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Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 13:24 EDT

Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise. Read more ›

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Nvidia nudges mainstream gaming PCs forward with RTX 5060 series, starting at $299

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 12:36 EDT

RTX 5060 includes 8GB for $299; RTX 5060 Ti has 8GB or 16GB for $379 and $429. Read more ›

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Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 12:20 EDT

Harvard won't give government a say in faculty hiring; Trump threatens its tax status. Read more ›

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Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 12:00 EDT

The latest Google update will make your phone more secure if you don't touch it Read more ›

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ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 11:06 EDT

FCC's "Delete, Delete, Delete" docket is filled with requests to eliminate rules. Read more ›

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FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink

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Kieran Smith and Peggy Hollinger, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 09:27 EDT

Author of Project 2025 chapter says EU regulators have “bias” against US tech firms. Read more ›

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Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/15/2025 08:00 EDT

The rings are real, and they're spectacular. Read more ›

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CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 19:18 EDT

The estimates are small and uncertain, but balancing risks and benefits is critical. Read more ›

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Harvard says no chance it will comply with changes feds demand

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 18:39 EDT

The university also turned its homepage into a tribute to research. Read more ›

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Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 17:56 EDT

Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off? Read more ›

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When is 4.1 greater than 4.5? When it’s OpenAI’s newest model.

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 16:53 EDT

OpenAI's brand new "GPT-4.1" has a funky name but reasonable performance for the price. Read more ›

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Lunar Gateway’s skeleton is complete—its next stop may be Trump’s chopping block

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 16:29 EDT

The NASA official in charge of Gateway briefed Ars on the program's challenges and achievements. Read more ›

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Razer built a game-streaming app on top of Moonlight, and it’s not too bad

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 16:06 EDT

Razer took an open source app and made it simpler. A lead dev is all for it. Read more ›

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Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 15:30 EDT

Its performance isn't great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion. Read more ›

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Zuckerberg’s 2012 email dubbed “smoking gun” at Meta monopoly trial

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 15:11 EDT

FTC’s “entire” monopoly case rests on decade-old emails, Meta argued. Read more ›

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Samsung’s Android 15 update has been halted

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 12:50 EDT

Samsung has stopped the Android 15 update due to unforeseen bugs. Read more ›

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Report: Apple will take another crack at iPad multitasking in iPadOS 19

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 12:40 EDT

It would be Apple's first overhaul of iPad multitasking since 2022's iPadOS 16. Read more ›

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Amid Trump tariff chaos, Nvidia launches AI chip production on US soil

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 11:55 EDT

New announcement seems aimed at appeasing Trump, signals company shift. Read more ›

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F1 in Bahrain: I dare you to call that race boring

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 10:49 EDT

After a snoozer in Japan, F1's return to the Middle East went well. Read more ›

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Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/14/2025 10:30 EDT

Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more. Read more ›

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