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https://arstechnica.com/features/2020/12/how-an-obscure-british-pc-maker-invented-arm-and-changed-the-world/
How an obscure British PC maker invented ARM and changed the world - Ars Technica
Dec 20, 2020 - 1987's Acorn Archimedes was the first production RISC-based personal computer.
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/openai-checked-to-see-whether-gpt-4-could-take-over-the-world/
OpenAI checked to see whether GPT-4 could take over the world - Ars Technica
Mar 16, 2023 - ARC's evaluation has much lower probability of leading to an AI takeover than the deployment itself.
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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/bmw-says-station-wagons-are-no-joke-so-this-ones-going-to-the-nurburgring/
A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world - Ars Technica
Mar 19, 2026 - Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too.
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https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/contrary-to-popular-superstition-aes-128-is-just-fine-in-a-post-quantum-world/
Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world - Ars Technica
Apr 21, 2026 - A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness.
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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/what-we-know-about-the-xz-utils-backdoor-that-almost-infected-the-world/
What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world - Ars Technica
Apr 1, 2024 - Malicious updates made to a ubiquitous tool were a few weeks away from going mainstream.
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