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2026 • Mar 21

DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator

“Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do.”

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2026 • Mar 21

We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?

This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries.

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2026 • Mar 21

Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack

Admins: Sorry to say, but it's likely a rotate-your-secrets kind of weekend.

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2026 • Mar 21

Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use

One of the first controversies of its kind.

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2026 • Mar 21

Microsoft keeps insisting that it's deeply committed to the quality of Windows 11

"Reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points" is one of Microsoft's action items.

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2026 • Mar 21

Once again, ULA can't deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit

ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle is grounded after a solid rocket booster anomaly last month.

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2026 • Mar 21

You're likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you've never heard of

Fatal brain infection was thought to be from profound immune suppression. Not anymore.

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2026 • Mar 21

Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets

The verdict, while not a complete loss, could still cost him billions.

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2026 • Mar 20

The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI is throwing everything into building a full

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2026 • Mar 20

Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?

Ars speaks with a linguist about the ease with which Grace and Rocky communicate.

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2026 • Mar 20

Rocket Report: Canada makes a major move, US Space Force says actually, let's be hasty

"Our security, our prosperity, and our sovereignty will increasingly extend beyond our atmosphere."

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2026 • Mar 20

Feds say no need to recall Tesla's one-pedal driving despite petition

It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.

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