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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/airplanes-grounded-in-poland-after-hackers-attack-flight-plan-computer/
Airplanes grounded in Poland after hackers allegedly attack flight plan computer - Ars Technica
Dec 1, 2017 - The source of the attack isn't known. Airplanes in the air weren't affected.
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/atom-computing-is-the-first-to-announce-a-1000-qubit-quantum-computer/
Atom Computing is the first to announce a 1,000+ qubit quantum computer - Ars Technica
Oct 24, 2023 - A startup company has upped its qubit count by an order of magnitude in two years.
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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/09/rip-sir-clive-sinclair-creator-of-uks-famed-zx-spectrum-gaming-computer/
RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, creator of UK’s famed ZX Spectrum gaming computer - Ars Technica
Sep 19, 2021 - Began his career as a mail-order radio salesman; failed to launch 1980s electric cars.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/
Polish engineer creates postage stamp-sized 1980s Atari computer - Ars Technica
Jun 3, 2025 - Hobby project shrinks 1980s computer platform that pierced the Iron Curtain.
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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/computer-scientist-yann-lecun-intelligence-really-is-about-learning/
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning” - Ars Technica
Jan 7, 2026 - The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/plato-how-an-educational-computer-system-from-the-60s-shaped-the-future/
PLATO: How an educational computer system from the ’60s shaped the future - Ars Technica
Mar 17, 2023 - Forums, instant messaging, and multiplayer video games all started here.
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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/claude-code-can-now-take-over-your-computer-to-complete-tasks/
Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks - Ars Technica
Mar 24, 2026 - But Anthropic urges caution as
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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/30-years-later-star-wars-shadows-of-the-empire-is-a-relic-of-a-lost-era/
Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars - Ars Technica
Mar 12, 2026 - Looking back at Dash Rendar, 3DFX cards, and a pivotal moment for Star Wars.
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/playboy-image-from-1972-gets-ban-from-ieee-computer-journals/
Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals - Ars Technica
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