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Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/19/2026 09:36 EDT

A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue. Read more ›

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As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat

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Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/19/2026 07:15 EDT

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs. Read more ›

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A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 06/18/2026 20:39 EDT

"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this." Read more ›

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Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 19:28 EDT

Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor. Read more ›

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FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 18:08 EDT

In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine. Read more ›

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As China looms, Taiwan makes more drones for defense and the US military

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 17:21 EDT

Taiwan's drone spending plans for defense could also boost business overseas. Read more ›

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NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 16:49 EDT

"We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs." Read more ›

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Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 15:53 EDT

A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September. Read more ›

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Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 15:41 EDT

The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers. Read more ›

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After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 14:19 EDT

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact. Read more ›

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Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes

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stin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 13:42 EDT

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. Read more ›

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Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 13:02 EDT

Biggest AI firms will likely recoil at Bernie Sanders' AI wealth fund. Read more ›

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Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 11:04 EDT

We can't blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore. Read more ›

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Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 10:34 EDT

Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space. Read more ›

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Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/18/2026 02:37 EDT

Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: "I didn't know you could get that big." Read more ›

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Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/17/2026 18:11 EDT

Maggot therapy lacks robust data, but it has fans and a fail-safe "bacon therapy." Read more ›

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Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/17/2026 16:44 EDT

Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back. Read more ›

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California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/17/2026 16:07 EDT

FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service. Read more ›

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Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 06/17/2026 15:54 EDT

The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet. Read more ›

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Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/17/2026 15:43 EDT

Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings. Read more ›

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