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Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/03/2025 08:00 EDT

Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories. Read more ›

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Epic goes to court to force Fortnite back on US iOS

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 11:40 EDT

Game has been pulled offline in Europe amid legal tussling. Read more ›

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Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters

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Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/19/2025 11:09 EDT

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained. Read more ›

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HBO’s The Last of Us S2E6 recap: Look who’s back!

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/18/2025 22:00 EDT

Some of the most impactful scenes from the game get the HBO treatment. Read more ›

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Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/17/2025 13:00 EDT

Until recently, China's entries in the realm of spaceflight patches often lacked originality. Read more ›

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Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/17/2025 07:00 EDT

Get ready for some nostalgia. Read more ›

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RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/16/2025 17:55 EDT

In areas without fluoridated water, supplements are the only way to get adequate doses. Read more ›

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Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 16:03 EDT

Fake 10-second podcasts are easily found fronts for black markets, reports say. Read more ›

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The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 15:25 EDT

Fortnite AI voice trained on James Earl Jones spoke curse words and insults before patch. Read more ›

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Google to give app devs access to Gemini Nano for on-device AI

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/16/2025 14:15 EDT

New APIs for Google's ML Kit will let developers plug into the on-device AI model. Read more ›

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The remarkable timeline of a custom gene-editing therapy to save a newborn

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 14:00 EDT

The N-of-1 accomplishment provides a template for swift, personalized genetic therapies. Read more ›

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OpenAI introduces Codex, its first full-fledged AI agent for coding

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 13:38 EDT

It replicates your development environment and takes up to 30 minutes per task. Read more ›

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Forgive me Volvo, I was wrong: The 2025 V60 Cross Country review

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 13:29 EDT

Volvo's midsize station wagon proves a real charmer. Read more ›

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Carnivorous crocodile-like monsters used to terrorize the Caribbean

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 13:10 EDT

While low sea levels helped sebecids spread, rising waters left them isolated. Read more ›

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Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/16/2025 12:01 EDT

How many ads is too many? Meta denies ad load harms users in bid to end trial early. Read more ›

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The 2025 VW Tiguan caters to US tastes at an affordable price

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Michael Teo Van Runkle @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 11:43 EDT

Starting at $29,495, its bigger but lighter and more efficient than the 2024 model. Read more ›

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Nintendo says more about how free Switch 2 updates will improve Switch games

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 11:24 EDT

"Improved image quality" and GameShare multiplayer for Mario, Zelda, and more. Read more ›

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xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 11:13 EDT

Meanwhile, Grok's authorized prompt asks it to "provide truthful and based insights." Read more ›

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Drop Duchy is a deck-building, Tetris-like, Carcassonne-esque puzzler

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 07:30 EDT

The game layers tile dropping onto worker placement, and stacks up nicely. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: How is your payload fairing? Poland launches test rocket.

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/16/2025 07:00 EDT

No thunder down under. Read more ›

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The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/15/2025 20:03 EDT

The Australian startup behind the Eris rocket says the rest of the vehicle was undamaged. Read more ›

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