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Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 10:03 EDT

Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features? Read more ›

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Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them.

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Claire Barber, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 09:33 EDT

Real estate website scrubbed data under pressure from California real estate brokers. Read more ›

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Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 07:15 EDT

The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it. Read more ›

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Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 18:33 EDT

The colors show the star’s final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds. Read more ›

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Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 18:22 EDT

FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking. Read more ›

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Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 17:35 EDT

Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule. Read more ›

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Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 17:17 EDT

Google says SRV3 was causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them. Read more ›

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Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 16:59 EDT

Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds. Read more ›

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Macaque facial gestures are more than just a reflex, study finds

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 16:25 EDT

Study is first to implant micro-electrode arrays to record neurons as they produce facial gestures. Read more ›

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Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 14:24 EDT

Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal. Read more ›

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Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 13:58 EDT

TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs. Read more ›

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The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/20/2026 10:00 EDT

"We have a very strong incentive to send a crew as quickly as we can safely do so." Read more ›

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NASA’s Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad, but key test looms ahead

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/19/2026 17:01 EDT

After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon. Read more ›

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The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 16:07 EDT

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement. Read more ›

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Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 14:52 EDT

Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent. Read more ›

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Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 14:04 EDT

Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued. Read more ›

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Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 13:24 EDT

Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward. Read more ›

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Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 12:16 EDT

Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming. Read more ›

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The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 12:06 EDT

Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more ›

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Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 11:00 EDT

Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition Read more ›

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