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Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement

SCHARON HARDING

Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each.

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption

DAN GOODIN

Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.

Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?

ROBERT PEARLMAN

What went up cannot all come down (for museum display).

Memorial Day Tech Deals: Sony, Apple, Beats (2026)

LOURYN STRAMPE

Lots of our most-recommended headphones, power banks, and other gadgets are on sale for Memorial Day.

US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices

JEREMY HSU

Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.

The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

"There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to kingmake AI startups

MARINA TEMKIN

Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.

Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’

SARAH PEREZ

You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google.

Blue Origin cleared to fly New Glenn mega-rocket after April mishap

SEAN O'KANE

Jeff Bezos' rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail.

First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing

SCHARON HARDING

Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.

Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show

JON BRODKIN

FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."

SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return

SEAN O'KANE

The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.

AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots

KIRSTEN KOROSEC

People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system.

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"

BETH MOLE

Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.

Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat

STEPHEN CLARK

"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."