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Amos-6, revisited
SpaceX pushed “sniper” theory with the feds far more than is publicly known
"It came out of nowhere, and it was really violent."
Eric Berger
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Ars Technica homepage
Find my… bicycle?
Knog's Scout gives bikes a motion-sensitive alarm and Bluetooth tracking.
John Timmer
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Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe
Last month, Tesla sold just 512 cars in the UK and 885 cars in Germany.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI
Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.
Financial Times
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Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lot
$899 laptop looks fine, but the cost savings might not be worth it.
Andrew Cunningham
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Find my… bicycle?
Knog's Scout gives bikes a motion-sensitive alarm and Bluetooth tracking.
John Timmer
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Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe
Last month, Tesla sold just 512 cars in the UK and 885 cars in Germany.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI
Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.
Financial Times
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Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lot
$899 laptop looks fine, but the cost savings might not be worth it.
Andrew Cunningham
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Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro is cheaper but unfixes a decade-old design problem
New Surface Pro undoes a key improvement first used in 2014's Surface Pro 3.
Andrew Cunningham
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Tuesday Telescope: After spacewalking, an astronaut strikes lightning
"I am so amazed by the view we have up here of our Earth’s weather systems."
Eric Berger
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Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee
Fake image-generating app allowed man to download 1.1TB of Disney-owned data.
Dan Goodin
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Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine
SSPE is rare but tragic—more so because it's completely vaccine-preventable.
Beth Mole
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Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
Mike Waltz needs to find a new app.
Jon Brodkin
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OpenAI scraps controversial plan to become for-profit after mounting pressure
The nonprofit board will retain control, but now investor billions hang in the balance.
Benj Edwards
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Community Wikis
“Older than Google,” this Elder Scrolls wiki has been helping gamers for 30 years
Interviewing the people behind the 30-year-old Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages.
Daniel Larlham, Jr.
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Google accidentally reveals Android’s Material 3 Expressive interface ahead of I/O
Google published and then deleted details of the new Material 3 Expressive theme.
Ryan Whitwam
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Most Read
Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack
Attack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors' devices.
Dan Goodin
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Only elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes society
Snuff tubes and spoons unearthed at Chavín de Huántar in Peru had traces of vilca and nicotine.
Jennifer Ouellette
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RIP Skype (2003–2025), survived by multiple versions of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, and now its journey is over.
Andrew Cunningham
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Why Google Gemini’s Pokémon success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Assistance from an external "agent harness" was key to the model's success.
Kyle Orland
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After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access
Trump admin appeals to SCOTUS after two courts ruled DOGE can't access data.
Jon Brodkin
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Software update makes HDR content “unwatchable” on Roku TVs
Roku says it's investigating the problem.
Scharon Harding
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Largest deepfake porn site shuts down forever
Unknown hero pulls the plug on biggest AI porn platform.
Ashley Belanger
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F1 in Miami: Like normal F1, but everyone wears pastels
The Miami event exemplifies the new breed of F1 venues, but it races well.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk
Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990.
The Conversation
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The Last of Us packs new characters and new revelations into its latest episode
Plus: Kyle and Andrew discuss '80s pop covers and free jazz. No, seriously...
Kyle Orland
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Review: Thunderbolts* is a refreshing return to peak Marvel form
That weird asterisk in the title makes sense once the credits roll, but we're not gonna spoil it for you.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts
Op-ed: Slowed manufacturing advancements are upending the way tech progresses.
Andrew Cunningham
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A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government
A startup founder said that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.
WIRED
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In his first 100 days, Trump launched an “all-out assault” on the environment
The threat posed by Trump’s administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say.
Inside Climate News
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We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
Amazon's Kuiper satellites look nothing like SpaceX's Starlink.
Stephen Clark
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Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M–$70M this year
The health care sector is bracing for higher prices and potential shortages.
Beth Mole
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DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business
The advertising remedy trial will begin on September 22.
Ryan Whitwam
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Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time
Recent grant terminations are a symptom of a widespread attack on science.
Mary K. Feeney
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Judge on Meta’s AI training: “I just don’t understand how that can be fair use”
Judge downplayed Meta’s “messed up” torrenting in lawsuit over AI training.
Ashley Belanger
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Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost
The move is part of an industry-wide push for users to adopt passkeys.
Dan Goodin
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Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride
Colgate and Crest toothpastes are in the crosshairs.
Beth Mole
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Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board
Budget document derides research and science-based policy as "woke," "scams."
John Timmer
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NASCAR, IMSA, IndyCar, F1: GM’s motorsport boss explains why it goes racing
Motorsports remains a great way to train good engineers.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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