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- Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yearby Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 20:52
Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
- Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”by Dan Goodin (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 19:58
Breaches in 2020 and 2025, reportedly by foreign adversaries, exposed confidential files.
- Blade Runner makes its live-action return next yearby Samuel Axon (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 19:48
New series will star Michelle Yeoh and take place 50 years after the 2017 film.
- Horrifying screwworm infection confirmed in US traveler after overseas tripby Beth Mole (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 19:38
It's not a first—there was a case last year—but it's still disturbing.
- Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, revealing his panic over OpenAI dominanceby Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 19:28
OpenAI slams Musk’s lawsuit as part of his "ongoing pattern of harassment."
- CBS caved to Trump—now he’s seeking punishments for ABC and NBCby Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 18:47
Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges FCC to revoke licenses.
- Like Intel before it, AMD blames motherboard makers for burnt-out CPUsby Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 18:37
Users of X3D CPUs in ASRock motherboards seem to be at particularly high risk.
- YouTube secretly tested AI video enhancement without notifying creatorsby Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 18:16
Google says this isn't technically "GenAI," but it is altering videos without warning.
- Peter Dinklage as The Toxic Avenger is finally coming to theatersby Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 17:49
It's not for the squeamish, but if a campy blood-splattered B-movie is your jam, the film opens Aug. 29.
- With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependencyby Eric Berger (Ars Technica - All content) on 25 August 2025 at 17:17
Now you Zenit, now you don't.