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Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 16:26 EDT

Meta allegedly prioritized user growth over security, lawsuit said. Read more ›

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In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 15:29 EDT

Google's position on the state of the Internet is murky to say the least. Read more ›

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Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 15:18 EDT

Celebrated molecular biologist weathered late '80s controversy to become Caltech president. Read more ›

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On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 14:45 EDT

We'll see how long the Department of War lasts. Space Force Combat Forces Command might stick around. Read more ›

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EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 14:31 EDT

Starlink says $17 billion spectrum purchase will improve its cellphone service. Read more ›

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The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 14:00 EDT

The electric grand tourer charges fast, accelerates even faster. Read more ›

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Benoit Blanc goes full Gothic in Wake Up Dead Man trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 13:40 EDT

"To understand this case, we need to look around the myth that's being constructed." Read more ›

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AI will consume all of IT by 2030—but not all IT jobs, Gartner says

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 13:17 EDT

AI still threatens entry-level IT jobs. Read more ›

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Trump’s attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 12:54 EDT

John Roberts issuing stay means FTC Democrat has to leave her post again. Read more ›

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F1 in Italy: Look what happens when the downforce comes off

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 12:44 EDT

The excitement came at the start and toward the end of this rather quick race. Read more ›

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All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 12:24 EDT

Finding working copies of the last few titles was an "especially cursed" journey. Read more ›

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Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 09/08/2025 11:54 EDT

"At $4 billion a launch, you don’t have a Moon program." Read more ›

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Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age

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Chris Foresman @ Ars Technica · 09/08/2025 07:00 EDT

Format is "more aligned with how artists are making and releasing music in the streaming era." Read more ›

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Porsche’s insanely clever hybrid engine comes to the 911 Turbo S

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/07/2025 09:00 EDT

The new 911 variant is 14 seconds quicker around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Read more ›

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GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/05/2025 20:01 EDT

One scientist says it's like buying a car and running it into a tree to save on gas money. Read more ›

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Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 09/05/2025 18:20 EDT

We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas. Read more ›

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“First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 09/05/2025 16:26 EDT

Settlement shows AI companies can face consequences for pirated training data. Read more ›

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What to expect (and not expect) from yet another September Apple event

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/05/2025 15:54 EDT

An all-new iPhone variant, plus a long list of useful (if predictable) upgrades. Read more ›

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Civilization VII team at Firaxis Games faces layoffs

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 09/05/2025 15:35 EDT

CEO says the game is projected to meet expectations, but there are cuts anyway. Read more ›

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Ignoring Trump threats, Europe hits Google with 2.95B euro fine for adtech monopoly

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/05/2025 15:17 EDT

The EU could seek to break up Google's ad division. Read more ›

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