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  1. Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters

    Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space.

  2. Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch

    The soonest opportunity for Atlas V and Starliner to launch is Friday night.

  3. Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game

    New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes.

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  1. Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose

    TunnelVision vulnerability has existed since 2002 and may already be known to attackers.

  2. Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

    Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing

  3. New Microsoft AI model may challenge GPT-4 and Google Gemini

    In project headed by former Inflection chief, MAI-1 may have 500B parameters.

  4. SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic

    Ars spoke with the three Americans alive who have test-flown a new spacecraft in orbit.

  5. Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction

    Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says.

  6. SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms

    Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto."

  7. Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks

    The latest cuts affect engineers, HR, and service advisers.

  8. Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

    OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.

  9. Sony backs down, won’t enforce PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players on Steam

    What will Sony do next for an audience that likes its games but not its network?

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  1. Doctor Who’s sparkling new season feels like a fresh return to form

    Russell T. Davies and stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson weigh in on the new adventures.

  2. Here are all the F1 cars designed by the legendary Adrian Newey

    No other F1 designer has penned more championship winning cars than Adrian Newey.

  3. The Boys S4 trailer brings us more bloody mayhem and “Homelander on Ice”

    "You will no longer be beloved celebrities. You will be wrathful gods. Show me a little wrath."

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  1. It’s Star Wars Day, and we have a new trailer for The Acolyte to celebrate

    "The Jedi justify their galactic dominance in the name of peace. But that peace is a lie."

  2. These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes

    Cybercriminals openly run dozens of scams across social media and messaging apps.

  3. Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron

    A phenomenon called a "glory" may be happening on a hellishly hot giant planet.

  4. Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.

    ZTDNS brings the best of both worlds to DNS: encryption and fine-grained control.

  5. Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats

    Punishing Google for being the best would be “unprecedented,” lawyer argued.

  6. Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well

    A surprise hit, a network with brutal baggage, and the Steam profit paradox.

  1. Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations

    "One of the largest counterfeit-trafficking operations ever."

  2. We still don’t understand how one human apparently got bird flu from a cow

    A genetic analysis and case report reveal new insights and big gaps in our knowledge.

  3. What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event

    New iPads, sure. But what else?

  4. Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

    Microsoft has been criticized for "preventable" failures and poor communication.

  5. NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years

    China is going. NASA is talking about going. What gives?

  6. AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

    Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions.

  7. Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products

    Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts.