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Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire

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Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

The latest version of Native Instruments' Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the wonderfully weird Absynth 6.

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Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

It turns out Fox McCloud's appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo just surprise announced the first new Star Fox game in a decade.

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Google shuts down Project Mariner

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired's Maxwell Zeff.

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How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue.

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The latest Tile Pro is down to $25 — its best price of the year

If you’re struggling to find a Mother’s Day gift under $30, location trackers are a good investment, helping mom keep tabs on keys, bags, luggage, and other valuables.

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What we’re hearing about the new homepage

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Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

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Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model.

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Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits

Anyone who buys into SpaceX IPO must waive right to sue the firm, report says.

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SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket

Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now.

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Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good

Trump forced to admit Biden was right on AI safety testing.

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Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers

Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule.

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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch

TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing.

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Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX

Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more.

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More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.

Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X.

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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!

A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.

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Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth

Hospitals report more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.

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Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month

NASA is serious about taking more shots on goal, but some of them need to start landing.

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Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens

Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Here&#8217;s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire

Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

Google shuts down Project Mariner

How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House

The latest Tile Pro is down to $25 — its best price of the year

What we’re hearing about the new homepage

Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words

Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits

SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket

Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good

Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers

TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch

Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX

More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.

Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!

Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth

Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month

Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens

Older stories and past days

Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire