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Trump administration cuts off all future federal funding to Harvard

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 12:19 EDT

Odd letter ostensibly about funding asks Harvard "why is there so much HATE?" Read more ›

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Find my… bicycle?

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 10:54 EDT

Knog's Scout gives bikes a motion-sensitive alarm and Bluetooth tracking. Read more ›

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Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 05/06/2025 10:26 EDT

Last month, Tesla sold just 512 cars in the UK and 885 cars in Germany. Read more ›

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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI

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Martha Muir, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 09:26 EDT

Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro is cheaper but unfixes a decade-old design problem

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 09:00 EDT

New Surface Pro undoes a key improvement first used in 2014's Surface Pro 3. Read more ›

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Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lot

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 09:00 EDT

$899 laptop looks fine, but the cost savings might not be worth it. Read more ›

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Tuesday Telescope: After spacewalking, an astronaut strikes lightning

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/06/2025 08:00 EDT

"I am so amazed by the view we have up here of our Earth’s weather systems." Read more ›

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Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 20:05 EDT

Fake image-generating app allowed man to download 1.1TB of Disney-owned data. Read more ›

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Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 19:50 EDT

SSPE is rare, but tragic—more so because it's completely vaccine-preventable. Read more ›

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Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 17:37 EDT

Mike Waltz needs to find a new app. Read more ›

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OpenAI scraps controversial plan to become for-profit after mounting pressure

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 16:18 EDT

The nonprofit board will retain control, but now investor billions hang in the balance. Read more ›

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Google accidentally reveals Android’s Material 3 Expressive interface ahead of I/O

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 15:54 EDT

Google published and then deleted details of the new Material 3 Expressive theme. Read more ›

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Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 15:05 EDT

Attack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors' devices. Read more ›

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Only elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes society

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 15:00 EDT

Snuff tubes and spoons unearthed at Chavín de Huántar in Peru had traces of vilca and nicotine. Read more ›

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RIP Skype (2003–2025), survived by multiple versions of Microsoft Teams

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 13:44 EDT

Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, and now its journey is over. Read more ›

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Why Google Gemini’s Pokémon success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 13:29 EDT

Assistance from an external "agent harness" was key to the model's success. Read more ›

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After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 13:03 EDT

Trump admin appeals to SCOTUS after two courts ruled DOGE can't access data. Read more ›

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Software update makes HDR content “unwatchable” on Roku TVs

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 12:52 EDT

Roku says it's investigating the problem. Read more ›

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Largest deepfake porn site shuts down forever

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 11:41 EDT

Unknown hero pulls the plug on biggest AI porn platform. Read more ›

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F1 in Miami: Like normal F1, but everyone wears pastels

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/05/2025 10:38 EDT

The Miami event exemplifies the new breed of F1 venues, but it races well. Read more ›

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