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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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Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 12:02 EDT

Google doesn't think Eddie Cue is right about search. Read more ›

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Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 11:54 EDT

Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings. Read more ›

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Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 10:54 EDT

People who scored high on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news. Read more ›

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Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 10:37 EDT

Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms. Read more ›

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USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 10:26 EDT

According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's future rests on the two-seat driverless pod. Read more ›

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Elon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gates

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David Pilling, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 05/08/2025 09:30 EDT

"The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one." Read more ›

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NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 18:50 EDT

"The Budget reduces the space station’s crew size and onboard research." Read more ›

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WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 18:04 EDT

The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members. Read more ›

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Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 16:50 EDT

Five clusters of genes from different organisms put into a single bacterial strain. Read more ›

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Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 16:21 EDT

Matter is taking care of a few common smart home headaches. Read more ›

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We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 16:01 EDT

Wave of crypto abductions hits Europe. Read more ›

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Cue: Apple will add AI search in mobile Safari, challenging Google

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 15:44 EDT

“Prior to AI, my feeling around this was none of the others were valid choices." Read more ›

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Starlink: Here’s a free satellite dish—if you pay $120 a month instead of $90

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/07/2025 14:41 EDT

Accepting free dish blocks $90 monthly price available in excess-capacity areas. Read more ›

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