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Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 14:56 EDT

AT&T and Verizon claim right to a jury trial was violated by FCC fines. Read more ›

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Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 14:36 EDT

Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play. Read more ›

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NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 14:25 EDT

"It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018." Read more ›

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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 12:57 EDT

Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS. Read more ›

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Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 12:08 EDT

The sudden closure of hundreds of storefronts isn't exactly a great sign... Read more ›

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UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 11:32 EDT

Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI. Read more ›

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The Chevrolet Bolt is back... but for how long?

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 10:59 EDT

The new LFP battery pack has 262 miles of range and fast-charges at 150 kW. Read more ›

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New research shows how shunning ultraprocessed foods helps with aging

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Moul Dey, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 10:55 EDT

Studies have linked ultraprocessed foods to poor health outcomes. Read more ›

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NASA topples towers used to test Saturn rockets, space shuttle

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Robert Pearlman @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 10:21 EDT

The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and Dynamic Test Facility are no more. Read more ›

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The most fascinating monitors at CES 2026

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 06:30 EDT

Big sizes, big resolution, and big ideas. Read more ›

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That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/11/2026 15:35 EDT

Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith Read more ›

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The oceans just keep getting hotter

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Molly Taft, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/11/2026 07:00 EDT

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. Read more ›

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Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.

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Jason Parham, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica 1 place · 01/10/2026 07:00 EDT

Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn. Read more ›

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SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/09/2026 19:52 EDT

Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites. Read more ›

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ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/09/2026 19:06 EDT

ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago. Read more ›

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Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/09/2026 17:34 EDT

With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected. Read more ›

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Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/09/2026 15:27 EDT

Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy. Read more ›

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Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/09/2026 14:22 EDT

Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service. Read more ›

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US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 01/09/2026 13:46 EDT

Crazy, but that's how it goes. Read more ›

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NASA chief reviews Orion heat shield, expresses “full confidence” in it for Artemis II

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 01/09/2026 12:17 EDT

"That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA." Read more ›

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