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Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/13/2026 13:17 EDT

There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors. Read more ›

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Phishing attacks that defeat MFA are easier than ever. So what are we to do?

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 17:00 EDT

Why multifactor authentication based on one-time-passwords and push notifications fail. Read more ›

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New study accuses LM Arena of gaming its popular AI benchmark

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 16:31 EDT

The popular AI vibe test may not be as fair as it seems. Read more ›

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Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 15:41 EDT

There's a time and there's a place. Federal court is neither. Read more ›

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New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 15:34 EDT

Films of IR-sensitive material only tens of nanometers thick are tough to make. Read more ›

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Sen. Susan Collins blasts Trump for cuts to scientific research

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Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 14:44 EDT

New study shows budget cuts to research would significantly hurt the economy in the long run. Read more ›

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The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Achingly beautiful and thrilling to drive

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 14:33 EDT

It took time to get confident with the Vantage, and it did not like rain. Read more ›

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Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 13:40 EDT

Neanderthals used sleek bone projectiles to hunt big game. Read more ›

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Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 13:01 EDT

Unsurprisingly, an advertising company is finding more places to run ads. Read more ›

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Gaming news site Polygon gutted by massive layoffs amid sale to Valnet

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 12:49 EDT

Polygon cofounder says he's "just completely sickened by this news." Read more ›

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Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 12:33 EDT

There are four broad categories—physics, chemistry, biology, and social science—liberally defined. Read more ›

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Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 12:08 EDT

Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports. Read more ›

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Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says “some” holiday games will be $80

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/01/2025 09:17 EDT

You'll have to pay $80 to $100 more for an Xbox console going forward. Read more ›

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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 23:18 EDT

“This kind of thing happens and that’s why we build redundancy into our missions." Read more ›

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Fortnite will return to iOS after court slams Apple’s “obvious cover-up”

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 20:19 EDT

"This is an injunction, not a negotiation. ... The Court will not tolerate further delays." Read more ›

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If you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 19:43 EDT

Display has a nice design and plenty of ports, but color E Ink has downsides. Read more ›

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DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 17:28 EDT

People in Picuris Pueblo wanted to know how they got there, contacted researchers. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 16:21 EDT

Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference. Read more ›

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Research roundup: Tattooed tardigrades and splash-free urinals

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 15:16 EDT

Also: The first live footage of a colossal baby squid; digitally unfolding an early medieval manuscript. Read more ›

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Sundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a “de facto” spin-off of Google search

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 14:49 EDT

Sundar Pichai took the stand in Google's search antitrust trial. Read more ›

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Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 04/30/2025 14:36 EDT

Researchers say the behavior amounts to a persistent backdoor. Read more ›

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