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Reddit bug caused lesbian subreddit to be labeled as a place for “straight” women

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 18:32 EDT

Users feared Reddit used generative AI to rewrite user-created content. Read more ›

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Hands-on with Apple’s new iPhones: Beauty and the beast and the regular-looking one

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 17:59 EDT

A new form-vs.-function spectrum emerges as Apple's phone designs diverge. Read more ›

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Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 17:08 EDT

Positive results come as Americans face confusing access rules that vary by state. Read more ›

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Claude’s new AI file creation feature ships with deep security risks built in

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 16:55 EDT

Expert calls security advice "unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic's users." Read more ›

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After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 16:29 EDT

"Probably the best part of my day is watching that team hit their milestones." Read more ›

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As hackers exploit one high-severity SAP flaw, company warns of 3 more

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 15:55 EDT

Users of SAP's S/4HANA and NetWeaver products are at risk and should patch soon. Read more ›

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SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 14:43 EDT

SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. Read more ›

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iPhone 17 Air is real—here’s what’s new in Apple’s extra-thin handset

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 14:24 EDT

It's not revolutionary, but it's hypertargeted at one type of customer. Read more ›

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iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and Apple’s other OS updates launch September 15

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 14:22 EDT

If your device is supported, it’s getting Liquid Glass-ier later this month. Read more ›

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Apple “started from scratch” to design all-new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 14:20 EDT

Aluminum unibody and three-lens "camera plateau" give the phone a new look. Read more ›

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Apple adds hypertension and sleep-quality monitoring to Watch Ultra 3, Series 11

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 14:17 EDT

$799 Ultra Watch 3 will debut alongside the Watch Series 11 and Watch SE 3. Read more ›

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Apple announces $799 iPhone 17 with bigger 6.3-inch always-on ProMotion screen, A19 chip

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 13:50 EDT

This is the first time the regular iPhone has gotten the high-refresh screen. Read more ›

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New AirPods Pro 3 turn Apple’s earbuds into fitness tracker, universal translator

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 13:36 EDT

Plus upgrades to active noise cancellation and battery life. Read more ›

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“You are evil”: GirlsDoPorn ringleader Michael Pratt sentenced to 27 years

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 12:58 EDT

Sentence is longer than US asked for; judge "never had a case like this before." Read more ›

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Judge: Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement is being shoved “down the throat of authors”

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 12:21 EDT

Feeling “misled,” judge refuses to rubber-stamp Anthropic's proposed settlement. Read more ›

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Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 11:45 EDT

Genki says it "didn't obtain any unreleased Nintendo property" before launch. Read more ›

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Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court

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

Daly's defense asserted, in part, that Nintendo's "alleged copyrights are invalid." Read more ›

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Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change

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Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 09:24 EDT

New research debunks some speculative climate fixes. Read more ›

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Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/09/2025 07:08 EDT

UK study findings may challenge assumptions about who benefits most from AI tools. Read more ›

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Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 20:37 EDT

Incident hitting npm users is likely the biggest supply-chain attack ever. Read more ›

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