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Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue.

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 14:57 EDT

Section 702 of FISA to expire tonight, but certification lasts until March 2027. Read more ›

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Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 14:45 EDT

It isn't the only startup tackling physical AI, but it's one of the best-funded. Read more ›

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Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 14:31 EDT

A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict. Read more ›

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Ukraine's one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 14:03 EDT

Full autonomy is rare, but Ukraine is installing AI modules on drones and robots. Read more ›

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$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 13:18 EDT

Winning fight against AI data centers gives people a "taste of political power." Read more ›

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When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 12:51 EDT

Even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact. Read more ›

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Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 12:34 EDT

The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites. Read more ›

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RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 12:19 EDT

NYT reported Kennedy is disengaged. Kennedy's response seems to show NYT is right. Read more ›

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The biggest race in the world? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 11:34 EDT

More than 350,000 spectators will watch 62 cars compete, day and night. Read more ›

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Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines

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Cyrus Farivar @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 11:03 EDT

Did chatbot abandon mental health guardrails when a vulnerable user pushed back? Read more ›

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Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls

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Ben Dowsett, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 07:45 EDT

This World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle. Read more ›

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Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 07:30 EDT

Outbreak responses are still playing catch-up as US works to isolate itself. Read more ›

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Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 07:15 EDT

The repurposing of Pokémon Go data for AI training continues to draw scrutiny. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Nova moving through test campaign; SpaceX IPO launches Friday

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 07:00 EDT

"If I needed to fly on another vehicle, what would that look like?" Read more ›

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Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/12/2026 07:00 EDT

Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users. Read more ›

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Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2026 15:31 EDT

Cruz/Wyden bill would help Americans sue federal officials over censorship. Read more ›

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AcuRite admits new app falls short, delays old app’s May shutdown to fix problems

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2026 15:08 EDT

The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us. Read more ›

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After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2026 14:34 EDT

"Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say." Read more ›

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F1 teams spend millions on their simulators—what makes them different?

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2026 14:18 EDT

Latency, bandwidth, and fidelity all matter when you're chasing milliseconds. Read more ›

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Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 06/11/2026 13:21 EDT

Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools. Read more ›

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