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arstechnica.com > cars > 2026 > 03 > republicans-in-congress-add-250-annual-federal-ev-tax-to-transport-bill

Republicans in Congress add $250 annual federal EV tax to transport bill

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (469+ words) Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and PhD in Pharmacology and followed up with postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, then…...

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arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 03 > a-bit-of-good-news-its-possible-to-turn-around-a-groundwater-crisis

A bit of good news: It's possible to turn around a groundwater crisis

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (696+ words) Analyzing dozens of cases around the world yields some practical lessons. Groundwater is invaluable for many reasons. For one, it's (usually) cleaner than surface water. It's also right under your feet and often close enough to the surface that it…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > study-social-media-probably-can%E2%80%99t-be-fixed.1508826 > page-2

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (48+ words) I did not expect to see a result where the hopeful path is for the current LLM craze to spew so much junk into the social networks that most people leave them in disgust. Me too. I can hardly make…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > review-stranger-things%E2%80%99-frustrating-finale-didn%E2%80%99t-quite-stick-the-landing.1511052 > page-4

Review: Stranger Things’ frustrating finale didn’t quite stick the landing

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (46+ words) Initially I thought the ending was safe and boring, taking no real risks and no real drama to end the series off. Having now seen everyone lose their minds with theories about what really happened, ... Review: Stranger Things" frustrating finale…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > rfk-may-replace-entire-panel-of-cdc-vaccine-advisors-again-ally-lets-slip.1512181

RFK may replace entire panel of CDC vaccine advisors again, ally lets slip

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (28+ words) Robert Malone made the claim, then retracted it, as HHS denied it. See full article... RFK may replace entire panel of CDC vaccine advisors again, ally lets slip...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > european-politics.1506754 > page-13

European politics | Page 13

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (56+ words) Never mind that, given a decade or so, it's entirely possible to build up an effectively army from scratch, and we have no reason to suspect that, after the war in Ukraine is over, this won't be the first thing…...

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arstechnica.com > health > 2026 > 03 > rfk-jr-s-war-on-scientific-expertise-destroyed-27-of-agencys-advisor-panels

RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept's expert panels

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (319+ words) Under Kennedy, the health dept. has wiped out 75 advisory boards, corrupted others. In his role as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.a long-time anti-vaccine activist with no background in science, medicine, or public healthhas made headlines for his thorough perversion…...

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arstechnica.com > space > 2026 > 03 > dogfighting-in-space-this-company-builds-satellites-for-high-tempo-engagement

Dogfighting in space won't look like the movies, but this company wants in on it

4+ day, 22+ min ago  (1321+ words) Where we are today in space warfare is very similar to where air superiority was in the 1930s." If a battle is fought in space, it will look nothing like those depicted in the Star Wars'franchise, with sleek TIE fighters blasting…...

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arstechnica.com > information-technology > 2026 > 03 > federal-cyber-experts-called-microsofts-cloud-a-pile-of-shit-approved-it-anyway

Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1695+ words) One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security. In late 2024, the federal government's cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft's biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant's "lack of proper detailed security documentation…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info.1512101

National Academies of Sciences resisting pressure to pull climate info

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (25+ words) State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual. See full article... National Academies of Sciences resisting pressure to pull climate info...