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EA will be a very different company under private ownership

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 17:07 EDT

Analysts see trouble for studios like BioWare, potential for Saudi meddling. Read more ›

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F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 15:09 EDT

F-Droid sees Google's plans as a threat to FOSS apps. Read more ›

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ESA will pay an Italian company nearly $50 million to design a mini-Starship

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 13:42 EDT

This is a "step forward in the transition of European launch systems toward full reusability." Read more ›

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Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 12:36 EDT

"Removing an item from the National Collection is not a viable solution..." Read more ›

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Fortnite disables Peacemaker emote that might resemble a swastika

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 11:55 EDT

Epic will "inquire into our partner's creative intentions" before making a final decision. Read more ›

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Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 11:44 EDT

Trump official plots “impossible” deal moving Taiwan’s chip supply chain into US. Read more ›

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It’s official: EA is selling to private equity in $55 billion deal

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 10:04 EDT

Investors will receive $210 per share, well above the stock's all-time high. Read more ›

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Big AI firms pump money into world models as LLM advances slow

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Cristina Criddle, Hannah Murphy, and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Tim @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 09:56 EDT

World models aim to navigate the physical world by learning from videos, robotic data. Read more ›

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ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nurburgring war

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 09/29/2025 07:30 EDT

Ford and Chevy set near-identical lap times with very different cars; we drove both. Read more ›

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30 years later, I’m still obliterating planets in Master of Orion II—and you can, too

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/28/2025 07:15 EDT

There's an unparalleled purity to MOO2's commitment to the fantasy. Read more ›

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150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/28/2025 07:00 EDT

The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. Read more ›

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The current war on science, and who’s behind it

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Diana Gitig @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/27/2025 07:30 EDT

A vaccine developer and a climate scientist walk into a bar write a book. Read more ›

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Why LA Comic Con thought making an AI-powered Stan Lee hologram was a good idea

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/27/2025 07:00 EDT

“I suppose if we do it and thousands of fans… don't like it, we'll stop doing it.” Read more ›

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Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/26/2025 18:22 EDT

Cambridge researchers use satellite-based bramble detection as a proxy for mapping hedgehog habitats. Read more ›

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Woman hospitalized with pain and vomiting—diet soda cured her

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/26/2025 18:02 EDT

Doctor's dissolve mass in woman's stomach by getting her to chug soda. Read more ›

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LG’s $1,800 TV for seniors makes misguided assumptions

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/26/2025 17:46 EDT

Op-ed: A dumb TV would be better. Read more ›

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Reports: EA set to be sold to private investors for up to $50 billion

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/26/2025 17:23 EDT

Saudi investment fund, Jared Kushner are reportedly among the interested buyers Read more ›

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YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that will interrupt your tunes

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/26/2025 17:05 EDT

YouTube Labs will be a place to preview all the app's upcoming AI features. Read more ›

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Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/26/2025 16:26 EDT

Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair stops preempting Kimmel on its ABC affiliates. Read more ›

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You should care more about the stabilizers in your mechanical keyboard—here’s why

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/26/2025 16:19 EDT

Don't know what a keyboard stabilizer is? You're about to find out. Read more ›

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