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DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 16:17 EDT

Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated. Read more ›

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“Butt breathing” might soon be a real medical treatment

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 10/21/2025 14:12 EDT

Ig Nobel-winning research could one day be used to treat people with blocked airways or clogged lungs. Read more ›

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Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/21/2025 14:02 EDT

CAH: Trespassing lawsuit forced SpaceX to "pack up the space garbage" and leave. Read more ›

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M5 iPad Pro tested: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 13:52 EDT

It's a gorgeous tablet, but what does an iPad need with more processing power? Read more ›

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Warner Bros. Discovery raises HBO Max prices as it puts itself up for sale

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 13:20 EDT

HBO Max subscription fees have risen every year for the past three years. Read more ›

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MacBook Pro: Apple’s most awkward laptop is the first to show off Apple M5

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 13:00 EDT

Apple M5 trades blows with Pro and Max chips from older generations. Read more ›

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Google Fi is getting enhanced web calls and messaging, AI bill summaries

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 13:00 EDT

Google's MVNO gets better web support, clearer audio, and yes, more AI. Read more ›

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Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 10/21/2025 12:21 EDT

Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started. Read more ›

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Even with protections, wolves still fear humans

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 10:43 EDT

European wolves flee human conversation faster than dogs' barking. Read more ›

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Big Tech may fall short of green energy targets due to proposed rule changes

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Kenza Bryan, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 10/21/2025 09:11 EDT

Goal is to create a "credible link" between companies and power they invest in. Read more ›

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It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 22:54 EDT

WindBorne says its balloons are compliant with all applicable airspace regulations.  Read more ›

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NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 18:18 EDT

Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta's business. Read more ›

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NASA’s acting leader seeks to keep his job with new lunar lander announcement

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 17:53 EDT

"The president wants to make sure we beat the Chinese." Read more ›

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Claude Code gets a web version—but it’s the new sandboxing that really matters

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:45 EDT

Sandboxing lessens hassle, but fire-and-forget agentic tools still pose risks. Read more ›

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Google reportedly searching for 15 Pixel “Superfans” to test unreleased phones

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:14 EDT

Selected testers will have to sign an NDA and use a disguised case. Read more ›

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Breaking down rare earth element magnets for recycling

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Doug Johnson @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 16:01 EDT

New method extracts desirable elements from waste magnets using less energy and acid. Read more ›

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Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 15:15 EDT

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. Read more ›

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SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign of slowing down

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 14:38 EDT

Sunday was not a day of rest for SpaceX. Read more ›

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Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay plan draws some protest ahead of likely approval

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 13:55 EDT

Proxy firm says plan doesn't ensure that Musk's "focus and time remain on Tesla." Read more ›

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F1 in Texas: Well, now the championship is exciting again

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 10:27 EDT

The Circuit of the Americas was packed for the US Grand Prix. Read more ›

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Anti-vaccine activists want to go nationwide after Idaho law passes

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ProPublica @ Ars Technica · 10/20/2025 09:51 EDT

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine. Read more ›

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