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Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/04/2025 07:00 EDT

"We will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year." Read more ›

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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/03/2025 15:36 EDT

Creators say app is intended for parental monitoring. So why the emphasis on stealth? Read more ›

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Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/03/2025 13:41 EDT

A written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants. Read more ›

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Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/03/2025 13:21 EDT

Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago. Read more ›

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The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann exits HBO show

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/03/2025 13:11 EDT

Halley Gross, another prominent writer for the game and show, also departed. Read more ›

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2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is it

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2025 12:24 EDT

The three-row Buzz is defined by its big battery, which has its plusses and minuses. Read more ›

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Man fails to take his medicine—the flesh starts rotting off his leg

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2025 11:59 EDT

The man made a full recovery, but this tale is not for the faint of heart. Read more ›

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xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/03/2025 11:34 EDT

County health department accused of turning a "blind eye" to xAI's alleged pollution. Read more ›

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TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 17:18 EDT

Google and TikTok have rules against this sort of thing, but it doesn't seem to matter. Read more ›

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Everything that could go wrong with X’s new AI-written community notes

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 17:00 EDT

X says AI can supercharge community notes, but that comes with obvious risks. Read more ›

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New evidence that some supernovae may be a “double detonation”

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 16:39 EDT

It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass. Read more ›

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Rice could be key to brewing better non-alcoholic beer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 15:37 EDT

"It’s time we move beyond outdated perceptions and recognize what rice can offer in creating beer." Read more ›

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AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 15:28 EDT

Move is aimed at curbing a form of abuse that costs subscribers dearly. Read more ›

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From Le Mans to Driven—where does F1: The movie rank?

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 13:08 EDT

How well does the world of F1 translate into the tropes of a sporting movie? Read more ›

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NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/02/2025 12:34 EDT

What are the odds NYT will access your ChatGPT logs in OpenAI court battle? Read more ›

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Paramount accused of bribery as it settles Trump lawsuit for $16 million

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 07/02/2025 12:15 EDT

CBS owner won't apologize for reporting but gives $16M to presidential library. Read more ›

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Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian healthcare system

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 07/02/2025 11:22 EDT

The $1 trillion cut to Medicaid will cause "irreparable harm." Read more ›

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Tesla Q2 2025 sales dropped more than 13% year-over-year

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 07/02/2025 10:27 EDT

Tesla sold 60,000 fewer cars during the period than the year before. Read more ›

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What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers.

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 10:16 EDT

EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that's too big to fail. Read more ›

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Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 07/02/2025 09:38 EDT

The object has a very high eccentricity. Read more ›

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