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DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/31/2025 16:00 EDT

Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation. Read more ›

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Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices”

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/31/2025 09:09 EDT

Consumers will have to pay the price of the president's unnecessary trade war. Read more ›

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Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/31/2025 12:37 EDT

Nearly 20 years have passed since the European Space Agency committed to ExoMars. Read more ›

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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 12:45 EDT

Google's improved AI model is now available for free, but usage is limited. Read more ›

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Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 16:26 EDT

Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more. Read more ›

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Europe’s first private launch company is learning to embrace failure

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 12:26 EDT

"Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch." Read more ›

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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 15:23 EDT

Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers. Read more ›

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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 07:00 EDT

Lawsuits and allegations are creating doubt around quantum dot TVs' use of QDs. Read more ›

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The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight

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Bradley Iger @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 13:04 EDT

BMW has been making M5s for 40 years, but the latest one has lost its way somewhat. Read more ›

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With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 03/31/2025 17:07 EDT

The new model is rolling out to paid users starting today. Read more ›

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FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/30/2025 15:41 EDT

Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why. Read more ›

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

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Derek Ward-Thompson and Megan Argo, The Conversation @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/30/2025 07:00 EDT

It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life. Read more ›

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What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.

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Makena Kelly, wired.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/29/2025 10:08 EDT

A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months. Read more ›

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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations

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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/29/2025 06:50 EDT

The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr. Read more ›

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Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/28/2025 19:59 EDT

xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid. Read more ›

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New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 19:28 EDT

"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions. Read more ›

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Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 18:33 EDT

Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometime override its "don't answer" circuitry. Read more ›

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Scientists are storing light we cannot see in formats meant for human eyes

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 18:11 EDT

New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical. Read more ›

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Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 17:21 EDT

Scientist warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up. Read more ›

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Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 15:41 EDT

Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health. Read more ›

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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 15:29 EDT

Google continues backing away from smart home hardware. Read more ›

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Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 14:58 EDT

CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama. Read more ›

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NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 14:47 EDT

"We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year." Read more ›

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Google solves its mysterious Pixel problem, announces 9a launch date

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 12:50 EDT

Google has sorted out its Pixel problems and will begin the 9a rollout on April 10. Read more ›

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Corning’s new Apple-like ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 12:02 EDT

Gorilla Glass Ceramic will be appear on its first phone in the coming months. Read more ›

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Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/28/2025 11:53 EDT

New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality." Read more ›

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What to make of Nintendo’s mention of new “Switch 2 Edition games”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 11:20 EDT

Fine print suggests visual upgrades for original Switch games on new hardware. Read more ›

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Gran Turismo 7 gets an NPC upgrade with improved GT Sophy AI

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 11:01 EDT

First, Sony made an unbeatable AI driver; now, it's retrained it to be a good NPC. Read more ›

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Tel‘Aran’Rhiod at last—the Wheel of Time reveals the world of dreams

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Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 09:11 EDT

Perrin broods, Sea Folk sail, and Aes Sedai plot as we jump into episode five. Read more ›

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EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath

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Barbara Moens and Henry Foy, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 03/28/2025 08:45 EDT

Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely. Read more ›

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