TV-Vergnügen: Govee stellt Ambilight-Box mit Steuerung externer Lampen vor

Govee hat eine HDMI-Box vorgestellt, die Ambilight-Effekte erzeugt, die sich nicht nur auf eine Fernseher-Beleuchtung, sondern auch auf das Smart Home auswirken. (Smart Home, Hue)

Govee hat eine HDMI-Box vorgestellt, die Ambilight-Effekte erzeugt, die sich nicht nur auf eine Fernseher-Beleuchtung, sondern auch auf das Smart Home auswirken. (Smart Home, Hue)

Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending December 30, 2023

The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending December 30, 2023, are in. The last full week of the year featured zero new releases in the top 20. Find out which titles came out on top in our weekly DVD, Blu-ra…



The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending December 30, 2023, are in. The last full week of the year featured zero new releases in the top 20. Find out which titles came out on top in our weekly DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats and analysis feature.

Lilbits: Gaming handhelds, mini PCs, and headsets of CES 2024

MSI may be the only company to announce a new handheld gaming PC at CES this week that features an x86 processor and support for modern PC games, but the MSI Claw isn’t the only handheld gaming device using CES 2024 as its coming out party. Two …

MSI may be the only company to announce a new handheld gaming PC at CES this week that features an x86 processor and support for modern PC games, but the MSI Claw isn’t the only handheld gaming device using CES 2024 as its coming out party. Two companies are making plays for the nostalgic gamer space. […]

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Ars readers gave nearly $40,000 in our 2023 Charity Drive

Ars’ total charity haul since 2007 now tops $506,000.

Much love to everyone for taking part.

Enlarge / Much love to everyone for taking part. (credit: CanStockPhoto)

Last month, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our 2023 Charity Drive sweepstakes. And boy, did you deliver. With the drive now complete and the donations all tallied, we can report that Ars Technica readers gave an incredible $39,830.36 to Child's Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in this year's drive. That doesn't set a new record, but it beats last year's total and raises our lifetime Ars Charity Drive donation haul since 2007 to over $506,000. Well done, Arsians!

Thanks to everyone who gave whatever they could. We're still early in the process of selecting and notifying winners of our swag giveaway, so don't fret if you haven't heard if you're a winner yet. In the meantime, enjoy these quick stats from the 2023 drive.

  • 2023 fundraising total: $39,830.36
    • Total given to Child's Play: $21,747.74
    • Total given to the EFF: $18,038.04
  • Number of individual donations: 318
    • Child's Play donations: 143
    • EFF donations: 174
  • Average donation: $125.25
    • Child's Play average donation: $152.08
    • EFF average donation: $103.67
  • Median donation: $51.69
    • Median Child's Play donation: $50.00
    • Median EFF donation: $66.95
  • Top single donation: $10,0000 (to Child's Play)
  • Donations of $1,000 or more: 7
  • Donations of $100 or more: 110
  • $5 or less donations: 3 (every little bit helps!)
  • Total charity donations from Ars Technica drives since 2007 (approximate): $506,613.26
    • 2023: $39,830.36
    • 2022: $31,656.07
    • 2021: $40,261.71
    • 2020: $58,758.11
    • 2019: $33,181.11
    • 2018: $20,210.66
    • 2017: $36,012.37
    • 2016: $38,738.11
    • 2015: $38,861.06
    • 2014: $25,094.31
    • 2013: $23,570.13
    • 2012: $28,713.52
    • 2011: ~$26,000
    • 2010: ~$24,000
    • 2009: ~$17,000
    • 2008: ~$12,000
    • 2007: ~$10,000

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Facebook, Instagram block teens from sensitive content, even from friends

Meta hiding harmful content from teens isn’t enough, whistleblower says.

Facebook, Instagram block teens from sensitive content, even from friends

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Meta has begun hiding sensitive content from teenagers under the age of 18 on Facebook and Instagram, a company blog announced on Tuesday.

Starting now, Meta will begin removing content from feeds and Stories about sensitive topics that have been flagged as harmful to teens by experts in adolescent development, psychology, and mental health. That includes content about self-harm, suicide, and eating disorders, as well as content discussing restricted goods or featuring nudity.

