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arstechnica. com > gadgets > 2026 > 06 > cheap-iranian-drone-downed-25-million-us-army-helicopter-maybe-by-chance

Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter'maybe by chance

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (384+ words) The US military struck Iran again after an Iranian drone's lucky midair strike. A US Army helicopter gunship was apparently struck by an Iranian Shahed drone before going down near the Strait of Hormuz'but it's unclear whether the one-way attack…...

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arstechnica. com > gadgets > 2026 > 06 > us-military-claims-first-drone-boat-rescue-of-downed-helicopter-crew

US military claims first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (336+ words) US Navy's Task Force 59 achieved the drone rescue at sea near Strait of Hormuz. A drone boat picked up two US Army pilots from waters near the Strait of Hormuz after their helicopter gunship went down, US military officials said…...

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arstechnica. com > tech-policy > 2026 > 04 > iran-demands-cryptocurrency-toll-from-tankers-passing-through-strait-of-hormuz

Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (895+ words) Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount. Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to retain control over…...

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arstechnica. com > space > 2026 > 03 > satellite-firm-pauses-imagery-after-revealing-irans-attacks-on-us-bases

Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (558+ words) Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes. Planet Labs, one of the world's leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the…...

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arstechnica. com > civis > threads > new-report-warns-of-critical-climate-risks-in-arab-region. 1510599

New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (27+ words) Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming. See full article. .. New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region...

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arstechnica. com > civis > threads > nso-permanently-barred-from-targeting-whatsapp-users-with-pegasus-spyware. 1509950

NSO permanently barred from targeting Whats App users with Pegasus spyware

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (26+ words) Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in Whats App harms Meta's business. See full article. .. NSO permanently barred from targeting Whats App users with Pegasus spyware...

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arstechnica. com > civis > threads > ancient-skull-may-have-been-half-human-half-neanderthal-child. 1508216 > page-2

Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child

11+ mon, 3+ day ago  (37+ words) While significantly stockier than modern humans Neanderthals weren't generally taller or likely more significantly hirsute than contemporary homo sapien sapiens there's was some speculation it. .. Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child...

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arstechnica. com > science > 2025 > 07 > fermented-meat-with-a-side-of-maggots-a-new-look-at-the-neanderthal-diet

Fermented meat with a side of maggots: A new look at the Neanderthal diet

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (636+ words) So, what could explain the chemical signatures found in Neanderthal bones that seem to suggest they were healthily eating tons of meat? I am an anthropologist who uses elements such as nitrogen to study the diets of our very ancient…...

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arstechnica. com > civis > threads > defining-antisemitism-and-criticism-of-israel. 1507996 > page-2

Defining Antisemitism and criticism of Israel

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (58+ words) Lots of criticisms of Israel are explicitly antisemitic. It's not hard to see if you care about such matters. There's a decent analysis in Wikipedia's treatment of the subject. Probably the most pernicious are the ones questioning Israel's existence or…...

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arstechnica. com > science > 2025 > 07 > local-cuisine-was-on-the-menu-at-cafe-neanderthal

Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (329+ words) We're starting to find features that distinguish one Neanderthal culture from another. However, what Jallon and her colleagues found in their recent study looks more like the Pleistocene version of New York and Chicago having very different styles of pizza:…...