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Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact

Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/study-carbon-offsets-arent-doing-their-job-overstate-impact/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Netflix will let you keep your rental DVDs forever after September 29

Netflix offers amnesty for unreturned DVDs—and a chance to get 10 more free.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/netflix-will-let-you-keep-your-rental-dvds-forever-after-september-29/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

You can now wield Python analytics inside Excel—but Microsoft says it’s safe

Visualization and analytics tools available in preview, but may be paywalled.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/you-can-now-wield-python-analytics-inside-excel-but-microsoft-says-its-safe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Chris Kemp unplugged—Astra’s CEO dishes on the space company’s struggles

"I’m a public company, I can’t make this shit up."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/chris-kemp-unplugged-astras-ceo-dishes-on-the-space-companys-struggles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron

Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/windows-11-has-made-the-clean-windows-install-an-oxymoron/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

New malaria vaccine works well in infants, offers adults layered protection

New vaccine targets a distinct stage in the malarial parasite's life cycle.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/new-malaria-vaccine-works-well-in-infants-offers-adults-layered-protection/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Heavy, highly magnetic star may be first magnetar precursor we’ve seen

A strange history has produced a helium-rich star with kilogauss magnetic fields.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/heavy-highly-magnetic-star-may-be-first-magnetar-precursor-weve-seen/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Genetics makes some people more likely to participate in genetic studies

People in a genetic database have segments of DNA in common unexpectedly often.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/genetics-makes-some-people-more-likely-to-participate-in-genetic-studies/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Let the review begin—SpaceX takes another step toward launching Starship again

This milestone was on paper, not in the hustle and bustle of Starbase.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/let-the-review-begin-spacex-takes-another-step-toward-launching-starship-again/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Longtime chief of Amazon’s money-losing hardware business will depart this year

As of late 2022, Amazon's Alexa had reportedly lost the company $10 billion.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/longtime-chief-of-amazons-money-losing-hardware-business-will-depart-this-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Intuitive Machines says it is ready to fly to the Moon

The Intuitive Machines-1 mission has a launch slot reserved from Nov. 15 through Nov. 20.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/intuitive-machines-says-it-is-ready-to-fly-to-the-moon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

5 days on, cyberattack on data provider stymies realty markets throughout the US

No estimate when crucial MLS listings provided by Rapattoni will be restored.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/5-days-on-cyberattack-on-data-provider-stymies-realty-markets-throughout-the-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social