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Volvo gets US government approval to bypass Chinese connected-car ban

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/27/2026 10:44 EDT

The ban for model year 2027 onward began under Biden and has been enacted by Trump. Read more ›

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Motorola's 2026 Razrs are almost worth buying just for their stunning looks… almost

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 05/27/2026 07:00 EDT

Pretty little phones with pretty big price tags. Read more ›

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US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows

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Daniel Boguslaw, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 05/27/2026 06:30 EDT

The feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat. Read more ›

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Is Peter Thiel the target of Pope Leo's Gandalf quote? An investigation.

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 18:27 EDT

Parsing a papal proclamation. Read more ›

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Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 17:23 EDT

Musk says drones used Starlink instead of Starshield, blames military contractor. Read more ›

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NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter"

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 17:03 EDT

"We also obviously want to be very mindful of the Outer Space Treaty." Read more ›

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We're starting to see some PC makers respond to Apple's MacBook Neo

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 16:47 EDT

Sub-$600 laptops have existed for years, but consistently good ones remain rare. Read more ›

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Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 15:50 EDT

"BadHost" was found in Starlette, a package with 325 million weekly downloads. Read more ›

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Want an oxygen-rich atmosphere? Stuff oxygen’s friends in the mantle.

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Scott K. Johnson @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 14:30 EDT

Getting carbon and sulfur into Earth’s interior may be part of oxygen’s story. Read more ›

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FBI agent explains how easy it is to ID people posting AI porn without consent

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 13:46 EDT

A creepy saved post on Instagram linked man to AI porn account, FBI says. Read more ›

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3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild

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Jeremy Hsu @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 13:16 EDT

Hugging Face debuts $2,500 bipedal robot project for builders and researchers. Read more ›

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Windows' classic 3D Space Cadet pinball is getting a physical re-creation

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 12:24 EDT

But there are some real-world constraints that virtual pinball could easily ignore. Read more ›

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Review: The Boroughs is a smart, pitch-perfect creature feature

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 10:35 EDT

Top-notch ensemble cast, smart writing, and an engrossing supernatural mystery make for a winning combo. Read more ›

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A global brand but local cars is Audi's future, says CEO

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 10:21 EDT

We talk with Gernot Döllner, CEO of Audi AG, about where he's taking the company. Read more ›

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Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 09:57 EDT

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of space debris. Read more ›

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Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari's first electric car

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 08:56 EDT

The interior is spectacular; the exterior looks better in person than on screen. Read more ›

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Driving Porsche's most powerful car—and no, it's not a 911

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Tim Stevens @ Ars Technica · 05/26/2026 08:00 EDT

1,139 horsepower, 400 kW charging, brutally fast, and brutally expensive. Read more ›

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Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must "disarm" AI

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 05/25/2026 17:07 EDT

In an age of AI, Pope looks for "artisans of hope." Read more ›

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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 2 place · 05/25/2026 08:00 EDT

Deal also launched the first quantum foundry company, but is there a need for it? Read more ›

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I spent years forcing myself to finish The Witcher 3—don't repeat my mistake

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica 3 place · 05/25/2026 07:22 EDT

Consensus and genre labels aren't reliable predictors of what you'll enjoy. Read more ›

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