Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/google-finds-custom-backdoor-being-installed-on-sonicwall-network-devices/

Steam cracks down on some sex games to appease payment processors

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/steam-cracks-down-on-some-sex-games-to-appease-payment-processors/

Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/permit-for-xais-data-center-blatantly-violates-clean-air-act-naacp-says/

Linda Hamilton rocks Stranger Things’ S5 extended teaser

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/07/linda-hamilton-rocks-stranger-things-s5-extended-teaser/

Introducing the Ars Technica Posting Guidelines version 3.0

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2025/07/introducing-the-ars-technica-posting-guidelines-version-3-0/

Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting directors who refused to be fired

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-sues-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-directors-who-refused-to-be-fired/

Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/amazons-ride-on-the-rocket-merry-go-round-continues-with-spacex-launch/

YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/youtuber-faces-jail-time-for-showing-off-android-based-gaming-handhelds/

Mac graphics settings for Cyberpunk 2077 aim for console-like simplicity

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/cyberpunk-2077s-mac-port-will-run-on-all-apple-silicon-chips-even-the-aging-m1/

Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/stellantis-abandons-hydrogen-fuel-cell-development/

Rough road to “energy dominance” after GOP kneecaps wind and solar

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/rough-to-energy-dominance-after-gop-kneecaps-wind-and-solar-power/

Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/donkey-kong-bananza-is-a-worthy-successor-to-super-mario-odysseys-legacy/

There could be “dark main sequence” stars at the galactic center

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/there-may-be-dark-main-sequence-stars-at-the-galactic-center/

Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/hackers-exploit-a-blind-spot-by-hiding-malware-inside-dns-records/

The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/despite-chronic-letdowns-nasa-just-cant-quit-boeings-starliner/

Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/medieval-preacher-invoked-chivalric-hero-as-a-meme-in-sermon/

Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/large-study-squashes-anti-vaccine-talking-points-about-aluminum/

Congress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/congress-moves-to-reject-bulk-of-white-houses-proposed-nasa-cuts/

Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/seagates-massive-30tb-600-hard-drives-are-now-available-for-anyone-to-buy/

Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/nvidia-to-resume-china-ai-chip-sales-after-huang-meets-trump/