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Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 18:09 EDT

Signaling from retinoic acid appears to be key to getting mice to regrow ear damage. Read more ›

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RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 17:47 EDT

Flu shots with thimerosal abandoned, despite decades of data showing they're safe. Read more ›

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Judge rejects Meta’s claim that torrenting is “irrelevant” in AI copyright case

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 16:46 EDT

Meta may defeat authors’ torrenting claim due to lack of evidence. Read more ›

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Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 16:33 EDT

AI chatbot codes browser-based apps from plain English with classic web vibes. Read more ›

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VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 16:17 EDT

"Our management thought it was a bluff..." Read more ›

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Book authors made the wrong arguments in Meta AI training case, judge says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 13:45 EDT

Judges clash over "schoolchildren" analogy in key AI training rulings. Read more ›

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13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 13:27 EDT

It only makes any sense at all because of the old Surface Laptop's price hike. Read more ›

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45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 13:02 EDT

"How did Paleolithic people arrive at such remote islands as Okinawa? What tools and strategies did they use?" Read more ›

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Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 12:43 EDT

The feature is only available as a test for Premium members for now. Read more ›

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Researchers develop a battery cathode material that does it all

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 11:08 EDT

A mix of iron, chlorine, and lithium is conductive, stores lithium, and self-heals. Read more ›

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Today! Ars Live: What’s up with the sudden surge in temperatures?

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 10:51 EDT

Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth project joins us to talk climate science. Read more ›

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Reddit CEO pledges site will remain “written by humans and voted on by humans”

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Daniel Thomas and Hannah Murphy, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 09:54 EDT

Reddit is in an “arms race” to protect its communities from AI-generated content. Read more ›

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During a town hall Wednesday, NASA officials on stage looked like hostages

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 06/26/2025 08:47 EDT

A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year. Read more ›

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All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/25/2025 19:04 EDT

Overall, the meeting was packed with anti-vaccine talking points and arguments. Read more ›

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After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 18:39 EDT

Trump T1 phone isn't "made in the USA" but is "designed with American values." Read more ›

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Google’s spotty Find Hub network could get better thanks to a small setup tweak

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 16:53 EDT

Expanded device tracking is still opt-in. Read more ›

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Is DOGE doomed to fail? Some experts are ready to call it.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 16:40 EDT

Trump wants $45M to continue DOGE’s work. Critics warn costs already too high. Read more ›

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Looking at Framework’s progress on software support for its repairable laptops

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 16:12 EDT

Framework's laptops used to go years without new drivers or security patches. Read more ›

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Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 16:00 EDT

Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world." Read more ›

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Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/25/2025 15:39 EDT

Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll. Read more ›

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