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Why is Bezos trolling Musk on X with turtle pics? Because he has a new Moon plan.

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/13/2026 10:19 EDT

"It’s time to go back to the Moon—this time to stay." Read more ›

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I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn't make a single cent

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Reece Rogers, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 02/13/2026 09:41 EDT

These bots supposedly need a human body to accomplish great things in meatspace. Read more ›

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Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/13/2026 07:00 EDT

Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem sued for coercing platforms into censoring ICE posts. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/13/2026 07:00 EDT

"You absolutely have to have a plan to compete with SpaceX on price." Read more ›

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When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe's Ariane 6 rocket delivered

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 19:34 EDT

This was the first launch of the Ariane 64, the most powerful rocket in European space history. Read more ›

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OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 17:56 EDT

OpenAI's new GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark is 15 times faster at coding than its predecessor. Read more ›

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Trump official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's flu shot

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 17:36 EDT

FDA's top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, is known for overruling scientists. Read more ›

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Spider-Noir teaser comes in colorized "True Hue" and black and white

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 17:14 EDT

Nicolas Cage described his character as "70 percent Humphrey Bogart and 30 percent Bugs Bunny." Read more ›

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ULA's Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 16:33 EDT

Vulcan's Blue Origin-made BE-4 engines appear to have saved the rocket from failure. Read more ›

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EPA kills foundation of greenhouse gas regulations

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 16:04 EDT

The agency is betting the the Supreme Court will reverse a prior ruling. Read more ›

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Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 15:30 EDT

FTC claims Apple News suppresses conservatives, cites study by pro-Trump group. Read more ›

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DIY PC maker Framework has needed monthly price hikes to navigate the RAM shortage

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 15:03 EDT

And Framework expects things to get worse before they get better. Read more ›

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It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 14:53 EDT

App arrives months after Google requested takedowns of third-party options. Read more ›

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Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 14:42 EDT

Distillation technique lets copycats mimic Gemini at a fraction of the development cost. Read more ›

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Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing "intelligence"

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 14:00 EDT

The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation. Read more ›

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Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 14:00 EDT

Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback. Read more ›

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2026 Nissan Leaf review: The best budget EV on sale right now

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 13:49 EDT

A week with the new Leaf in frigid weather did not cool our feelings for the car. Read more ›

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RFK Jr. food pyramid site links to Grok, which says you shouldn’t trust RFK Jr.

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 11:44 EDT

Grok generated a meal plan to fit RFK Jr.'s food pyramid, then explained why it's bad. Read more ›

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US consumers, business pay 90% of tariff costs, says Federal Reserve

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Myles McCormick and Claire Jones, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 10:40 EDT

The Fed's research contradict Trump's claim foreign companies would bear the burden. Read more ›

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Party like it's 2001: Diablo II gets a new expansion, new playable class

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 10:36 EDT

Alongside new endgame content, Blizzard says the Warlock is coming to other Diablo games soon. Read more ›

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