Even if sensitive content is shared by friends or accounts that teens follow, the teen will be blocked from viewing it, Meta confirmed.

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Canada vows to defend its drug supply against Florida importation plan

Canada adds that importing its drugs will not solve America’s drug pricing problems.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands guard outside the Senate of Canada prior to the Speech from the Throne on September 23, 2020, in Ottawa.

Enlarge / A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands guard outside the Senate of Canada prior to the Speech from the Throne on September 23, 2020, in Ottawa. (credit: Getty | DAVE CHAN/AFP)

Canada issued a warning Monday that it stands ready to defend its prescription drug supply from US importation plans—and also said the plans wouldn't work for the US, anyway. "Bulk importation will not provide an effective solution to the problem of high drug prices in the US," Health Canada said in a statement.

The defensive stance comes just days after the US Food and Drug Administration granted Florida authorization to directly import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada in an effort to help drag down America's uniquely stratospheric drug pricing. Florida is the first state to win such an authorization, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated it, claiming the drug imports will save the state "up to $180 million in the first year alone." There are caveats, though. Before Florida can import any drugs, it must complete several obligations, including submitting to the FDA additional drug-specific information, testing the drugs for authenticity and FDA compliance, and relabeling them in accordance with FDA labeling.

The FDA authorized the importation program in accordance with section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The move stems from President Biden’s "Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy," which directed the FDA to help develop such programs.

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Asus ZenScreen Fold is a 17.3 inch display that folds in half, works in portrait or landscape

The Asus ZenScreen Fold MQ17QH is a portable monitor with a 17.3 inch, 2560 x 1920 pixel OLED display. But it’s a foldable display, which means that you can close the screen like a laptop for easy transportation or unfold it when you want extra …

The Asus ZenScreen Fold MQ17QH is a portable monitor with a 17.3 inch, 2560 x 1920 pixel OLED display. But it’s a foldable display, which means that you can close the screen like a laptop for easy transportation or unfold it when you want extra screen space for your laptop, tablet, or other mobile devices. Asus says […]

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Quantum computing startup says it will beat IBM to error correction

Company builds on recent demonstration of error-tracking in similar hardware.

The current generation of hardware, which will see rapid iteration over the next several years.

Enlarge / The current generation of hardware, which will see rapid iteration over the next several years. (credit: QuEra)

On Tuesday, the quantum computing startup Quera laid out a road map that will bring error correction to quantum computing in only two years and enable useful computations using it by 2026, years ahead of when IBM plans to offer the equivalent. Normally, this sort of thing should be dismissed as hype. Except the company is Quera, which is a spinoff of the Harvard Universeity lab that demonstrated the ability to identify and manage errors using hardware that's similar in design to what Quera is building.

Also notable: Quera uses the same type of qubit that a rival startup, Atom Computing, has already scaled up to over 1,000 qubits. So, while the announcement should be viewed cautiously—several companies have promised rapid scaling and then failed to deliver—there are some reasons it should be viewed seriously as well.

It’s a trap!

Current qubits, regardless of their design, are prone to errors during measurements, operations, or even when simply sitting there. While it's possible to improve these error rates so that simple calculations can be done, most people in the field are skeptical it will ever be possible to drop these rates enough to do the elaborate calculations that would fulfill the promise of quantum computing. The consensus seems to be that, outside of a few edge cases, useful computation will require error-corrected qubits.

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Rabbit R1 is a $199 mobile companion with a simple UI and support for any app (thanks to AI)

The Rabbit R1 is a small, simple mobile device with ambitious plan: to change the way we interact with apps and devices. Available for pre-order for $199, it’s the first product from a startup called Rabbit, it’s a pocket-sized device with…

The Rabbit R1 is a small, simple mobile device with ambitious plan: to change the way we interact with apps and devices. Available for pre-order for $199, it’s the first product from a startup called Rabbit, it’s a pocket-sized device with a 2.88 inch touchscreen display, a camera that rotates to face the front or […]

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