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AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data

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Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/23/2026 10:38 EDT

LLMs memorize more training data than previously thought. Read more ›

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RAM shortage hits Valve's four-year-old Steam Deck, now available "intermittently"

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 12:56 EDT

Forget launching new stuff—Valve is even having problems with existing hardware. Read more ›

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Warner Bros. rejects Paramount again but asks for "best and final offer"

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 12:17 EDT

WB board officially recommends Netflix deal but asks Paramount to increase price. Read more ›

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There's a lot of big talk about sovereign launch—who is doing something about it?

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 11:47 EDT

As alliances fray, these are the nations investing in sovereign access to space. Read more ›

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Here's the fun, action-packed trailer for Mandolorian and Grogu

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 11:10 EDT

"Gangsters. War criminals. We'll take out every bad guy in your deck of cards." Read more ›

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Ford is focusing on efficiency to make its 2027 $30,000 EV pickup affordable

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 11:00 EDT

A smaller battery means a cheaper truck, but customers still expect plenty of range. Read more ›

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EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images

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Hannah Murphy, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 10:47 EDT

"Large-scale" investigation could result in massive fines. Read more ›

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Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 10:14 EDT

Sometimes, new data raises more questions than it answers. Read more ›

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Looks a lot like an electric station wagon: the 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland

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Chad Kirchner @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 10:00 EDT

A little more ground clearance and a lot more cargo room make the bZ compelling. Read more ›

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99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 02/17/2026 09:17 EDT

Some adults over 40 have shoulder pain, but nearly all have "abnormal" joints. Read more ›

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Get ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 02/16/2026 15:30 EDT

Apple has not confirmed whether you'll be able to watch live, but Ars will bring you the news. Read more ›

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Best Buy worker used manager’s code to get 99% off MacBooks, cops say

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/16/2026 15:10 EDT

Employee allegedly exploited Best Buy's discount system for months. Read more ›

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ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 02/16/2026 12:42 EDT

Hollywood backlash puts spotlight on ByteDance's sketchy launch of Seedance 2.0. Read more ›

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A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

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Jacek Krywko @ Ars Technica · 02/16/2026 12:30 EDT

Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later. Read more ›

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Michigan antitrust lawsuit says oil companies hobbled EVs and renewables

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Dana Drugman, Inside Climate News @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/16/2026 09:47 EDT

The energy industry is pressing for laws that would ban climate liability lawsuits. Read more ›

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Sideways on the ice, in a supercar: Stability control is getting very good

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 02/16/2026 07:00 EDT

To test stability control, it helps to have a wide-open space with very low grip. Read more ›

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Space Station returns to a full crew complement after a month

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 02/15/2026 16:11 EDT

"It's only possible because of the incredibly talented workforce we have." Read more ›

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Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy

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Gareth Dorrian, The Conversation @ Ars Technica 1 place · 02/15/2026 15:14 EDT

Kaolinite pebbles show evidence of alteration under high rainfall conditions. Read more ›

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Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

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Ken Fisher @ Ars Technica 3 place · 02/15/2026 13:09 EDT

We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident. Read more ›

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"It ain't no unicorn": These researchers have interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters

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Jamie Lewis and Andy Bartlett, The Conversation @ Ars Technica · 02/15/2026 12:20 EDT

What prompts this community to spend time looking for a creature that likely doesn't exist? Read more ›

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NASA has a new problem to fix before the next Artemis II countdown test

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica 2 place · 02/14/2026 16:02 EDT

"We observed materially lower leak rates compared to prior observations during WDR-1." Read more ›

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