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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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Federal funding for mRNA vaccine research in jeopardy under RFK Jr.

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/17/2025 18:42 EDT

"Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started," one researcher said. Read more ›

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Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 18:27 EDT

A bacterial energy storage system is modified to make polymers. Read more ›

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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 15:34 EDT

Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks. Read more ›

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Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 14:19 EDT

Director of $42 billion broadband fund pushed out, says program is being ruined. Read more ›

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Sobering revenue stats of 70K mobile apps show why devs beg for subscriptions

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 14:00 EDT

Most apps fail to reach $1,000/month revenue within two years. Read more ›

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This month’s Windows updates are removing the Copilot app (accidentally)

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 13:56 EDT

Copilot can be reinstalled from the Microsoft Store if it's something you want. Read more ›

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UK online safety law Musk hates kicks in today, and so far, Trump can’t stop it

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 13:38 EDT

UK Online Safety Act requires prompt content removals Musk's X has resisted. Read more ›

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Why wait? Google is already dismantling Assistant as it switches to Gemini.

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 12:06 EDT

Assistant is becoming less helpful as Google "prioritizes" experiences. Read more ›

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A tough race for the rookies as F1 starts 2025 in Australia

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/17/2025 11:45 EDT

F1 teams show us who's fast and who's not at the start of the 2025 season. Read more ›

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Physicists unlock another clue to brewing the perfect espresso

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 11:30 EDT

"Channeling" during brewing process can lead to non-uniform filtration and lower extraction yield. Read more ›

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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara

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Stephen Morris, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 09:27 EDT

Goal is to compete with Starlink, connecting remote areas to the Internet. Read more ›

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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge

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Michael Teo Van Runkle @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 08:00 EDT

The Escalade embodies the American luxury car ideal, and now it's gone electric. Read more ›

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Old Bolt, new tricks: Making an EV into a backup power station with an inverter

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Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 03/17/2025 07:00 EDT

Using a custom kit to make a budget EV offer some emergency power. Read more ›

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Large enterprises scramble after supply-chain attack spills their secrets

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 03/16/2025 22:24 EDT

tj-actions/changed-files, corrupted to run credential-stealing memory scraper. Read more ›

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Behind the scenes of The Electric State

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/15/2025 11:44 EDT

Production designer Dennis Gassner: "I have one fallback position: when in doubt, make it beautiful." Read more ›

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A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/15/2025 09:00 EDT

A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology's current limitations. Read more ›

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The Wheel of Time is back for season three, and so are our weekly recaps

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Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/15/2025 07:30 EDT

Two WoT book readers dive back into Amazon's increasingly divergent adaptation. Read more ›

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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

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Victoria Uwemedimo and Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/15/2025 07:07 EDT

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations. Read more ›

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Why SNES hardware is running faster than expected—and why it’s a problem

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 03/15/2025 06:00 EDT

Cheap, unreliable ceramic APU resonators lead to "constant, pervasive, unavoidable" issues. Read more ›

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Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/14/2025 20:15 EDT

Crew 9 could return as early as next Wednesday. Read more ›

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