-thats-older-than-smartphones/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaReddit blocks Internet Archive to end sneaky AI scraping
The Internet Archive confirmed it's in ongoing discussions with Reddit after block.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/reddit-blocks-internet-archive-to-end-sneaky-ai-scraping/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Ars TechnicaGitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down
Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion back in 2018.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/github-will-be-folded-into-microsoft-proper-as-ceo-steps-down/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social