#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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."

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#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.

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#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

#China #Debris #LandSpace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #SpaceJunk #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott #Zhuque2E #ZQ2E

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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#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.

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#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.

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#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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