Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/smithsonian-air-and-space-opens-halls-for-milestone-and-future-artifacts/

Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/meta-pirated-and-seeded-porn-for-years-to-train-ai-lawsuit-says/

Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/fermented-meat-with-a-side-of-maggots-a-new-look-at-the-neanderthal-diet/

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/a-secretive-space-plane-is-set-to-launch-and-test-quantum-navigation-technology/

F1 in Belgium: The best racetrack in the world

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/f1-in-belgium-the-best-racetrack-in-the-world/

Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/ars-spoke-with-the-militarys-chief-orbital-traffic-cop-heres-what-we-learned/

Peacemaker S2 trailer finds our anti-hero in a parallel world

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/07/peacemaker-s2-trailer-finds-our-anti-hero-in-a-parallel-world/

20 years after Katrina, NatGeo and New Orleans remember

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/20-years-after-katrina-natgeo-and-new-orleans-remember/

Robots eating other robots: The benefits of machine metabolism

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/robots-eating-other-robots-the-benefits-of-machine-metabolism/

Microsoft to stop using China-based teams to support Department of Defense

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/microsoft-to-stop-using-china-based-teams-to-support-department-of-defense/

This aerogel and some sun could make saltwater drinkable

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/this-aerogel-and-some-sun-could-make-saltwater-drinkable/

After BlackSuit is taken down, new ransomware group Chaos emerges

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/after-blacksuit-is-taken-down-new-ransomware-group-chaos-emerges/

Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/starlink-kept-me-connected-to-the-internet-without-fail-until-thursday/

North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/north-korean-hackers-ran-us-based-laptop-farm-from-arizona-womans-home/

Widely panned arsenic life paper gets retracted—15 years after brouhaha

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/widely-panned-arsenic-life-paper-gets-retracted-15-years-after-brouhaha/

Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/firmware-update-hinders-echelon-smart-home-gym-equipments-ability-to-work-offline/

OpenAI’s most capable AI model, GPT-5, may be coming in August

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/openais-most-capable-ai-model-gpt-5-may-be-coming-in-august/

Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/remembering-descent-the-once-popular-fully-3d-6dof-shooter/

Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/deltas-ai-spying-to-jack-up-prices-must-be-banned-lawmakers-say/

Mistral’s new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/mistrals-new-environmental-audit-shows-how-much-ai-is-hurting-the-planet/