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The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 16:07 EDT

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement. Read more ›

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Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 14:52 EDT

Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent. Read more ›

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Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 14:04 EDT

Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued. Read more ›

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Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/19/2026 13:24 EDT

Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward. Read more ›

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Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 12:16 EDT

Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming. Read more ›

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The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 12:06 EDT

Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more ›

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Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 11:00 EDT

Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition Read more ›

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10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/19/2026 07:00 EDT

Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before. Read more ›

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Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change

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Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/18/2026 07:00 EDT

Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance. Read more ›

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Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning

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Boone Ashworth, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/17/2026 07:00 EDT

Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. Read more ›

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Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/16/2026 23:45 EDT

"I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy." Read more ›

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Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/16/2026 18:15 EDT

Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more. Read more ›

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Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/16/2026 17:07 EDT

The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast. Read more ›

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Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/16/2026 16:43 EDT

WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action. Read more ›

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This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/16/2026 16:32 EDT

Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye. Read more ›

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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/16/2026 16:20 EDT

Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US. Read more ›

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Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/16/2026 16:05 EDT

Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered. Read more ›

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RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/16/2026 14:56 EDT

GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find. Read more ›

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Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/16/2026 14:12 EDT

Verizon touts "expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings" across US. Read more ›

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TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/16/2026 11:55 EDT

Amid fears of bubble, world's top chipmaker TSMC says customers just keep asking for more. Read more ›

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