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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites

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Sam Jones, Peggy Hollinger, and Ian Bott, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 10:02 EDT

Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow. Read more ›

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NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 09:41 EDT

"You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time." Read more ›

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So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 02/04/2026 07:00 EDT

Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I'll keep using them. Read more ›

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Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive 

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 18:41 EDT

80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate. Read more ›

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Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 17:55 EDT

"This Titan is like a god, and the sea creatures worship it." Read more ›

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Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 17:44 EDT

Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize. Read more ›

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Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 16:15 EDT

Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy. Read more ›

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X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 15:13 EDT

Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors. Read more ›

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Original Nintendo Switch passes the DS to become Nintendo's bestselling console

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 13:56 EDT

Switch 2 has already beaten the Wii U and is on its way to overtaking GameCube. Read more ›

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Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 13:25 EDT

ChromeOS may be canned once the current support guarantee has run its course. Read more ›

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Xcode 26.3 adds support for Claude, Codex, and other agentic tools via MCP

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 13:01 EDT

With Model Context Protocol (MCP), this works with more than Codex/Claude, too. Read more ›

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Wing Commander III: "Isn't that the guy from Star Wars?"

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Lee Hutchinson @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 12:29 EDT

C:\ArsGames looks at a vanguard of the multimedia FMV future that never quite came to pass. Read more ›

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Upset at reports that he'd given up, Trump now wants $1B from Harvard

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 12:08 EDT

Hefty "fine" comes in wake of NY Times reporting of money-free settlement. Read more ›

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China bans all retractable car door handles, starting next year

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/03/2026 10:33 EDT

The pop-out door handle ban starts in 2027 for new cars, 2029 for existing models. Read more ›

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Senior staff departing OpenAI as firm prioritizes ChatGPT development

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Cristina Criddle, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 09:02 EDT

Resources are redirected from long-term research toward improving the flagship chatbot. Read more ›

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The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 07:00 EDT

We don't need self-replicating AI models to have problems, just self-replicating prompts. Read more ›

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Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/03/2026 03:06 EDT

NASA spent most of Monday trying to overcome hydrogen leaks on the Artemis II rocket. Read more ›

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Looking back at Catacomb 3D, the game that led to Wolfenstein 3D

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 02/02/2026 17:57 EDT

Romero, Carmack, and colleagues discuss an oft-forgotten piece of PC gaming history Read more ›

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Streaming service Crunchyroll raises prices weeks after killing its free tier

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 02/02/2026 17:31 EDT

Sony has made streaming anime pricier since buying Crunchyroll. Read more ›

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SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/02/2026 16:55 EDT

"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission." Read more ›

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