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New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2025 09:00 EDT

Malicious "context manipulation" technique causes bot to send payments to attacker's wallet. Read more ›

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2025 Bentley Continental GT: Big power, big battery, big price

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2025 08:52 EDT

We spend a week with Bentley's new plug-in hybrid grand touring car. Read more ›

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Dutch scientists built a brainless soft robot that runs on air 

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2025 07:10 EDT

It runs like a stotting gazelle and swims like a dog. Read more ›

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Tuesday Telescope: Taking a look at the next generation of telescopes

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/13/2025 07:00 EDT

A large moon and an extremely large telescope. Read more ›

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VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 17:38 EDT

"We acknowledge that notifying users after the deactivation was a poor experience ..." Read more ›

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FCC commissioner writes op-ed titled, “It’s time for Trump to DOGE the FCC“

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 16:28 EDT

"The FCC is a prime candidate for DOGE-style reform," Nathan Simington writes. Read more ›

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Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 15:37 EDT

Cops scuffle with Trump picks at Copyright Office after AI report stuns tech industry. Read more ›

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New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 13:04 EDT

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s. Read more ›

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Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/12/2025 12:27 EDT

The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard. Read more ›

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US and China pause tariffs for 90 days as Trump claims “historic trade win”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 11:38 EDT

US drops China tariff from 145% to 30% while governments seek longer-term deal. Read more ›

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Nintendo threatens to brick Switch consoles for hacking, piracy

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 11:08 EDT

Updated EULA language includes new threat to "render the... device permanently unusable." Read more ›

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A new era in cancer therapies is at hand

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Claudia López Lloreda, Undark Magazine @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 09:54 EDT

New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy. Read more ›

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The tinkerers who opened up a fancy coffee maker to AI brewing

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/12/2025 07:00 EDT

An Ars author slightly surrenders to chatbot-made profiles and automated brews. Read more ›

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The Last of Us episode 5 recap: There’s something in the air

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Andrew Cunningham & Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/11/2025 22:00 EDT

Omnipresent threats beset our heroes as they wade deeper into Seattle. Read more ›

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The Justice League is not impressed in Peacemaker S2 teaser

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/11/2025 14:57 EDT

"We haven't always been great people, but we are the 11th Street kids and no one will ever break us apart." Read more ›

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Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star

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Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/10/2025 07:07 EDT

The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception. Read more ›

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When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/09/2025 17:40 EDT

TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this. Read more ›

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New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/09/2025 17:29 EDT

Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse. Read more ›

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Wearables firm’s endless free hardware upgrades were too good to be true

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/09/2025 16:57 EDT

Customers accuse Whoop of baiting and switching as it adjusts its business model. Read more ›

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Recap: Here’s what happened in Google’s search antitrust trial

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 15:51 EDT

Google and the DOJ have had their say; now it's in the judge's hands. Read more ›

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