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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 14:55 EDT

Linus Torvalds sees "zero real reason for anybody to waste one second" on them. Read more ›

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Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/09/2025 13:33 EDT

Trump move also takes grants away from veterans and people with disabilities. Read more ›

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Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/09/2025 12:19 EDT

One participant is reportedly facing criminal charges in juvenile court. Read more ›

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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 10:50 EDT

Some victims lost everything to the Celsius Network's fraud. Read more ›

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Don’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 10:42 EDT

Prevost played Wordle and Words with Friends before leaving for the conclave. Read more ›

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Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 10:12 EDT

The UK is allowed to export 100,000 cars a year to the US at the lower rate. Read more ›

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Doom: The Dark Ages review: Shields up!

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 10:00 EDT

Prepare to add a more defensive stance to the usual dodge-and-shoot gameplay loop. Read more ›

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Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US

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WIRED @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 09:56 EDT

EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists. Read more ›

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A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 09:37 EDT

Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Rocket Lab to demo cargo delivery; America’s new ICBM in trouble

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/09/2025 07:00 EDT

SpaceX's plan to turn Starbase into Texas' newest city won the approval of voters—err, employees. Read more ›

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New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 17:54 EDT

CDC study finds big declines in hospitalizations—and they may be underestimates. Read more ›

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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 16:59 EDT

Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact. Read more ›

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AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 16:23 EDT

New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use—and hide its use, fearing stigma. Read more ›

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Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 14:45 EDT

Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute. Read more ›

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DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/08/2025 14:27 EDT

The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected. Read more ›

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Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 14:17 EDT

US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms. Read more ›

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Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/08/2025 13:26 EDT

Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband. Read more ›

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DOGE to roll out shadowy software to speed mass gov’t layoffs, report says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 12:37 EDT

Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink. Read more ›

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Microsoft effectively raises high-end Surface prices by discontinuing base models

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 12:27 EDT

Discontinuation of 256GB models gives older Surface PCs an effective price hike. Read more ›

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Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway

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Annie Waldman, ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 12:11 EDT

Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations. Read more ›

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