As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat by Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News on 2026-06-19 11:15 (#76DZ6) Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work? by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-19 00:39 (#76DPC) "I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."
Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-18 23:28 (#76DPD) Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor.
FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama by Beth Mole on 2026-06-18 22:08 (#76DN8) In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine.
As China looms, Taiwan makes more drones for defense and the US military by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-18 21:21 (#76DN9) Taiwan's drone spending plans for defense could also boost business overseas.
NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module by Eric Berger on 2026-06-18 20:49 (#76DKJ) "We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs."
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-18 19:53 (#76DKK) A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-18 19:41 (#76DKM) The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring by John Timmer on 2026-06-18 18:19 (#76DGN) It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.
Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes by stin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica on 2026-06-18 17:42 (#76DGP) One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry by Ashley Belanger on 2026-06-18 17:02 (#76DGQ) Biggest AI firms will likely recoil at Bernie Sanders' AI wealth fund.
Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-06-18 15:04 (#76DAY) We can't blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.
The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died by Robert Pearlman on 2026-06-18 14:34 (#76D82) Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space.
Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-06-18 06:37 (#76D0A) Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: "I didn't know you could get that big."
Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy by Beth Mole on 2026-06-17 22:11 (#76CT7) Maggot therapy lacks robust data, but it has fans and a fail-safe "bacon therapy."
Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028. by John Timmer on 2026-06-17 20:44 (#76CR4) Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.
California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-17 20:07 (#76CR5) FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service.
Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-17 19:54 (#76CR6) The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct” by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-17 19:43 (#76CR7) Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
AI coding agents taught robots how to install GPUs and cut zip ties by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-17 19:25 (#76CNX) Nvidia's self-improvement program for robots enlists teams of AI coding agents.
The Slate Truck's price may have leaked, starts at $24,950 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-17 18:23 (#76CNY) The official launch takes place next week.
"Dangerous" AI models are coming no matter what by Lily Hay Newman, WIRED.com on 2026-06-17 17:50 (#76CNZ) AI models with advanced hacking capabilities will soon be the norm.
Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-17 15:57 (#76CK8) Google's new smart speaker is more about Gemini than audio quality.
Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets by Robert Pearlman on 2026-06-17 15:47 (#76CK9) "Space Launch Complex-6 represents six decades of American innovation."
"Truly evil" FDA rejection of gene therapy overturned after Trump official ousted by Beth Mole on 2026-06-17 15:12 (#76CKA) Gene therapy company UniQure had another FDA meeting after Vinay Prasad's exit.
Native NACS ports, infotainment upgrade for MY27 Porsche Taycan by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-17 12:00 (#76CA4) The bigger battery is standard and there are now simulated "E-Shifts."
Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-17 11:15 (#76CA5) What you need to know about the expiration of keys securing your machine's boot sequence.
Trump admin tries to block Clean Air Act lawsuit over xAI's gas turbines by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-16 22:22 (#76C17) NAACP lawsuit says xAI uses gas turbines without permits for Grok data center.
Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-16 22:11 (#76C18) Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.
Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes by John Timmer on 2026-06-16 21:54 (#76BZV) Transferring genes across species doesn't just happen in microbes.
Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered by Eric Berger on 2026-06-16 21:14 (#76BZW) "As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up."
Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-16 21:00 (#76BZX) Move originally planned for Monday would have heavily increased power users' costs.
US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-16 18:48 (#76BWZ) Trump admin green-lighting $111B deal "reeks of corruption," Sen. Warren says.
Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-16 18:11 (#76BTC) Pentagon also claims 1.5 million personnel are using generative AI tools.
Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-16 18:00 (#76BTD) Pixels will get their OTA in the coming weeks, but don't expect monumental changes.
Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges by Aman Azhar, Inside Climate News on 2026-06-16 16:49 (#76BTE) Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin's efforts to halt wind and solar power.
SpaceX to acquire AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion by Samuel Axon on 2026-06-16 16:37 (#76BTF) Separately, neither could compete. Now they hope they can.
Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-16 16:18 (#76BTG) Audited accounting shows growing revenues being dwarfed by R&D, other expenses.
Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-16 14:20 (#76BKD) The service will leverage its Moovit platform to launch in an a US city in 2027.
The Ars Technica 2026 Reader Survey: Let your voice be heard! by Ken Fisher on 2026-06-16 13:35 (#76BKE) Tell us how you read Ars, and what you'd like to see more (or less!) of on the front page.
Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-16 11:15 (#76BG9) SearchLeak exploit shows why the industry's approach to LLM security fails over and over.
Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-16 09:00 (#76BD5) Commodore's Callback 8020 is a phone where the customer is not the product."
Key mission for Europe's commercial space enterprise scrubbed again by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-15 23:40 (#76B5X) Isar Aerospace is not hurting for money, but it is sorely lacking in the currency of flight experience.
Heart protection from COVID shots remains amid updates, study finds by Beth Mole on 2026-06-15 21:04 (#76B3B) Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.
UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-15 20:14 (#76B0N) Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs.
Chipmaker Nvidia seeks to raise over $25B in first bond deal since 2021 by Michelle Chan and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times on 2026-06-15 19:07 (#76B0P) Debt sale set to test investor appetite for further exposure to AI sector amid a deluge of borrowing.
A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-15 18:55 (#76B0Q) The rocket's breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.
Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-15 18:29 (#76B0R) Fox plans to take over Roku's streaming hardware, OS, and FAST services.
Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-15 17:55 (#76B0S) AMD's stripping of TSME from consumer CPUs appears to be a deliberate, covert move.
20 years of Intel Macs: Why Apple switched, and why it switched again by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-15 16:32 (#76AXG) Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.