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CDC study shows COVID shot benefits; Trump official blocks release

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/09/2026 11:26 EDT

Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults. Read more ›

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First, Tesla canceled the Model 2—now it's working on a new small EV

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/09/2026 10:10 EDT

After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again? Read more ›

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Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb

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Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica · 04/09/2026 09:54 EDT

A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing. Read more ›

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The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 23:44 EDT

"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited." Read more ›

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Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 18:00 EDT

The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes. Read more ›

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LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 17:08 EDT

LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data. Read more ›

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Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 16:49 EDT

As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites. Read more ›

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Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 15:59 EDT

Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems. Read more ›

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How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 15:17 EDT

Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You. Read more ›

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Motorola's budget phones are now up to 50% more expensive as memory shortage drags on

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 14:39 EDT

Motorola's budget phones are much less budget-friendly today. Read more ›

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To beat Altman in court, Musk offers to give all damages to OpenAI nonprofit

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 13:37 EDT

Musk won’t seek a “single dollar” in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion. Read more ›

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Iran demands cryptocurrency toll from tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz

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Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Alice Hancock, Verity Ratcliffe, and Rachel M @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 13:25 EDT

Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount. Read more ›

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Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 11:37 EDT

JSON text strings suggest performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users." Read more ›

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For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off from the Kindle Store

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 11:26 EDT

Post-2013 Kindles will continue to work, even if they no longer receive updates. Read more ›

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No F-150 in France? US automakers complain the EU blocks big trucks.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 11:13 EDT

European buyers aren't interested in full-size trucks; US car industry doesn't care. Read more ›

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With Orion still flying, NASA is nearing key decisions about Artemis III

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 10:15 EDT

"One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III." Read more ›

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Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model

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Cristina Criddle, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 09:34 EDT

A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview. Read more ›

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Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 04/08/2026 07:00 EDT

End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries. Read more ›

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Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple's Vision Pro

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2026 18:21 EDT

New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use. Read more ›

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Apple and Lenovo have the least repairable laptops, analysis finds

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 04/07/2026 18:08 EDT

The MacBook Neo is a step in the right direction, though. Read more ›

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