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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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Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it’s running in backup mode

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/21/2025 14:10 EDT

Engineers switched to a backup fuel line less than a quarter of the way through Psyche's mission. Read more ›

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New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life”

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/21/2025 13:03 EDT

Marine Organizational Body Size (MOBS) database fills a crucial gap in understanding ocean biodiversity. Read more ›

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How a data center company uses stranded renewable energy

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Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/21/2025 07:18 EDT

Some companies are paying low rates for renewable energy that would otherwise go unused. Read more ›

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A shark scientist reflects on Jaws at 50

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 15:50 EDT

Ars chats with marine biologist David Shiffman about the film's legacy—both good and bad. Read more ›

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Record DDoS pummels site with once-unimaginable 7.3Tbps of junk traffic

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 15:04 EDT

Attacker rained down the equivalent of 9,300 full-length HD movies in just 45 seconds. Read more ›

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Microsoft lays out its path to useful quantum computing

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 14:52 EDT

Its platform needs error correction that works with different hardware. Read more ›

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MIT student prints AI polymer masks to restore paintings in hours

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/20/2025 13:32 EDT

Removable transparent films apply digital restorations directly to damaged artwork. Read more ›

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Man’s health crashes after getting donated kidney—it was riddled with worms

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 13:17 EDT

Rare cases like this have led to changes in organ screening protocols. Read more ›

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YouTube is hiding an excellent, official high-speed Pac-Man mod in plain sight

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 13:01 EDT

Pac-Man Superfast turns the arcade classic into a high-octane reflex test. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Two big Asian reuse milestones, Vandenberg becomes SpaceX west

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 12:02 EDT

"This is potentially going to be a problem." Read more ›

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Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 11:46 EDT

WBD also started showing ads during HBO programming. Read more ›

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To avoid admitting ignorance, Meta AI says man’s number is a company helpline

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 11:12 EDT

AI may compound the burden of having a similar phone number to a popular business. Read more ›

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Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book

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Timothy B. Lee @ Ars Technica · 06/20/2025 07:00 EDT

The research could have big implications for generative AI copyright lawsuits. Read more ›

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Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

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Andy Greenberg, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/19/2025 10:40 EDT

The hacker group has destroyed more than $90 million held at an Iranian crypto exchange. Read more ›

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SpaceX’s next Starship just blew up on its test stand in South Texas

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 06/19/2025 06:57 EDT

SpaceX had high hopes for Starship in 2025, but it's been one setback after another. Read more ›

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Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2025 17:54 EDT

Democrats warn stablecoin bill could enable unprecedented government corruption. Read more ›

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Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2025 17:36 EDT

Advertisers want to know "exactly what you ate for breakfast." Read more ›

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Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2025 17:10 EDT

Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, and many more sites all targeted. Read more ›

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After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2025 16:42 EDT

The new ACIP agenda includes MMRV and thimerosal-containing flu vaccines. Read more ›

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New dating for White Sands footprints confirms controversial theory

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2025 16:20 EDT

Results are consistent with two earlier studies dating the footprints to between 22,000 and 24,000 years ago. Read more ›

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