The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/ten-years-ago-spacex-turned-tragedy-into-triumph-with-a-historic-rocket-landing/

NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/nasa-finally-and-we-really-do-mean-it-this-time-has-a-full-time-leader/

Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/physicists-3d-printed-a-christmas-tree-of-ice/

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/openais-new-chatgpt-image-generator-makes-faking-photos-easy/

Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/man-sues-cops-who-jailed-him-for-37-days-for-trolling-a-charlie-kirk-vigil/

FCC deletes “independent agency” from website as Carr defends allegiance to Trump

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/fcc-deletes-independent-agency-from-website-as-carr-defends-allegiance-to-trump/

Donut Lab’s hub motor meets WATT’s battery to create new EV skateboard

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/donut-labs-hub-motor-meets-watts-battery-to-create-new-ev-skateboard/

Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/us-threatens-crackdown-on-eu-firms-as-clash-over-tech-regulations-intensifies/

Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/trump-admin-threatens-to-break-up-major-climate-research-center/

Google releases Gemini 3 Flash, promising improved intelligence and efficiency

https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/12/google-releases-gemini-3-flash-promising-improved-intelligence-and-efficiency/

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/browser-extensions-with-8-million-users-collect-extended-ai-conversations/

Electric vehicles cause tension in the automotive aftermarket

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/how-is-ev-technology-being-accepted-by-the-aftermarket/

Twitter comeback bid draws lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X Corp

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/twitter-comeback-bid-draws-lawsuit-from-elon-musks-x-corp/

US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s “pro-petroleum” moves

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/us-oil-industry-doesnt-see-profit-in-trumps-pro-petroleum-moves/

“A Band-Aid on a giant gash”: Trump’s attacks on science may ruin his AI moonshot

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/trump-spent-2025-attacking-science-that-could-set-back-his-genesis-mission/

Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/

The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/the-4-3-billion-space-telescope-trump-tried-to-cancel-is-now-complete/

Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/shady-data-center-deals-doom-americans-to-higher-energy-bills-senators-say/

Leaked debug kit suggests Apple is testing a new “iMac Pro,” among many other Macs

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/leaked-debug-kit-suggests-apple-is-testing-a-new-imac-pro-among-many-other-macs/

Reporter suggests Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/12/journalist-insists-half-life-3-will-launch-with-steam-machine-in-spring-2026/