New items – 7 total

• Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths

  https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-confirmed-in-congo-and-uganda-246-suspected-cases-65-deaths/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  disease

• Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app

  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/weather-monitoring-firm-hangs-dark-cloud-over-customers-heads-by-forcing-new-app/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  home

• Solar power production undercut by coal pollution

  https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/solar-power-production-undercut-by-coal-pollution/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  coal

• Review: Good Omens finale sticks the landing

  https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/05/review-chaotically-uneven-good-omens-finale-still-conjures-up-old-magic/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  culture

• US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

  https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/us-hantavirus-case-was-false-positive-outbreak-cases-drop-from-11-to-10/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  cases

• Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval

  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/authors-fight-for-higher-payouts-from-anthropics-1-5b-copyright-settlement/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  ai

• Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots

  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/russia-pressures-university-students-to-become-wartime-drone-pilots/

  Ars Technica 05/15/2026

  army