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Elon Musk faces criminal probe in France after ignoring summons in X case

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 13:32 EDT

France threatens criminal charges if Musk doesn't appear for questioning. Read more ›

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Chrome's 4GB AI model isn't new, but you're not wrong for being confused

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 13:17 EDT

You can stop Chrome from taking up 4GB of storage for local AI, but that shouldn't be your problem. Read more ›

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Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 11:46 EDT

Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed. Read more ›

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DNA identifies four more crew members of doomed Franklin expedition

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 11:15 EDT

Three served on the HMS Erebus; the fourth was Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror. Read more ›

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Which Macs are suffering from shortages—and where are things getting worse?

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 11:00 EDT

There are a couple signs of strain beyond the MacBook Neo and the desktops. Read more ›

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How climate change makes your allergies worse

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Keerti Gopal, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 10:23 EDT

As pollen season worsens, allergies compound with other climate health hazards. Read more ›

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is getting more expensive later this year

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 10:11 EDT

"Changes in market conditions" lead to $50 price bump on Sept. 1. Read more ›

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The US military just released a bunch of UAP files, but there's no there there

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 09:59 EDT

Here at Ars Technica, we do not preclude the possibility that aliens have visited Earth. Read more ›

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Everyone’s a loser in Strait of Hormuz game that simulates global crisis

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 07:15 EDT

The game asks players to find the least worst options for a shipping chokepoint. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Alpha Block 2 coming this summer; Falcon sets booster landing mark

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2026 07:00 EDT

"The deciding factor was what we felt like was the team’s impact to humanity." Read more ›

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DHS can’t create vast DNA database to track ICE critics, lawsuit says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 17:35 EDT

Lawsuit accuses DHS of plugging DNA database into ICE surveillance machine. Read more ›

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Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have "almost no false positives"

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 15:18 EDT

The developer of Firefox says it has "completely bought in" on AI-assisted bug discovery. Read more ›

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Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 10:00 EDT

The $100 Fitbit Air is available for preorder today. Read more ›

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RIP social media. What comes next is messy.

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 09:51 EDT

As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair? Read more ›

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Elon Musk tried to hire OpenAI founders to start AI unit inside Tesla

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George Hammond, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 09:14 EDT

Musk was “prepared to do the for-profit, provided he would get control.” Read more ›

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Is your Porsche Taycan too slow at the Nürbugring? You need this Manthey Kit.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 08:00 EDT

Nordschleife-specialist Manthey has developed an upgrade package for the Porsche EV. Read more ›

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Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2026 07:00 EDT

"The spacecraft can also be refueled, and it can refuel others." Read more ›

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SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2026 18:28 EDT

Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now. Read more ›

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Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2026 18:09 EDT

Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more. Read more ›

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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2026 17:47 EDT

TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing. Read more ›

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