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Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 08:58 EDT

America succeeds in space when American companies compete. Read more ›

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Trump FCC's equal-time crackdown doesn't apply equally—or at all—to talk radio

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 07:00 EDT

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's unequal enforcement of the equal-time rule. Read more ›

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AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for the first time

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 03/02/2026 03:00 EDT

First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers. Read more ›

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The strange animals that control their body heat

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Hannah Thomasy, Knowable Magazine @ Ars Technica 2 place · 03/01/2026 07:07 EDT

Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature and outlast storms, floods and, predators Read more ›

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Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government

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Will Knight, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/28/2026 15:00 EDT

The Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military. Read more ›

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In puzzling outbreak, officials look to cold beer, gross ice, and ChatGPT

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/28/2026 13:17 EDT

An AI chatbot convinced health investigators they had the right answer. Read more ›

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Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/27/2026 20:26 EDT

Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere. Read more ›

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The Air Force's new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 19:32 EDT

"There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn’t come to fruition." Read more ›

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Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 17:39 EDT

Can two declining companies form a profitable one? Read more ›

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Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 16:27 EDT

Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons. Read more ›

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Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 14:14 EDT

Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says. Read more ›

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The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 14:04 EDT

Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film. Read more ›

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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 13:36 EDT

I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same. Read more ›

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How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes?

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 12:21 EDT

Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable. Read more ›

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And the award for the most improved EV goes to... the 2026 Toyota bZ

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 11:13 EDT

Toyota's small electric SUV is much-revised, much more efficient, and much better. Read more ›

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Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 10:13 EDT

Netflix shares jumped following the announcement. Read more ›

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NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 10:08 EDT

"Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success." Read more ›

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How to downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 09:34 EDT

Most new Macs can still be downgraded with few downsides. Here's what to know. Read more ›

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Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

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Peter Wells and Akila Quinio, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 09:19 EDT

CEO says "most companies are late" to realize how much technology will affect employment. Read more ›

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Apple says it has "a big week ahead." Here's what we expect to see.

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/27/2026 08:37 EDT

Apple is taking an "ain't broke/don't fix" approach to most of its gadgets. Read more ›

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