Ars Technica 5 days ago

Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings

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Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings

You absolutely have to have a plan to compete with SpaceX on price."

Ars Technica 5 days ago

Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say

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Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say

Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem sued for coercing platforms into censoring ICE posts.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe's Ariane 6 rocket delivered

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When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe's Ariane 6 rocket delivered

This was the first launch of the Ariane 64, the most powerful rocket in European space history.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips

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OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips

OpenAI's new GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark is 15 times faster at coding than its predecessor.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Trump official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's flu shot

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Trump official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's flu shot

FDA's top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, is known for overruling scientists.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Spider-Noir teaser comes in colorized "True Hue" and black and white

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Spider-Noir teaser comes in colorized "True Hue" and black and white

Nicolas Cage described his character as "70 percent Humphrey Bogart and 30 percent Bugs Bunny."

Ars Technica 6 days ago

ULA's Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

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ULA's Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

Vulcan's Blue Origin-made BE-4 engines appear to have saved the rocket from failure.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

EPA kills foundation of greenhouse gas regulations

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EPA kills foundation of greenhouse gas regulations

The agency is betting the the Supreme Court will reverse a prior ruling.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories

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Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories

FTC claims Apple News suppresses conservatives, cites study by pro-Trump group.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

DIY PC maker Framework has needed monthly price hikes to navigate the RAM shortage

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DIY PC maker Framework has needed monthly price hikes to navigate the RAM shortage

And Framework expects things to get worse before they get better.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro

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It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro

App arrives months after Google requested takedowns of third-party options.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says

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Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says

Distillation technique lets copycats mimic Gemini at a fraction of the development cost.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

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Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing "intelligence"

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Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing "intelligence"

The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

2026 Nissan Leaf review: The best budget EV on sale right now

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2026 Nissan Leaf review: The best budget EV on sale right now

A week with the new Leaf in frigid weather did not cool our feelings for the car.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

RFK Jr. food pyramid site links to Grok, which says you shouldn’t trust RFK Jr.

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RFK Jr. food pyramid site links to Grok, which says you shouldn’t trust RFK Jr.

Grok generated a meal plan to fit RFK Jr.'s food pyramid, then explained why it's bad.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

US consumers, business pay 90% of tariff costs, says Federal Reserve

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US consumers, business pay 90% of tariff costs, says Federal Reserve

The Fed's research contradict Trump's claim foreign companies would bear the burden.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

Party like it's 2001: Diablo II gets a new expansion, new playable class

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Party like it's 2001: Diablo II gets a new expansion, new playable class

Alongside new endgame content, Blizzard says the Warlock is coming to other Diablo games soon.

Ars Technica 6 days ago

We let Chrome's Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here's what happened

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We let Chrome's Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here's what happened

Auto Browse is capable of some impressive things, but it can also crash and burn spectacularly.

Ars Technica 1 week ago

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

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SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

SpaceX's crew missions will now launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.