Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/supreme-court-appears-likely-to-approve-trumps-firing-of-ftc-democrat/

NASA astronauts will have their own droid when they go back to the Moon

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/lunar-outpost-rover-to-study-lunar-dust-alongside-artemis-astronauts-on-moon/

Court: “Because Trump said to” may not be a legally valid defense

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/trumps-order-blocking-wind-development-thrown-out-by-court/

Google is reviving wearable gesture controls, but only for the Pixel Watch 4

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/google-is-reviving-wearable-gesture-controls-but-only-for-the-pixel-watch-4/

Brazil weakens Amazon protections days after COP30

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/days-after-cop30-brazil-weakened-amazon-safeguards/

Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/study-confirms-romans-used-hot-mixing-to-make-concrete/

In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/in-a-major-new-report-scientists-build-rationale-for-sending-astronauts-to-mars/

Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/asked-why-we-need-golden-dome-the-man-in-charge-points-to-a-hollywood-film/

Pebble maker announces Index 01, a smart-ish ring for under $100

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/resurrected-pebble-maker-announces-a-kind-of-smart-ring-for-capturing-audio-notes/

ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/iceblock-lawsuit-trump-admin-bragged-about-demanding-app-store-removal/

Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/paramount-says-it-could-get-antitrust-approval-for-wbd-before-netflix/

F1 in Abu Dhabi: And that’s the championship

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/f1-in-abu-dhabi-and-thats-the-championship/

Lectric XPress 750: A full-sized bike for the budget-minded

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/lectric-xpress-750-a-full-sized-bike-for-the-budget-minded/

Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/12/meta-offers-eu-users-ad-light-option-in-push-to-end-investigation/

The Boys gears up for a Supe-ocalypse in S5 teaser

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/the-boys-gears-up-for-a-supe-ocalypse-in-s5-teaser/

Please send help. I can’t stop playing these roguelikes.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/12/please-send-help-i-cant-stop-playing-these-roguelikes/

Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/why-is-my-dog-like-this-current-dna-tests-wont-explain-it-to-you/

A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/a-massive-chinese-backed-port-could-push-the-amazon-rainforest-over-the-edge/

Streaming service makes rare decision to lower its monthly fees

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/fubo-lowers-its-prices-by-up-to-15-after-losing-nbcuniversal-channels/

Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/netflixs-72b-wb-acquisition-confounds-the-future-of-movie-theaters-streaming/