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Felony charges after South Carolina high school filled with “fart spray”… for weeks

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 17:42 EDT

Let's dig into the science of stink. Read more ›

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Amazon Fire TV devices expected to ditch Android for Linux in 2025

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 17:27 EDT

Ditching Google could help Amazon better monetize its streaming gadgets. Read more ›

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High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 16:54 EDT

"Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space." Read more ›

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ChatGPT Pulse delivers morning updates based on your chat history

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 16:30 EDT

New mobile chatbot feature analyzes conversations overnight. Read more ›

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Study: Planned budget cuts would hurt drug development badly

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 14:34 EDT

Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn't be able to fund. Read more ›

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Experts urge caution about using ChatGPT to pick stocks

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 14:10 EDT

AI-selected portfolios might perform well in a growing market, but experts warn of downturn risks. Read more ›

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Amazon blamed AI for layoffs, then hired cheap H1-B workers, senators allege

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 13:56 EDT

Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers. Read more ›

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Apple iPhone 17 review: Sometimes boring is best

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 12:10 EDT

The least exciting iPhone this year is also the best value for the money. Read more ›

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Amazon agrees to make canceling Prime easy, will refund customers $1.5B

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 12:05 EDT

Amazon’s settlement with FTC kills the “No, I don’t want free shipping” button. Read more ›

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Google DeepMind unveils its first “thinking” robotics AI

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 12:00 EDT

DeepMind researchers believe this is the dawn of agentic robots. Read more ›

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Reviewing iOS 26 for power users: Reminders, Preview, and more

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 10:17 EDT

These features try to turn iPhones into more powerful work and organization tools. Read more ›

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Apple demands EU repeal the Digital Markets Act

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Barbara Moens, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 09:49 EDT

"DMA compliance is not optional, it's an obligation," the EU reminds Apple. Read more ›

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Astra’s Chris Kemp woke up one recent morning and chose violence

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 09:14 EDT

"We bought the engine from them, and it was garbage." Read more ›

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As many as 2 million Cisco devices affected by actively exploited 0-day

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/25/2025 08:43 EDT

Search shows 2 million vulnerable Cisco SNMP interfaces exposed to the Internet. Read more ›

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Ford decides to run its Le Mans program in-house, racing in 2027

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 08:00 EDT

Instead of contracting an outside team to campaign it, Ford Racing gets the job. Read more ›

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DeepMind’s robotic ballet: An AI for coordinating manufacturing robots

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 09/25/2025 07:15 EDT

An AI figures out how robots can get jobs done without getting in each other's way. Read more ›

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The crew of Artemis II will fly on Integrity during mission to the Moon

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 18:35 EDT

Integrity, this is Houston, you are go for the Moon... Read more ›

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Console wars death watch: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to PS5 in December

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 17:56 EDT

What's next, Sonic games on Nintendo consoles? Oh, wait... Read more ›

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“Screwworm is dangerously close”: Flesh-eating parasites just 70 miles from US

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 16:45 EDT

The detection was along a heavily trafficked commercial thoroughfare, USDA says. Read more ›

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Newly found ancient Egyptian port may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 16:02 EDT

NatGeo documentary Cleopatra's Final Secret chronicles archaeologist Kathleen Martinez's 20-year search Read more ›

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