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US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 18:07 EDT

US did not pay $278 million in 2024–2025 dues and millions more in promised funds. Read more ›

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Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 17:46 EDT

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile. Read more ›

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Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job

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Cyrus Farivar @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 17:23 EDT

Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done." Read more ›

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Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 16:32 EDT

Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products. Read more ›

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Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 16:16 EDT

Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged. Read more ›

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Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 15:46 EDT

Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future. Read more ›

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Check out the first trailer for Masters of the Universe

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 14:18 EDT

"Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god." Read more ›

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Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 12:49 EDT

With this quick turnaround, Blue Origin takes a step toward a faster cadence. Read more ›

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Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 11:35 EDT

Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. Read more ›

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Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 11:15 EDT

But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price. Read more ›

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eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 10:56 EDT

New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform. Read more ›

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All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 09:41 EDT

More than 2,300 commemorative items fill the duffel bag-size pouch. Read more ›

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Meta wants to block data about social media use, mental health in child safety trial

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Lauren Goode, wired.com @ Ars Technica · 01/22/2026 09:25 EDT

Company is pulling out all the stops to protect itself in advance of New Mexico trial. Read more ›

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Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 18:33 EDT

Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions. Read more ›

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Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 18:22 EDT

Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data. Read more ›

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mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 17:51 EDT

The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer. Read more ›

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Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 16:50 EDT

FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule. Read more ›

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The problem with revisiting Tomb Raider: Reacclimating to tank controls

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 16:03 EDT

For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D. Read more ›

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Kioxia's memory is "sold out" for 2026, prolonging a "high-end and expensive phase"

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 15:37 EDT

Kioxia is spinning up more manufacturing capacity, but relief will come slowly. Read more ›

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Watch a robot swarm "bloom" like a garden

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/21/2026 14:47 EDT

The Swarm Garden: An array of modular robot agents that adapt to changing conditions for living architecture. Read more ›

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