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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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Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 11/25/2025 07:15 EDT

A rigid ice shell over a shrinking interior makes for pressures low enough to boil. Read more ›

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Mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art, and science

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Amy Wrobleski, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 11/25/2025 07:00 EDT

Researcher seek to understand the various uses of wild mushroom species. Read more ›

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Anthropic introduces cheaper, more powerful, more efficient Opus 4.5 model

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 18:15 EDT

Longer chats address a long-standing criticism of Claude. Read more ›

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Rivals object to SpaceX’s Starship plans in Florida—who’s interfering with whom?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 17:52 EDT

"We're going to continue to treat any LOX-methane vehicle with 100 percent TNT blast equivalency." Read more ›

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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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Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 15:45 EDT

“Why is reverse-engineering prohibited... for a company built on openly hackable systems?” Read more ›

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Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 15:15 EDT

Light is the greatest threat to 19th-century masterpieces like James Ensor's The Intrigue, study finds. Read more ›

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It’s official: Boeing’s next flight of Starliner will be allowed to carry cargo only

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 13:55 EDT

As the space station nears its end, NASA also cuts some future Starliner flights. Read more ›

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F1 in Las Vegas: This sport is a 200 mph soap opera

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 09:54 EDT

Yet another twist in the championship with two more weekends to go. Read more ›

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UK government will buy tech to boost AI sector in $130M growth push

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Chris Smyth and Melissa Heikkilä @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 09:17 EDT

Plan will offer guaranteed payments for British startups making AI hardware Read more ›

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Rocket Lab chief opens up about Neutron delays, New Glenn’s success, and NASA science

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 07:30 EDT

"In the end of the day, NASA has to capture the public's imagination." Read more ›

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“Go generate a bridge and jump off it”: How video pros are navigating AI

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Kai Williams @ Ars Technica · 11/24/2025 07:00 EDT

I talked with nine creators about economic pressures and fan backlash. Read more ›

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This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system

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Violet Blue, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/22/2025 07:00 EDT

Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. Read more ›

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Cryptography group cancels election results after official loses secret key

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/21/2025 19:16 EDT

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost." Read more ›

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Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 11/21/2025 18:15 EDT

While tuberculosis can attack anywhere, it's extremely rare on the penis. Read more ›

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Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 18:00 EDT

Curiosity Stream's owner has more content for AI companies than it does for subscribers. Read more ›

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Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 17:25 EDT

There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more. Read more ›

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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/21/2025 17:05 EDT

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use. Read more ›

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Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/21/2025 16:47 EDT

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years. Read more ›

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AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 16:26 EDT

Genes with related functions cluster together, and the AI uses that. Read more ›

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