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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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Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 18:00 EDT

Curiosity Stream's owner has more content for AI companies than it does for subscribers. Read more ›

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Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 17:25 EDT

There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more. Read more ›

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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

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Dan Goodin @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/21/2025 17:05 EDT

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use. Read more ›

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Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

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Benj Edwards @ Ars Technica 2 place · 11/21/2025 16:47 EDT

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years. Read more ›

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AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 16:26 EDT

Genes with related functions cluster together, and the AI uses that. Read more ›

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Tech company CTO and others indicted for exporting Nvidia chips to China

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 15:29 EDT

Four arrested and charged with illegal exports, smuggling, and money laundering. Read more ›

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Data-driven sport: How Red Bull and AT&T move terabytes of F1 info

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 15:19 EDT

Since the last time we spoke to Red Bull, its cars have 3 times as many sensors on them. Read more ›

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Keep your receipts: Tech firms told to prepare for possible tariff refunds

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 14:17 EDT

Tech firms dare to dream chip tariffs may go away amid rumors of delays. Read more ›

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Chris Hemsworth and dad fight Alzheimer’s with a trip down memory lane

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 12:58 EDT

Ars chats with director Tom Barbor-Might about new National Geographic documentary A Road Trip to Remember. Read more ›

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First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 10:07 EDT

An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads. Read more ›

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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 08:31 EDT

With the government shutdown over, the FAA has lifted its daytime launch curfew. Read more ›

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Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification

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Jason Parham, WIRED.com @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 07:15 EDT

The company is pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn. Read more ›

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Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 07:12 EDT

SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning. Read more ›

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Stoke Space goes for broke to solve the only launch problem that “moves the needle”

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Eric Berger @ Ars Technica · 11/21/2025 07:00 EDT

"Does the world really need a 151st rocket company?" Read more ›

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HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 18:02 EDT

HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January. Read more ›

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From defiant to contrite: Formula maker confirms bacteria amid botulism outbreak

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 17:33 EDT

ByHeart said "there's no reason to believe" until its own testing found a reason. Read more ›

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Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License

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Samuel Axon @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 15:33 EDT

Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it. Read more ›

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Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables

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Jennifer Ouellette @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 15:23 EDT

Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. Read more ›

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The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 15:11 EDT

Google's Pixel 10 works with AirDrop, and other phones should follow later. Read more ›

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Trump revives unpopular Ted Cruz plan to punish states that impose AI laws

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 11/20/2025 13:50 EDT

Cruz plan to block broadband funding lost 99-1, but now it's back—in Trump form. Read more ›

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