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Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/13/2026 13:17 EDT

There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors. Read more ›

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After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 14:46 EDT

Apple, like other streamers, is facing a difficult economic reality. Read more ›

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Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 14:20 EDT

Brutal treatment may have been part of "public theater of violence" celebrating victory in battle. Read more ›

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Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 13:51 EDT

Hollow Knight fans found strange ways to cope with impatience and anticipation. Read more ›

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Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 13:07 EDT

Despite Trump's backing, states aren't giving Starlink the money it demanded. Read more ›

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At the top of the market, EV hypercars are a disappearing breed

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 12:10 EDT

Seven-figure EV hypercars are struggling to make an emotional connection with buyers. Read more ›

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/21/2025 11:49 EDT

Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots. Read more ›

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SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 07:30 EDT

SpaceX has built an impressive production site in Texas. Will Starship success follow? Read more ›

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A geothermal network in Colorado could help a rural town diversify its economy

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Phil McKenna, Jake Bolster, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 08/21/2025 07:15 EDT

Town pitches companies to take advantage of “reliable, cost-effective heating and cooling." Read more ›

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Humans intervened every 9 minutes in AAA test of driver assists

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/21/2025 00:00 EDT

AAA tested a number of different systems in Los Angeles highway traffic. Read more ›

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America’s fragile drug supply chain is extremely vulnerable to climate change

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 17:32 EDT

More than 60 percent of US drug facilities are in areas with weather disasters. Read more ›

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Using pollen to make paper, sponges, and more

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Sandy Ong, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 14:13 EDT

Reengineered, pollen could become a range of eco-friendly objects. Read more ›

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Trump confirms US is seeking 10% stake in Intel. Bernie Sanders approves.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/20/2025 14:00 EDT

Trump vowed to kill CHIPS Act. Instead, he’s found a way to salvage it. Read more ›

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Having recovery and/or SSD problems after recent Windows updates? You’re not alone.

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Recovery issue is already resolved; SSD problems have been trickier to diagnose. Read more ›

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Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

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Rupendra Brahambhatt @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 13:35 EDT

Ant eating is widely distributed across mammalian lineages. Read more ›

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China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 12:43 EDT

"This is a strategy to keep the US from intervening... that's what their space architecture is designed to do." Read more ›

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Sony makes the “difficult decision” to raise PlayStation 5 prices in the US

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 12:16 EDT

Price hikes go into effect August 21; standard PS5 will now start at $550. Read more ›

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Google unveils Pixel 10 series with improved Tensor G5 chip and a boatload of AI

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 12:00 EDT

The Pixel 10 series arrives with a power upgrade but no SIM card slot. Read more ›

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Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/20/2025 09:40 EDT

ROG Xbox Ally runs a stripped-down Windows that isn't publicly available (yet). Read more ›

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Top pediatricians buck RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine meddling on COVID shot guidance

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/19/2025 18:39 EDT

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under age 2 get vaccinated. Read more ›

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Fallout S2 teaser brings us to New Vegas

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/19/2025 18:24 EDT

Justin Theroux joins the cast as the villainous Robert House, along with a live-action Deathclaw. Read more ›

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