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Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 16:02 EDT

Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks. Read more ›

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Apple's AirTag 2 is easier to find thanks to new chip

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 15:18 EDT

This is the first major upgrade since Apple introduced AirTags five years ago. Read more ›

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“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 15:13 EDT

Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths. Read more ›

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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 13:29 EDT

Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk. Read more ›

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The brothers meet Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 13:05 EDT

Toad: "So some dinosaur just shows up and he's now part of the group. Cool." Read more ›

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Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/26/2026 11:23 EDT

US TikTok users experienced a wide range of errors, sparking conspiracies. Read more ›

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How to get Doom running on a pair of earbuds

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 11:13 EDT

No display? No problem for the UART-to-web-server "Doombuds" project. Read more ›

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EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok's sexualized deepfakes

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Barbara Moens, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 09:17 EDT

Elon Musk's company faces fines of up to 6 percent of its daily turnover. Read more ›

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Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 01/26/2026 07:00 EDT

"These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment." Read more ›

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A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10

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Cyrus Farivar @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/25/2026 07:00 EDT

How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career. Read more ›

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Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/24/2026 14:08 EDT

Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid. Read more ›

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Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/24/2026 13:36 EDT

Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct. Read more ›

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A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/24/2026 07:00 EDT

While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Read more ›

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TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/23/2026 16:52 EDT

Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale. Read more ›

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Core Ultra Series 3 launch may be hampered by chip shortages, says Intel

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/23/2026 15:48 EDT

Intel is allocating more of its own production to its money-making server chips. Read more ›

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DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/23/2026 15:10 EDT

Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information. Read more ›

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White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/23/2026 13:46 EDT

Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories." Read more ›

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Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/23/2026 13:32 EDT

The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024. Read more ›

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TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/23/2026 12:29 EDT

“I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies. Read more ›

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Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/23/2026 11:54 EDT

With falling sales and shrinking profits, the recurring revenue will be most welcome. Read more ›

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