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The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 11:00 EDT

Flying closer to Earth delivers higher-resolution imagery, but there's a catch. Read more ›

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Apple’s M4 MacBook Air refresh may be imminent, with iPads likely to follow

Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 10:42 EDT

Apple's lower-end products may be seeing a flurry of activity soon. Read more ›

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AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation”

Cristina Criddle and Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 09:36 EDT

Technique uses a "teacher" LLM to train smaller AI systems. Read more ›

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“It’s not actually you”: Teens cope while adults debate harms of fake nudes

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 09:16 EDT

Most kids know that deepfake nudes are harmful, Thorn survey says. Read more ›

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Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 08:36 EDT

"Every single thing was clockwork... We got some Moon dust on our boots." Read more ›

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AI versus the brain and the race for general intelligence

John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 07:00 EDT

We already have an example of general intelligence, and it doesn't look like AI. Read more ›

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The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA is good enough to make a believer out of EV skeptics

Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 03/03/2025 05:00 EDT

But if you're still skeptical, don't worry: There's a hybrid version, too. Read more ›

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An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/02/2025 07:00 EDT

The largest study yet of the ISS's microbes hints we’re may be keeping it too clean. Read more ›

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Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain

Alex Goy @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/02/2025 06:00 EDT

There are no reused Tesla parts here, but the price tag is prototype-level. Read more ›

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Driving the new Mercedes CLA made me a believer in Mercedes-Benz’s EV future

Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/02/2025 05:00 EDT

And if it doesn't, they've got a hybrid version, too. Read more ›

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We’ve figured out the basics of a shape-shifting, T-1000-style material

Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica 3 place · 03/01/2025 07:15 EDT

A pack of small robots can do liquid/solid transitions and adopt different shapes. Read more ›

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Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/01/2025 07:00 EDT

Opinion: Just as Half-Life 2 helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming. Read more ›

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Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery

Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 03/01/2025 06:27 EDT

Populations of sea lampreys likely to run amok with US Fish and Wildlife Service cuts. Read more ›

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SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight

Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/28/2025 19:53 EDT

The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship's eighth test flight as soon as Monday. Read more ›

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Android 0-day sold by Cellebrite exploited to hack Serbian student’s phone

Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 18:08 EDT

Android users who have installed Google's February patch batch should do so ASAP. Read more ›

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 16:47 EDT

That, plus data from the InSight lander, gives us a new view into Mars' interior. Read more ›

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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/28/2025 16:16 EDT

Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children. Read more ›

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Commercials are still too loud, say “thousands” of recent FCC complaints

Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 13:34 EDT

1,700 complaints about boisterous TV ads hit the FCC in 2024. Read more ›

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Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks

Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/28/2025 13:17 EDT

Google says it has no immediate plans to change work-from-home policies. Read more ›

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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories from February

Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/28/2025 13:17 EDT

Dancing sea turtles, the discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, perfectly boiled eggs, and more. Read more ›