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Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used

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Scott K. Johnson @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 15:00 EDT

With today’s scientific tools, the problem could have been spotted in the 1950s. Read more ›

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Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 14:21 EDT

The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks. Read more ›

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Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 13:59 EDT

But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware. Read more ›

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Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 13:48 EDT

Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets. Read more ›

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F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 12:04 EDT

A heatwave, engine upgrades, plus power levels for the next two seasons. Read more ›

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Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 11:43 EDT

Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings. Read more ›

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In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 11:33 EDT

"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry." Read more ›

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Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 11:21 EDT

"Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?" Read more ›

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Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties

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Oliver Barnes and Daniel Thomas, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 09:25 EDT

NBCUniversal and Sky will be spun off into separate companies. Read more ›

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NASA's X-59 "frankenjet" tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 06/29/2026 06:30 EDT

NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour. Read more ›

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Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/28/2026 14:49 EDT

Clicking on the links now reveals blank pages and empty PDFs. "Intellectually, it’s not acceptable.” Read more ›

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Apple and Audi alumni have made a luxe EV based on the moon buggy

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Jeremy White, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/27/2026 07:07 EDT

The Amble One is a street-legal $25,000 electric buggy designed for luxury resorts. Read more ›

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South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/26/2026 18:19 EDT

Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.” Read more ›

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Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/26/2026 17:43 EDT

His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms' heads. Read more ›

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Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 17:12 EDT

Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming. Read more ›

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Russian citizens told "switch to Android" after Apple blocks key Russian apps

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 16:58 EDT

Russian government lashes out at Apple's "bizarre" decisions. Read more ›

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NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 16:04 EDT

NYT shifts OpenAI/Microsoft copyright claims after SCOTUS ruling against Sony. Read more ›

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FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 14:51 EDT

FCC refuses to provide messages, has "wasted a year" of court's time, filing says. Read more ›

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Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 14:19 EDT

Update began June 15 and will no longer allow you to share your login info. Read more ›

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Antibiotic "megacluster" discovery provides new strategy to fight superbugs

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2026 13:46 EDT

It's "an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal." Read more ›

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