#ArsTechnica #Tech Trump admin tries to block Clean Air Act lawsuit over xAI's gas turbines
https://arstechni.ca/Ewjw 
Trump admin tries to block Clean Air Act lawsuit over xAI's gas turbines
NAACP lawsuit says xAI uses gas turbines without permits for Grok data center.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry
https://arstechni.ca/gbXX 
Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry
Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes
https://arstechni.ca/bqMb 
Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes
Transferring genes across species doesn't just happen in microbes.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered
https://arstechni.ca/UKpG 
Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered
As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up."
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK
https://arstechni.ca/cE2N 
Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK
Move originally planned for Monday would have heavily increased power users' costs.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says
https://arstechni.ca/Ae8L 
US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says
Trump admin green-lighting $111B deal "reeks of corruption," Sen. Warren says.
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A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation
The rocket’s breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.
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".. breakup occurred .. perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/a-chinese-rocket-breaks-apart-dangerously-close-to-the-starlink-constellation
15.6.2026
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A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation
The rocket's breakup likely generated 100 to 150 new pieces of space junk.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress
https://arstechni.ca/KsQh 
Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress
Pentagon also claims 1.5 million personnel are using generative AI tools.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today
https://arstechni.ca/L5ku 
Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today
Pixels will get their OTA in the coming weeks, but don't expect monumental changes.
Ars Technica#ArsTechnica #Tech Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
https://arstechni.ca/SxvW 
Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
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