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Vaporware or not? Aptera assembles its first five validation models.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2026 13:06 EDT

The three-wheel, two-seat EV has been in development since 2006. Read more ›

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Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2026 12:47 EDT

Layoffs are "not a savings-driven resutrcture," CFO says. Read more ›

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Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño

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Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2026 09:09 EDT

Ocean heat plus human-caused global warming is a grim recipe for deadly climate extremes. Read more ›

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Motorola Razr Fold review: Fits neatly in your pocket but not your budget

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2026 09:00 EDT

The Razr Fold has a lot going for it, but like all foldables, it's wildly expensive. Read more ›

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Desperate Trump taps "Tim Apple," Jensen Huang, Elon Musk to attend Xi summit

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/14/2026 07:00 EDT

Xi meeting may force Trump to pivot on semiconductor tariffs and Taiwan. Read more ›

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Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 17:48 EDT

The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft. Read more ›

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FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 16:44 EDT

Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses. Read more ›

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Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 16:27 EDT

Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us. Read more ›

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Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 16:06 EDT

The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD. Read more ›

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AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won't snitch

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 15:47 EDT

Old "honor code" systems are under strain. Read more ›

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The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 15:05 EDT

The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery. Read more ›

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NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 14:37 EDT

"NASA also is defining the concept of operations for the mission." Read more ›

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A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 14:04 EDT

US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year. Read more ›

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Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 14:00 EDT

“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says. Read more ›

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Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 13:48 EDT

"Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI. Read more ›

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Windows Update is getting better at saving your PC from buggy drivers

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 13:20 EDT

Driver recovery can automate what used to be an irritating manual process. Read more ›

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Amazon devices chief says a new smartphone is “just not the goal”

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 13:06 EDT

"We know what customers need right now.” Read more ›

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Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 12:31 EDT

But training on "synthetic stories" that model good AI behavior can help. Read more ›

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Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 11:53 EDT

Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe's first supernovae. Read more ›

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Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets

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Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2026 10:20 EDT

Are the pockets of Jeff Bezos not as deep as everyone thinks? Read more ›

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