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After Trump killed a report on nature, researchers push ahead with release

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 14:45 EDT

Major report was designed to answer the public's biggest questions on nature. Read more ›

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What you need to know about the T-Mobile Starlink mobile service

Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 14:17 EDT

Details on beta registration, prices, compatible phones, and technical limits. Read more ›

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Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again

Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 13:45 EDT

At this point, it's unclear whether the issues are one-offs or systemic. Read more ›

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Tesla turns to Texas to test its autonomous “Cybercab”

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/10/2025 13:13 EDT

The state is much more permissive than California for driverless vehicles. Read more ›

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Dragonsweeper is my favorite game of 2025 (so far)

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 12:59 EDT

The quick-hit Minesweeper-style RPG has just the right mix of logic and luck. Read more ›

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Citing EV “rollercoaster” in US, BMW invests in internal combustion

Kana Inagaki and Patricia Nilsson , Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 10:31 EDT

17 percent of BMW sales are EVs; another 7 percent are hybrids. Read more ›

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CenturyLink nightmares: Users keep asking Ars for help with multi-month outages

Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/10/2025 06:30 EDT

Three more tales of CenturyLink failing to fix outages until hearing from Ars. Read more ›

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Punch-Out’s Mike Tyson has been defeated in under two minutes for the first time

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/09/2025 15:54 EDT

After 75K attempts over five years, Summoning Salt says he's hanging up the virtual gloves. Read more ›

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Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program

Aarian Marshall, wired.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/08/2025 07:01 EDT

DOT orders states to halt plans to build federally funded EV stations. Read more ›

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National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities

John Timmer @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/07/2025 19:17 EDT

Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on. Read more ›

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The Sims re-release shows what’s wrong with big publishers and single-player games

Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/07/2025 18:02 EDT

Opinion: EA might be done with single-player games—but we're not. Read more ›

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Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts

Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/07/2025 17:07 EDT

The White House has not made a final decision yet on the large rocket. Read more ›

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Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties

Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/07/2025 16:51 EDT

9 cases are confirmed and 3 are probable. Officials says more are likely to come. Read more ›

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Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction

Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 16:10 EDT

WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery. Read more ›

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Football Manager 25 canceled in a refreshing show of concern for quality

Kevin Purdy @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 14:47 EDT

Developer's big overhaul of long-running franchise is a brave, long process. Read more ›

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DOGE can’t use student loan data to dismantle the Education Dept., lawsuit says

Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 14:23 EDT

Students don't want loan data used in AI probe to slash DOE, according to lawsuit. Read more ›

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UK demands Apple break encryption to allow gov’t spying worldwide, reports say

Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 13:40 EDT

Apple last year opposed UK's secret notices demanding encryption backdoors. Read more ›

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Donkey Kong’s famed kill screen has been cleared for the first time

Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 13:01 EDT

New method exploits a ladder-climbing glitch, emulator tools, and a bit of luck. Read more ›

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The EV transition hits some snags at Porsche and Audi

Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/07/2025 12:47 EDT

Audi upends its naming scheme (again), and Porsche plans more engines. Read more ›