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Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000

Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000

Despite everything, it’s still possible to build decent PCs for decent prices.

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Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes.

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Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test.

Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test.

It’s OpenAI vs. OpenAI on everything from video game strategy to landing a 737.

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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.

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Google releases pint-size Gemma open AI model

Google releases pint-size Gemma open AI model

The new Gemma model is a fraction of the size of most new models.

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Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids.

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Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring

Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring

Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight.

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Upcoming DeepSeek AI model failed to train using Huawei’s chips

Upcoming DeepSeek AI model failed to train using Huawei’s chips

Startup encountered persistent technical issues using Huawei Ascend chips.

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Sam Altman finally stood up to Elon Musk after years of X trolling

Sam Altman finally stood up to Elon Musk after years of X trolling

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are beefing. But their relationship is complicated.

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