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DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 16:17 EDT

Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated. Read more ›

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A “cosmic carpool” is traveling to a distant space weather observation post

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 14:42 EDT

"It’s like a bus. You wait for one and then three come at the same time." Read more ›

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Meet the first person to own over 40,000 paid Steam games

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 13:08 EDT

Feeling any better about your backlog yet? Read more ›

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Anti-vaccine allies cheer as Trump claims shots have “too much liquid”

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 12:25 EDT

Why babies don't pop like water balloons when they get vaccines—and other info for Trump. Read more ›

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Why does OpenAI need six giant data centers?

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 12:06 EDT

OpenAI's new $400 billion announcement plan reveals both growing AI demand and circular investments. Read more ›

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Taiwan starts weaponizing chip access after US urged it to, expert says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 11:35 EDT

South Africa has 60 days to meet with Taiwan to avoid export curbs. Read more ›

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The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years

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Dell Cameron, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 10:22 EDT

The DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens has been entered into an FBI crime database. Read more ›

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Ford F-150 Lightnings are powering the grid in first residential V2G pilot

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 10:08 EDT

Sunrun, Ford, and BGE started the vehicle-to-grid test in July. Read more ›

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Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 09/24/2025 07:15 EDT

Baseboard management controller vulnerabilities make remote attacks possible. Read more ›

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Pennywise gets an origin story in Welcome to Derry trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 18:34 EDT

Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as the murderous clown, and there are several Stephen King Easter eggs. Read more ›

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When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 18:23 EDT

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran. Read more ›

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Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 17:22 EDT

In case you needed another reason to get rid of Disney+. Read more ›

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YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 16:04 EDT

Alphabet blames the Biden administration for its moderation decisions. Read more ›

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FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 15:49 EDT

Brendan Carr would like you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. Read more ›

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Review: Apple’s iPhone Air is a bunch of small changes that add up to something big

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 15:17 EDT

An interesting iPhone despite throttling, worse battery, and single-lens camera. Read more ›

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Scientists catch a shark threesome on camera

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 13:15 EDT

"It was over quickly for both males, one after the other. The first took 63 seconds, the other 47." Read more ›

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Baby Steps is the most gloriously frustrating game I’ve ever struggled through

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 12:59 EDT

QWOP meets Death Stranding meets Getting Over It to form wonderfully surreal, unique game. Read more ›

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US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell network

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 12:40 EDT

A "nation-state" is said to be involved. Read more ›

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NASA targeting early February for Artemis II mission to the Moon

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 12:29 EDT

"There is a desire for us to be the first to return to the surface of the Moon." Read more ›

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Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 12:21 EDT

Judge calls decision to stop construction “the height of arbitrary and capricious.” Read more ›

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Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro says

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 09/23/2025 11:52 EDT

Public schools ran to VMware during the pandemic. Now they're running away. Read more ›

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