Ars Technica

  1. Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants

    Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.

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  2. I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

    The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

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  3. FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking

    Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.

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  4. Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design

    "Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."

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  5. Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks

    Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.

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  6. Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing

    Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.

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  7. US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

    The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.

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  8. Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

    He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.

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  9. The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones

    The Army says its laser system can track and destroy hostile drones.

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  10. Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know.

    At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.

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  11. BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all

    What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.

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  12. Here's our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric

    333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.

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  13. Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

    "Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.

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  14. A newborn and child reportedly died of measles; CDC isn't counting them

    Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.

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  15. New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official

    New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.

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  16. FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions

    FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."

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  17. This is what a supercar was like a century ago

    When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100.

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  18. It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well

    Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.

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  19. Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program

    NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

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  20. Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri

    "We could really be facing the great filter."

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