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arstechnica 23h ago 17°

As China looms, Taiwan makes more drones for defense and the US military

Taiwan's drone spending plans for defense could also boost business overseas.
arstechnica 49h ago 16°

California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network

FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service.
arstechnica 30h ago 16°

The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died

Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space.
arstechnica 10h ago 13°

As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
arstechnica 25h ago 13°

Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
arstechnica 38h ago 12°

Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: "I didn't know you could get that big."
arstechnica 28h ago 12°

Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry

Biggest AI firms will likely recoil at Bernie Sanders' AI wealth fund.
arstechnica 20h ago 11°

A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?

"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."
arstechnica 27h ago

After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.
arstechnica 30h ago

Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago

We can't blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.
arstechnica 24h ago

NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module

"We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs."
arstechnica 25h ago

Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds

The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
arstechnica 27h ago

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
arstechnica 21h ago

Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency

Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor.
arstechnica 48h ago

Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.

Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.
arstechnica 23h ago

FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine.
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