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Google’s nightmare: How a search spinoff could remake the web

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/06/2025 07:00 EDT

Google has shaped the Internet as we know it, and unleashing its index could change everything. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon launch; why did UK’s Reaction Engines fail?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 06/06/2025 07:00 EDT

SpaceX's rockets make a lot more noise, but the machinations of Texas' newest city are underway. Read more ›

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Senate response to White House budget for NASA: Keep SLS, nix science

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 19:55 EDT

Gateway is back, baby. Read more ›

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Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 16:33 EDT

"It's not a bad thing to build a strong business and to monetize a product." Read more ›

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What would happen if Trump retaliated against Musk’s companies?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 16:02 EDT

"I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!" Read more ›

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Google releases updated Gemini 2.5 Pro, says it’s the “most intelligent model yet”

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 14:40 EDT

Google expects this version to roll out in the Gemini app soon. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5060/5060 Ti review: You can have “affordable” or “future-proof.” Pick one.

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 14:28 EDT

An OK, but uninspiring, end to the 50-series rollout for mid-range gaming PCs. Read more ›

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Nintendo warns Switch 2 GameChat users: “Your chat is recorded”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 13:08 EDT

Temporary local copies can be shared with Nintendo through manual user reporting. Read more ›

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Reddit sues Anthropic over AI scraping that retained users’ deleted posts

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 12:57 EDT

Amazon’s revamped Alexa at center of Reddit’s legal fight with Anthropic. Read more ›

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What solar? What wind? Texas data centers build their own gas power plants

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Dylan Baddour, Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 11:58 EDT

Data center operators are turning away from the grid to build their own power plants. Read more ›

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Xenomorphs are back and bad as ever in Alien: Earth trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 10:59 EDT

"If we don't lock them down, it will be too late." Read more ›

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“In 10 years, all bets are off”—Anthropic CEO opposes decadelong freeze on state AI laws

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 10:35 EDT

Amodei says AI "too fast" for blanket law ban; sees fundamental world change in 2 years. Read more ›

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FDA rushed out agency-wide AI tool—it’s not going well

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/05/2025 07:15 EDT

An agency-wide LLM called Elsa was released weeks ahead of schedule. Read more ›

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Endangered classic Mac plastic color returns as 3D-printer filament

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 18:13 EDT

Mac fan paid $900 to color-match iconic Apple beige-gray "Platinum" plastic for everyone. Read more ›

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US science is being wrecked, and its leadership is fighting the last war

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 18:00 EDT

Facing an extreme budget, the National Academies hosted an event that ignored it. Read more ›

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Jared Isaacman speaks out, and it’s clear that NASA lost a visionary leader

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 17:27 EDT

"We went from the atomic bomb in 1945 to laying the keel on the Nautilus in 1951." Read more ›

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FCC Republican resigns, leaving agency with just two commissioners

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 16:47 EDT

FCC Republican Nathan Simington resigns along with Democrat Geoffrey Starks. Read more ›

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OpenAI says court forcing it to save all ChatGPT logs is a privacy nightmare

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 15:56 EDT

OpenAI defends privacy of hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users. Read more ›

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American Science & Surplus is fighting for its life. Here’s why you should care.

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Eric Bangeman @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 15:34 EDT

Part science outlet, part Radio Shack, part curio cabinet—American Science & Surplus is unique. Read more ›

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It’s here: Unboxing and setting up our Switch 2 review unit

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/04/2025 15:14 EDT

Our Switch got here 14 hours early—here's what early adopters will see. Read more ›

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