Notices by Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)

Are new Google E2EE emails really end-to-end encrypted? Kinda, but not really.
Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there's a catch.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/are-new-google-e2ee-emails-really-end-to-end-encrypted-kinda-but-not-really/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray-tracing
Nvidia says the Switch 2's GPU is 10 times faster than the original Switch.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/nvidia-confirms-the-switch-2-supports-dlss-g-sync-and-ray-tracing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

How automakers like Ford, VW, Stellantis are reacting to Trump’s 25% tariff
New car prices were already 25% more expensive than before the pandemic. Now what?
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/how-automakers-like-ford-vw-stellantis-are-reacting-to-trumps-25-tariff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

RIP Val Kilmer: Celebrating cult classic Real Genius is now a moral imperative
The ’80s comedy has stood the test of time, even inspiring a 2009 Mythbusters episode.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/real-genius-turns-35-celebrating-this-cult-classic-is-a-moral-imperative/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

RFK Jr.‘s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer
"Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/rfk-jr-s-bloodbath-at-hhs-blowback-grows-as-losses-become-clearer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Everything you need to know about bird flu
H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bird-flu/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Unshittification: 3 tech companies that recently made my life… better
Enshittification is not the only option.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/unshittification-3-tech-companies-that-recently-made-my-life-better/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected
Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/doge-accesses-federal-payroll-system-and-punishes-employees-who-objected/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Computer scientist goes silent after FBI raid and purging from University website
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/nasas-curiosity-rover-has-found-the-longest-chain-carbon-molecules-yet-on-mars/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/ex-fcc-chairs-from-both-parties-say-cbs-news-distortion-investigation-is-bogus/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office
Scientist warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/report-us-scientists-lost-3-billion-in-nih-grants-since-trump-took-office/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets
Researchers ascribe it to "animus or prejudice against minority drivers."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/study-of-lyft-rideshare-data-confirms-minorities-get-more-tickets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Maybe Trump should go back to calling his missile shield the Iron Dome
Trump created the Space Force, Biden grew it, and now its top general worries about cutbacks.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/maybe-trump-should-go-back-to-calling-his-missile-shield-the-iron-dome/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Measles quickly spreading in Kansas counties with alarmingly low vaccination
Meanwhile, Texas kids reportedly getting liver damage from supplement touted by RFK Jr.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/measles-quickly-spreading-in-kansas-counties-with-alarmingly-low-vaccination/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/google-makes-android-development-private-will-continue-open-source-releases/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries
AI bots hungry for data are taking down sites by accident, but humans are fighting back.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom
CHM releases code for 2012 AlexNet breakthrough that proved "deep learning" could work.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/you-can-now-download-the-source-code-that-sparked-the-ai-boom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Trump administration accidentally texted secret bombing plans to a reporter
"Shocking recklessness" in leak of detailed Yemen bombing plan to journalist.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-secret-bombing-plans-to-a-reporter/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Discord heightens ad focus by introducing video ads to mobile apps in June
Discord looks for more ways to make money ahead of expected IPO.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/discord-heightens-ad-focus-by-introducing-video-ads-to-mobile-apps-in-june/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social