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The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 15:02 EDT

"There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it." Read more ›

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Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 14:43 EDT

Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator. Read more ›

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Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 14:30 EDT

The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu. Read more ›

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Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 14:13 EDT

Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate. Read more ›

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Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 13:59 EDT

What went up cannot all come down (for museum display). Read more ›

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Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 13:48 EDT

Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each. Read more ›

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Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 13:22 EDT

The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that last year was an oddity. Read more ›

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Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 12:51 EDT

Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.” Read more ›

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PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 12:24 EDT

Keep the charging puck’s exposed pins far away from anything metal. Read more ›

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NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 10:28 EDT

"It is imperative to concentrate resources towards the highest priority objectives." Read more ›

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AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 10:05 EDT

Steven Rosenbaum explains how inaccurate quotes got into his book The Future of Truth. Read more ›

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First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 07:30 EDT

Doctors are angry and alarmed that preventive care could go the way of vaccines. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 07:20 EDT

All eyes on South Texas for the latest Starship test flight. Read more ›

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The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 07:00 EDT

In 2001, the FBI raided O.J.'s house and found smartcards, bootloaders. Read more ›

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A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale

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Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 05/22/2026 06:30 EDT

GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks. Read more ›

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Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 05/21/2026 22:05 EDT

Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening. Read more ›

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IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 05/21/2026 18:26 EDT

"The move to AcuRite NOW has not been as smooth as some customers expected ..." Read more ›

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As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 05/21/2026 17:51 EDT

SpaceX IPO filing pitches orbital data centers as Grok lags rival AI services. Read more ›

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AT&T sues California in attempt to shut off old phone network

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/21/2026 17:10 EDT

AT&T asks a court and the FCC to block California phone requirements. Read more ›

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JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 05/21/2026 15:26 EDT

The differences seen here could be throwing off how we study planetary atmospheres. Read more ›

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