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Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains

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Roberto Baldwin @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 15:38 EDT

A new EV is expected to be announced in August. Read more ›

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Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 14:30 EDT

Vouchers could save buyers $10 or $20 on the cost of many Switch games. Read more ›

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Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 12:43 EDT

"A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our production." Read more ›

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Everything tech giants will hate about the EU’s new AI rules

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 12:29 EDT

EU rules ask tech giants to publicly track how and when AI models go off the rails. Read more ›

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Ars Live recap: Climate science in a rapidly changing world

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 12:16 EDT

We talked with climate scientist Zeke Hausfather about recent temperature records. Read more ›

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Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 12:05 EDT

xAI claims new multi-agent model hits top benchmarks as Nazi controversy lingers. Read more ›

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Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes

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Kristin Shaw @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 11:47 EDT

Brakes get punished more than ever now that Le Mans is a sprint from start to finish. Read more ›

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Mazda reveals next-gen CX-5 details, including a hybrid, due in 2027

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 11:10 EDT

The new CX-5 also features a new Android Automotive-based infotainment system. Read more ›

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Gemini can now turn your photos into video with Veo 3

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 11:02 EDT

Google is making it easier to create videos with Gemini, but you only get a few shots per day. Read more ›

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Ars Technica and GOG team up to bring you a pile of our favorite games

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 10:24 EDT

Some games are old, some are new-ish, but they're all experiences we'd love to share. Read more ›

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Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 09:21 EDT

It's unclear why the use of BTMPS has taken off—but scientists have some ideas. Read more ›

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Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing

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Jackie Rocheleau, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica · 07/10/2025 07:10 EDT

Researchers hope a new technique can treat a variety of damaged organs. Read more ›

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Here’s why Trump appointed the Secretary of Transportation to lead NASA

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 21:32 EDT

"Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let’s launch." Read more ›

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ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 17:59 EDT

Soundslice caught OpenAI's bot telling users about a fake music notation feature—then built it. Read more ›

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Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 17:00 EDT

Cloudflare pushes Google to separate bots for AI Overviews and search indexing. Read more ›

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Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 16:45 EDT

Iterative update will supposedly be a bridge to a later, more extensive redesign. Read more ›

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Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 16:08 EDT

Extensions load unknown sites into invisible Windows. What could go wrong? Read more ›

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“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’s canceled research

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 15:55 EDT

Congressional Democrats host scientists whose grants have been canceled. Read more ›

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Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 15:30 EDT

FCC considering Verizon request to end 60-day handset unlocking requirement. Read more ›

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AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 07/09/2025 14:35 EDT

AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history. Read more ›

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