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Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup
Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.
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Cameras, Sensors, and 3D Body Scans: All the Tech Helping Eliminate Blown Calls
Soccer officials already rely on cameras to see who’s offside and who sent the ball out of bounds. But during this World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.
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Fiido Air Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Review: A Light, Quiet Ebike
This impressively light carbon commuter makes switching to an ebike easier than ever.
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Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform
It’s the first estimate of how many Americans are sneaking onto Polymarket’s banned crypto-based platform.
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YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts
New research suggests that dozens of monetized YouTube channels are run by people and organizations that the US government has sanctioned for their ties to Tehran.
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Best Portable Monitors (2026): Add a Second Screen I've Tested
If you're someone who needs to (or likes to) take their work on the go, a portable monitor will make a huge difference. These are my favorite that I tested.
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Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.
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Best Smart Chess Boards (2026): Chessnut, Millennium
I played the ultimate game of strategy on a variety of smart chess boards to find the best for online and in-person matches.
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Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts
A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine bait for illegal pharmacy and scam sites.
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Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down
From a wet winter in the Southwest to fewer Atlantic hurricanes, this is what to expect as a potential super El Niño takes shape.
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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.
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Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok
Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI
AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
Our ancestors' genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network
Alaska's multibillion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand
Brutal self-assessment paints a picture of a Microsoft gaming division in crisis.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
F1 teams spend millions on their simulators—what makes them different?
Latency, bandwidth, and fidelity all matter when you're chasing milliseconds.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II
"Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say."
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
AcuRite admits new app falls short, delays old app’s May shutdown to fix problems
The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us.
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arstechnica.com2 months ago
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act
Cruz/Wyden bill would help Americans sue federal officials over censorship.
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