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Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 06/13/2026 13:17 EDT

There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors. Read more ›

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Instagram user fights DHS for the right to post ICE sightings anonymously

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 16:55 EDT

DHS is weirdly using import/export rules to expand its authority to identify online critics. Read more ›

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FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/13/2026 16:25 EDT

The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier. Read more ›

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Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 16:13 EDT

US defense secretary announces plans for integration despite recent controversies. Read more ›

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Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 15:05 EDT

Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use. Read more ›

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Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 14:28 EDT

Google has also added the updated Veo tools to YouTube creator tools. Read more ›

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Starlink tries to stay online in Iran as regime jams signals during protests

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 14:18 EDT

Iran shut off Internet as it cracks down on protests; even Starlink has problems. Read more ›

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EPA moves to stop considering economic benefits of cleaner air

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Scott K. Johnson @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 13:56 EDT

New language criticizes “uncertainties” in longstanding EPA practice. Read more ›

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Apple’s Mac and iPad creative apps get bundled into “Creator Studio” subscription

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 13:24 EDT

Video, audio, and image editing apps join up in one subscription on January 28. Read more ›

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Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, dead at 68

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica 2 place · 01/13/2026 13:15 EDT

"I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had." Read more ›

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This one could use less power: The Jeep Wagoneer S EV

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 12:11 EDT

Poorly calibrated pedal mapping marred the Wagoneer S experience. Read more ›

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A new Titan emerges in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 teaser

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 11:35 EDT

Apple TV's sci-fi series is part of Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse and is set after 2014's Godzilla Read more ›

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Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 07:15 EDT

Officials have linked the poisonings to the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides). Read more ›

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Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 01/13/2026 07:00 EDT

Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works. Read more ›

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Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 18:42 EDT

Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them. Read more ›

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You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 18:04 EDT

"We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America." Read more ›

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Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 17:49 EDT

WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient. Read more ›

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Hobby GitHub repo shows Linus Torvalds vibe codes (sometimes)

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 17:27 EDT

"But then I cut out the middle man—me." Read more ›

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Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 17:07 EDT

FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation. Read more ›

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Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 16:47 EDT

AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming. Read more ›

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Judge: Trump violated Fifth Amendment by ending energy grants in only blue states

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/12/2026 16:27 EDT

Donald Trump’s social media post triggers rare Fifth Amendment ruling. Read more ›

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