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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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SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/15/2025 16:20 EDT

"SpaceX can now proceed with Starship Flight 10 launch operations under its current license." Read more ›

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Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/15/2025 14:13 EDT

Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes. Read more ›

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Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/15/2025 13:29 EDT

It's OpenAI vs. OpenAI on everything from video game strategy to landing a 737. Read more ›

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Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2025 13:12 EDT

US has halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations overall, report says. Read more ›

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Anti-vaccine RFK Jr. creates vaccine panel of anti-vaccine group’s dreams

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2025 13:05 EDT

With new vaccine panel, fears rise RFK Jr. will upend childhood shots. Read more ›

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US may purchase stake in Intel after Trump attacked CEO

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/15/2025 12:53 EDT

Trump’s attacks on Intel CEO may stem from beef with Biden. Read more ›

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NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 08/15/2025 11:55 EDT

NASA's charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2025 10:16 EDT

Why is China's heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time? Read more ›

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Here’s Acura’s next all-electric RSX crossover

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/15/2025 09:44 EDT

Acura will step into the software-defined vehicle era with its US-made electric vehicle. Read more ›

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Porsche’s best daily driver 911? The 2025 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid review.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 08/15/2025 07:00 EDT

An electric turbocharger means almost instant throttle response from the T-Hybrid. Read more ›

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Dedicated volunteer exposes “single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history”

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 18:18 EDT

Ten years of work to boost one man's reputation. Read more ›

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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 17:11 EDT

It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot. Read more ›

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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 08/14/2025 16:32 EDT

SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state's broadband grant plan. Read more ›

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Google releases pint-size Gemma open AI model

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 16:04 EDT

The new Gemma model is a fraction of the size of most new models. Read more ›

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Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 12:31 EDT

Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids. Read more ›

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Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 12:10 EDT

The Inca Empire hung by a thread—literally. Read more ›

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Ice discs slingshot across a metal surface all on their own

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 11:44 EDT

VA Tech experiment was inspired by Death Valley's mysterious "sailing stones" at Racetrack Playa. Read more ›

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Misunderstood “photophoresis” effect could loft metal sheets to exosphere

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 11:28 EDT

Photophoresis can generate a tiny bit of lift without any moving parts. Read more ›

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Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 10:44 EDT

Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight. Read more ›

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Upcoming DeepSeek AI model failed to train using Huawei’s chips

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Eleanor Olcott and Zijing Wu, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 08/14/2025 09:16 EDT

Startup encountered persistent technical issues using Huawei Ascend chips. Read more ›

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