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DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 17:28 EDT

The advertising remedy trial will begin on September 22. Read more ›

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Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time

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Mary K. Feeney @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/02/2025 17:00 EDT

Recent grant terminations are a symptom of a widespread attack on science. Read more ›

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Judge on Meta’s AI training: “I just don’t understand how that can be fair use”

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/02/2025 16:53 EDT

Judge downplayed Meta’s “messed up” torrenting in lawsuit over AI training. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 16:14 EDT

The move is part of an industry-wide push for users to adopt passkeys. Read more ›

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Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/02/2025 15:50 EDT

Colgate and Crest toothpastes are in the crosshairs. Read more ›

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Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 15:39 EDT

Budget document derides research and science-based policy as "woke," "scams." Read more ›

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AI strategists, Formula 1, even an electric NASCAR? We talk racing with GM.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 13:17 EDT

Motorsports remains a great way to train good engineers. Read more ›

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Screwworms are coming—and they’re just as horrifying as they sound

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/02/2025 12:56 EDT

US is now scrambling to use aerial bombs of sterilized flies to halt the spread. Read more ›

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Claude’s AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:39 EDT

New feature searches hundreds of sources to build a document—but is it accurate? Read more ›

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Google teases NotebookLM app in the Play Store ahead of I/O release

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:24 EDT

NotebookLM is a genuinely useful AI tool, and it's coming to your phone. Read more ›

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Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel’s Canon

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:15 EDT

Such insect-computer hybrid speakers might one day be used to transmit warnings in emergencies. Read more ›

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“Blatantly unlawful”: Trump slammed for trying to defund PBS, NPR

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 12:05 EDT

Defunding PBS and NPR risks devastating rural communities, networks say. Read more ›

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Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 11:49 EDT

There are negative consequences for the flies, but they avoid being eaten alive. Read more ›

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White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/02/2025 11:39 EDT

"SLS alone costs $4 billion per launch and is 140 percent over budget." Read more ›

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Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 11:14 EDT

Apple quickly approved updated app with payment links, prices, and promotions. Read more ›

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Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 10:43 EDT

Epic takes no cut for first $1 million in annual per-game revenue under new plan. Read more ›

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Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 09:45 EDT

"Gives you a sense of how big this crisis is." Read more ›

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Grand Theft Auto VI gets pushed back to May 26, 2026

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 09:35 EDT

Rockstar: Extra time will let us "deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve." Read more ›

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DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite regulations

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David Gilbert and Vittoria Elliott, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 05/02/2025 07:30 EDT

The DOGE operative has been tasked with rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read more ›

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“Older than Google,” this Elder Scrolls wiki has been helping gamers for 30 years

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Daniel Larlham, Jr. @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/02/2025 07:00 EDT

Interviewing the people behind the 30-year old Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. Read more ›

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