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LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2026 07:30 EDT

Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless. Read more ›

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With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2026 07:00 EDT

Questions remain as Google prepares to lock down Android app distribution in the name of security. Read more ›

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Oops: South Korean cops lost $5M in seized crypto after leaking wallet password

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 17:27 EDT

South Korean police deeply apologized for preventable loss of seized funds. Read more ›

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Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 13:19 EDT

FCC rejects protests because Charter and Cox don't compete directly in most places. Read more ›

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Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry

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Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 10:34 EDT

Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren't enough. Read more ›

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$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 10:06 EDT

Unexpected RAM upgrade is the highlight of an otherwise straightforward refresh. Read more ›

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Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 09:45 EDT

Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient game. Read more ›

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Apple's new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 09:34 EDT

New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price. Read more ›

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It's almost a station wagon: The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, driven

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Michael Teo Van Runkle @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 09:00 EDT

Despite the Toyota platform, there's plenty of Subaru DNA in this one. Read more ›

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Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 08:58 EDT

America succeeds in space when American companies compete. Read more ›

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Trump FCC's equal-time crackdown doesn't apply equally—or at all—to talk radio

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 07:00 EDT

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's unequal enforcement of the equal-time rule. Read more ›

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AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for the first time

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 03:00 EDT

First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers. Read more ›

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The strange animals that control their body heat

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Hannah Thomasy, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/01/2026 07:07 EDT

Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature and outlast storms, floods and, predators Read more ›

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Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government

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Will Knight, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/28/2026 15:00 EDT

The Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military. Read more ›

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In puzzling outbreak, officials look to cold beer, gross ice, and ChatGPT

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/28/2026 13:17 EDT

An AI chatbot convinced health investigators they had the right answer. Read more ›

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Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/27/2026 20:26 EDT

Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere. Read more ›

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The Air Force's new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 19:32 EDT

"There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn’t come to fruition." Read more ›

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Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 17:39 EDT

Can two declining companies form a profitable one? Read more ›

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Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 16:27 EDT

Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons. Read more ›

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Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 14:14 EDT

Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says. Read more ›

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