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Verizon acknowledges "pain" of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming
18 February 2026 @ 8:58 pm
Report: Verizon's goal is "immediate unlock for all payment methods really soon."
Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options
18 February 2026 @ 8:22 pm
Two of Ars' favorite electric vehicles are now available for not very much money.
Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”
18 February 2026 @ 7:48 pm
EPA sued for abandoning its mission to protect public health.
5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas
18 February 2026 @ 7:28 pm
The 26.3 updates were mostly invisible; these changes are more significant.
Microsoft's new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass
18 February 2026 @ 7:01 pm
Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium.
FDA reverses surprise rejection of Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
18 February 2026 @ 5:08 pm
Trump admin's vaccine chief overruled FDA scientists to initially reject the shot.
Record scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today
18 February 2026 @ 4:00 pm
With a simple prompt, you can generate 30 seconds of something like music.
Google's Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 for $499 with specs and design of yesteryear
18 February 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Google's new budget phone is here, but don't expect a big upgrade.
X-rays reveal kingfisher feather structure in unprecedented detail
18 February 2026 @ 2:24 pm
Synchrotron radiation imaging revealed a porous, almost sponge-like nanostructure to create bright hues
Inside the DHS forum where ICE agents trash talk one another
18 February 2026 @ 2:14 pm
Forum members have discussed their discomfort with mass deportation efforts.