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YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 17:39 EDT

Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't. Read more ›

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Peacock showing ads upon launch opens the door for more disruptive streaming ads

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 17:18 EDT

Subscribers will start seeing ads when selecting a user next year. Read more ›

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Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 16:35 EDT

Help increase our charity haul of nearly $18,000 in just over a week. Read more ›

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RAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC builders

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 16:31 EDT

I would avoid building a PC right now, but if you can't, here's our best advice. Read more ›

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School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error.

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 16:04 EDT

Human review didn't stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school. Read more ›

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LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 15:54 EDT

Once researchers turn to LLMs, paper counts go up, quality does not. Read more ›

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NeuralDSP models John Mayer’s entire amp and effects rig—and it sounds great

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Nate Anderson @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 14:27 EDT

Mayer gets the "Archetype" treatment. Read more ›

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NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 13:12 EDT

Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers. Read more ›

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For the lazy techie: These are Ars staff’s last-minute holiday gift picks

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 12:55 EDT

Two wireless mice, two external hard drives, and a partridge in a pear tree. Read more ›

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Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica 2 place · 12/18/2025 09:46 EDT

"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.” Read more ›

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Formula 1 is deploying new jargon for 2026

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 08:52 EDT

Forget DRS, now it's all about corner mode, straight mode, and overtake mode. Read more ›

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The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 12/18/2025 07:00 EDT

"It's hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure." Read more ›

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NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 19:19 EDT

A long and winding road to reach NASA's headquarters in Washington, DC. Read more ›

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Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 17:46 EDT

New method uses no freezing technology or refrigeration equipment—just water and a vacuum. Read more ›

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OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 17:22 EDT

New GPT Image 1.5 allows more detailed conversational image editing, for better or worse. Read more ›

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Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 15:56 EDT

Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts. Read more ›

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FCC deletes “independent agency” from website as Carr defends allegiance to Trump

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 15:46 EDT

Meanwhile, Ted Cruz wants to restrict FCC's power to intimidate broadcasters. Read more ›

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Donut Lab’s hub motor meets WATT’s battery to create new EV skateboard

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 12/17/2025 14:18 EDT

A prototype of the EV platform will be shown off at CES next month. Read more ›

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Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 3 place · 12/17/2025 13:41 EDT

Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations. Read more ›

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Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica 3 place · 12/17/2025 11:10 EDT

Major research institution dismissed as a source of "climate alarmism." Read more ›

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