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The EPA formally revokes its 2009 endangerment finding, demolishing the legal foundation for nearly two decades of federal climate regulation
The original finding required an exhaustive scientific review and received over 380,000 public comments before finalization
The revocation follows three consecutive years of record-breaking global temperatures, making the timing jarring for climate scientists

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·3 min read·via arstechnica.com

The FAA shut down El Paso International Airport airspace overnight with a shoot-down warning tied to cartel drone incursions
The Pentagon may have been testing a high-energy laser counter-drone system near El Paso, complicating the official narrative
The 10-hour closure cancelled 14 flights before being lifted, exposing coordination gaps between FAA and Defense Department

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·3 min read·via arstechnica.com

Archive.today was caught embedding hidden JavaScript that turned every visitor's browser into a DDoS weapon against a personal blog
The script sent requests to the target's search function every 300 milliseconds, designed to bypass caching and maximize resource drain
Wikipedia editors debate purging over 695,000 Archive.today links after the attack, apparently retaliation for exposing the site's operator

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via arstechnica.com

iOS 26.3's headline feature is a one-tap Transfer to Android migration tool developed jointly by Apple and Google
The update also adds notification forwarding for third-party wearables, benefiting non-Apple smartwatch users
Apple's new AppMigrationKit lets third-party developers enable their apps to transfer data during the Android migration process

DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via arstechnica.com