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AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data

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Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/23/2026 10:38 EDT

LLMs memorize more training data than previously thought. Read more ›

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Increase of AI bots on the Internet sparks arms race

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Will Knight, Wired @ Ars Technica · 02/05/2026 09:21 EDT

Publishers are rolling out more aggressive defenses. Read more ›

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Museums incorporate "scent of the afterlife" into Egyptian exhibits

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/05/2026 00:01 EDT

“Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide.” Read more ›

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Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 18:08 EDT

The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly. Read more ›

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FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 17:41 EDT

Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however. Read more ›

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Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 16:15 EDT

ChatGPT competitor comes out swinging with Super Bowl ad mocking AI product pitches. Read more ›

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US House takes first step toward creating "commercial" deep space program

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 16:01 EDT

"We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector." Read more ›

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Judge gives Musk bad news, says Trump hasn't intervened to block SEC lawsuit

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 15:23 EDT

Musk is stuck fighting SEC suit seeking $150M in disgorgements from his Twitter takeover. Read more ›

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Trump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/04/2026 15:02 EDT

In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos. Read more ›

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"Capture it all": ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 13:32 EDT

Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down. Read more ›

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User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 12:55 EDT

Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done." Read more ›

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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites

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Sam Jones, Peggy Hollinger, and Ian Bott, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 10:02 EDT

Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow. Read more ›

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NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 09:41 EDT

"You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time." Read more ›

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So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 07:00 EDT

Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I'll keep using them. Read more ›

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Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive 

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 18:41 EDT

80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate. Read more ›

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Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 17:55 EDT

"This Titan is like a god, and the sea creatures worship it." Read more ›

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Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 17:44 EDT

Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize. Read more ›

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Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 16:15 EDT

Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy. Read more ›

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X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 15:13 EDT

Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors. Read more ›

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Original Nintendo Switch passes the DS to become Nintendo's bestselling console

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 13:56 EDT

Switch 2 has already beaten the Wii U and is on its way to overtaking GameCube. Read more ›

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Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 13:25 EDT

ChromeOS may be canned once the current support guarantee has run its course. Read more ›

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