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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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F1 in Belgium: The best racetrack in the world

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/28/2025 08:43 EDT

Changeable conditions usually make for exciting races, but 2025 was a bit dull. Read more ›

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Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 07/28/2025 07:00 EDT

"We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the 'red order of battle.'" Read more ›

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Peacemaker S2 trailer finds our anti-hero in a parallel world

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/27/2025 15:44 EDT

"I don't want to be a joke anymore. I want to be a real hero." Read more ›

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20 years after Katrina, NatGeo and New Orleans remember

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/27/2025 13:36 EDT

20 years ago, Ivor Van Heerden warned of impending disaster in New Orleans. Are his warnings still going unheeded? Read more ›

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Robots eating other robots: The benefits of machine metabolism

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/27/2025 07:00 EDT

If you define "metabolism" loosely enough, these robots may have one. Read more ›

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Microsoft to stop using China-based teams to support Department of Defense

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Renee Dudley, with research from Doris Burke, ProPublica @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/26/2025 07:00 EDT

The tech giant has relied on global workforce to support federal clients. Read more ›

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This aerogel and some sun could make saltwater drinkable

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/26/2025 06:00 EDT

Previous aerogels didn't work on a scale that was large enough to matter. Read more ›

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After BlackSuit is taken down, new ransomware group Chaos emerges

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/25/2025 20:21 EDT

As BlackSuit's dark web site goes dark, Chaos is already around to pick up the slack. Read more ›

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Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/25/2025 18:17 EDT

"Starlink went down across the entire front." Read more ›

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North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/25/2025 17:39 EDT

North Korea made millions from the scheme. Read more ›

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Widely panned arsenic life paper gets retracted—15 years after brouhaha

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 16:26 EDT

Opinions are mixed on the retraction, and the authors continue to defend their work. Read more ›

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Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/25/2025 16:10 EDT

Update also blocks compatibility with popular third-party apps. Read more ›

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OpenAI’s most capable AI model, GPT-5, may be coming in August

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 15:59 EDT

Sources say new model combines o3 reasoning with general GPT capabilities. Read more ›

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Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/25/2025 15:00 EDT

Descent is a big part of gaming history, but not many people talk about it. Read more ›

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Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/25/2025 14:13 EDT

Lawmakers want to prevent companies from using AI to increase prices or lower wages. Read more ›

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Mistral’s new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 13:11 EDT

Individual prompts don't cost much, but billions together can have aggregate impact. Read more ›

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The electric Stark Varg EX is brutally fast but a little too unrefined

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 12:00 EDT

This all-electric enduro monster needs a little more time in the oven. Read more ›

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Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 11:50 EDT

Attacks affected packages, including one with ~2.8 million weekly downloads. Read more ›

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Inventor claims bleach injections will destroy cancer tumors

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David Gilbert, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 07/25/2025 11:28 EDT

A lack of medical training isn't stopping a man from charging $20,000 for the treatment. Read more ›

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Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/25/2025 11:20 EDT

FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns. Read more ›

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