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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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Saltwater contamination in freshwater systems is on the rise

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Kiley Price, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 03/19/2025 10:10 EDT

Salt is starting to pollute the freshwater sources people rely on. Read more ›

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Google reveals Pixel 9a, with the largest battery ever in a Pixel

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/19/2025 10:00 EDT

Google promises preorder details in the coming weeks. Read more ›

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Florida man eats feral pig meat, contracts rare biothreat bacteria

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/19/2025 08:22 EDT

It took nearly two years for doctors to figure out the cause of his chest pain. Read more ›

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Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded?

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 19:56 EDT

"Let's bring them home NOW, Sir!" Read more ›

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Developer’s GDC billboard pokes at despised former Google Stadia exec

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 17:40 EDT

Satirical San Francisco billboard asks: "Has a Harrison fired you lately?" Read more ›

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Nvidia announces DGX desktop “personal AI supercomputers”

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 17:19 EDT

Asus, Dell, HP and others to produce powerful desktop machines that run AI models locally. Read more ›

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Nvidia announces “Rubin Ultra” and “Feynman” AI chips for 2027 and 2028

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 17:10 EDT

CEO Jensen Huang says new chips will power robots and billions of AI agents. Read more ›

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Furious at the FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 16:08 EDT

One angry sheriff takes on the feds. Read more ›

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Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts”

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 15:40 EDT

Gemini is absorbing features from one of Google's coolest AI products. Read more ›

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FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 15:30 EDT

Geoffrey Starks to leave FCC as new chair pushes "Delete, Delete, Delete" plan. Read more ›

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New Portal pinball table may be the closest we’re gonna get to Portal 3

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 15:20 EDT

Officially licensed spin-off features familiar voice talent; starts at $11,620. Read more ›

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Google inks $32 billion deal to buy security firm Wiz even as DOJ seeks breakup

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 12:53 EDT

Merger revived after falling apart in 2024 on concern about regulatory approval. Read more ›

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SpiderBot experiments hint at “echolocation” to locate prey

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 12:46 EDT

Experiments with robotic spiders and prey suggest spiders can detect differences in natural web frequencies. Read more ›

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Eight years later, new but familiar-looking PebbleOS watches appear

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 12:04 EDT

Shipping in July and December, with far more battery life and newer chips. Read more ›

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DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices

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Kate Knibbs, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 10:13 EDT

Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils. Read more ›

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New EV battery boasts 5-min charge time, adding 250 miles of range

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/18/2025 10:12 EDT

The new batteries can charge at 10C, with fast chargers peaking at 1,000 kW. Read more ›

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Even the worst mass extinction had its oases

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Elizabeth Rayne @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 07:45 EDT

Plants thrived in present-day China throughout the End-Permian extinction. Read more ›

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People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions

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Martin Doherty and Radoslaw Wincza, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 07:30 EDT

Becoming an expert in medical image analysis may make you better at spotting illusions. Read more ›

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Farewell Photoshop? Google’s new AI lets you edit images by asking

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 07:15 EDT

New AI allows no-skill photo editing, including adding objects and removing watermarks. Read more ›

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Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 03/18/2025 07:00 EDT

Darkness fell over Mare Crisium, ending a daily dose of dazzling images from the Moon. Read more ›

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