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DJI’s new drones will not be available in the US as FCC ban takes effect

3+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (56+ words) It's also to keep the drone compliant with current restrictions. My first DJI drone I got in 2016, the day I got it I unpacked it, charged it, and took it outside to fly it. It wouldn't move, I was ... DJI's…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > there-can-still-be-only-one-highlander-is-40.1512205

There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (27+ words) Sure, it's cheesy in many respects, but its central mythology still resonates even decades later. See full article... There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40...

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arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 03 > we-keep-finding-the-raw-material-of-dna-in-asteroids-whats-it-telling-us

We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (248+ words) This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries. Outside the headlines, though, the new work provides some interesting details, as it may answer an important question: how these bases got there in the first place....

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arstechnica.com > space > 2026 > 03 > spacex-swipes-yet-another-military-contract-from-united-launch-alliance

SpaceX swipes yet another military contract from United Launch Alliance

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (440+ words) ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle is grounded after a solid rocket booster anomaly last month. For the fourth time in a little more than a year, the US Space Force needs to send up a new satellite to replenish the military's…...

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arstechnica.com > gadgets > 2026 > 03 > microsoft-keeps-insisting-that-its-deeply-committed-to-the-quality-of-windows-11

Microsoft keeps insisting that it's deeply committed to the quality of Windows 11

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (310+ words) Reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points" is one of Microsoft's action items. If you were eating in a restaurant and the head chef came out from the back multiple times to loudly proclaim that the kitchen was deeply committed to the…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack.1512184

Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (27+ words) Admins: Sorry to say, but it's likely a rotate-your-secrets kind of weekend. See full article... Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack...

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arstechnica.com > space > 2026 > 03 > nasa-issues-draft-request-for-moving-space-shuttle-discovery-or-orion-capsule

NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (508+ words) The request goes beyond a one-time move to transporting all types of vehicles. NASA has taken a step forward to moving an undetermined spacecraft of a various size on an indefinite date to a yet-to-be-decided location. Or to put it…...

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arstechnica.com > civis > threads > arctic-p12-pro-vs-noctua-nf-a12x25-g2-test-results.1511008

Arctic P12 Pro vs. Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 Test Results

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (47+ words) Tom's has published some detailed comparison testing to argue that not a lot of performance is given up going with Arctics over Noctua if one wishes to save up to $150 on a five-fan cooling solution: ... Arctic P12 Pro vs. Noctua NF…...

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arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 03 > perseverances-radar-revealed-ancient-subsurface-river-delta-on-mars

Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (380+ words) There may be a river delta hidden under the obvious delta in a Martian crater. "I think it's a promising place to look for signs of biosignatures at depth," says Emily L. Cardarelli. "Microbial life could have potentially developed in those…...

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arstechnica.com > space > 2026 > 03 > nasa-is-blowing-stuff-up-to-study-the-explosive-potential-of-methalox-rockets

NASA is blowing stuff up to study the explosive potential of methalox rockets

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (692+ words) We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is." For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene…...