Top 10 Ars Technica — Latest — March 20, 2026

Major cloud service providers are petitioning the EU to restore the VMware partner program, which Broadcom dismantled after acquisition. The plea highlights a growing transatlantic rift in enterprise software licensing and partner ecosystems.

A newly discovered exploit tool is actively compromising millions of iPhones in the wild, bypassing core iOS protections. The attack vector remains unpatched, forcing Apple into a reactive security posture that alarms both enterprise and consumer users.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau has resumed buying Americans' geolocation data from commercial brokers without a warrant, reversing a 2022 policy intended to close this privacy loophole. The move reignites constitutional debates over the Fourth Amendment in the digital age.

A startup claims dogfighting in space won't resemble Hollywood depictions, and they are building the tech to make orbital combat a commercial reality. The assertion blurs the line between defense contracting and speculative space ventures.

OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the maker of the popular Python tool 'ruff', signaling a play for developer tooling and open-source talent. The purchase underscores how AI labs are gobbling up infrastructure to control the coding pipeline from syntax to inference.

Meta has reversed its decision to sunset Horizon Worlds, the company's troubled VR platform, after internal metrics showed engagement stabilizing. The about-face reflects ongoing uncertainty about VR's consumer viability but also its strategic importance to the metaverse narrative.

Rapper Afroman continues to taunt law enforcement after winning his defamation lawsuit over the song 'Lemon Pound Cake', which parodied a police raid on his home. The case sets a precedent for artistic expression against official misconduct.

Google unveiled a 24-hour mandatory review period for sideloading unverified Android apps, aiming to block malware without eliminating the practice entirely. The policy attempts to balance user autonomy with security—a tightrope that could backfire if it frustrates power users.

Parallels unexpectedly announced support for running Windows on the new MacBook Neo, despite the device's ARM-based hardware limitations that previously made such virtualization impossible. The move reopens the door for cross-platform workflows on Apple's latest silicon.

Major cloud service providers are petitioning the EU to restore the VMware partner program, which Broadcom dismantled after acquisition. The plea highlights a growing transatlantic rift in enterprise software licensing and partner ecosystems.

A newly discovered exploit tool is actively compromising millions of iPhones in the wild, bypassing core iOS protections. The attack vector remains unpatched, forcing Apple into a reactive security posture that alarms both enterprise and consumer users.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau has resumed buying Americans' geolocation data from commercial brokers without a warrant, reversing a 2022 policy intended to close this privacy loophole. The move reignites constitutional debates over the Fourth Amendment in the digital age.

A startup claims dogfighting in space won't resemble Hollywood depictions, and they are building the tech to make orbital combat a commercial reality. The assertion blurs the line between defense contracting and speculative space ventures.

OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the maker of the popular Python tool 'ruff', signaling a play for developer tooling and open-source talent. The purchase underscores how AI labs are gobbling up infrastructure to control the coding pipeline from syntax to inference.

Meta has reversed its decision to sunset Horizon Worlds, the company's troubled VR platform, after internal metrics showed engagement stabilizing. The about-face reflects ongoing uncertainty about VR's consumer viability but also its strategic importance to the metaverse narrative.

Rapper Afroman continues to taunt law enforcement after winning his defamation lawsuit over the song 'Lemon Pound Cake', which parodied a police raid on his home. The case sets a precedent for artistic expression against official misconduct.

Google unveiled a 24-hour mandatory review period for sideloading unverified Android apps, aiming to block malware without eliminating the practice entirely. The policy attempts to balance user autonomy with security—a tightrope that could backfire if it frustrates power users.

Parallels unexpectedly announced support for running Windows on the new MacBook Neo, despite the device's ARM-based hardware limitations that previously made such virtualization impossible. The move reopens the door for cross-platform workflows on Apple's latest silicon.