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Google Fi is getting enhanced web calls and messaging, AI bill summaries

Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 13:00 EDT

Google's MVNO gets better web support, clearer audio, and yes, more AI. Read more ›

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Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/21/2025 12:21 EDT

Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started. Read more ›

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Even with protections, wolves still fear humans

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 10:43 EDT

European wolves flee human conversation faster than dogs' barking. Read more ›

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Big Tech may fall short of green energy targets due to proposed rule changes

Kenza Bryan, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 09:11 EDT

Goal is to create a "credible link" between companies and power they invest in. Read more ›

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It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 22:54 EDT

WindBorne says its balloons are compliant with all applicable airspace regulations. Read more ›

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NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware

Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 18:18 EDT

Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta's business. Read more ›

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NASA’s acting leader seeks to keep his job with new lunar lander announcement

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 17:53 EDT

"The president wants to make sure we beat the Chinese." Read more ›

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Claude Code gets a web version—but it’s the new sandboxing that really matters

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:45 EDT

Sandboxing lessens hassle, but fire-and-forget agentic tools still pose risks. Read more ›

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Google reportedly searching for 15 Pixel “Superfans” to test unreleased phones

Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:14 EDT

Selected testers will have to sign an NDA and use a disguised case. Read more ›

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Breaking down rare earth element magnets for recycling

Doug Johnson @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:01 EDT

New method extracts desirable elements from waste magnets using less energy and acid. Read more ›

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Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 15:15 EDT

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. Read more ›

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SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign of slowing down

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 14:38 EDT

Sunday was not a day of rest for SpaceX. Read more ›

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Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay plan draws some protest ahead of likely approval

Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 13:55 EDT

Proxy firm says plan doesn't ensure that Musk's "focus and time remain on Tesla." Read more ›

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F1 in Texas: Well, now the championship is exciting again

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 10:27 EDT

The Circuit of the Americas was packed for the US Grand Prix. Read more ›

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ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 09:51 EDT

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine. Read more ›

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Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 07:00 EDT

Doctors share top concerns of AI surrogates aiding life-or-death decisions. Read more ›

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Something from ‘space’ may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/19/2025 14:50 EDT

"NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data." Read more ›

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Roberta Williams’ The Colonel’s Bequest was a different type of adventure game

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/18/2025 08:15 EDT

What if point-and-click games weren't about the puzzles? Read more ›

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With deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump’s “compact” to remake higher ed

Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/17/2025 18:14 EDT

But Trump is pressuring the other five. Read more ›

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Vaginal condition treatment update: Men should get treated, too

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/17/2025 18:02 EDT

For bacterial vaginosis, partners are part of the problem—and the solution. Read more ›