For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this." | Continue reading


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What if AI doesn’t just keep getting better forever?

New reports highlight fears of diminishing returns for traditional LLM training. | Continue reading


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Record labels unhappy with court win, say ISP should pay more for user piracy

Music companies appeal, demanding payment for each song instead of each album. | Continue reading


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Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown

Trump plans to shake up the SEC by installing pro-crypto leaders. | Continue reading


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Spotify’s Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life

It's more of a desktop thing now, but it has picked up some new features. | Continue reading


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Review: The fastest of the M4 MacBook Pros might be the least interesting one

Not a surprising generational update, but a lot of progress for just one year. | Continue reading


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Calling all Ars readers! Your feedback is needed.

We want to hear from you. | Continue reading


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Amazon ready to use its own AI chips, reduce its dependence on Nvidia

Annapurna Labs, acquired by Amazon in 2015, will release the Trainium 2 in December. | Continue reading


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Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI

On Nov. 19, join Benj Edwards and Simon Willison's live YouTube chat about the "Great Bing Chat Fiasco of 2023." | Continue reading


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Mazda gives the 2025 CX-50 a big efficiency boost to 38 mpg with hybrid power

A great interior and decent economy, but a harsh ride and numb steering. | Continue reading


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Smaller than an Escalade IQ, bigger than a Lyriq: The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq

After small, midsize, and XL electric SUVs, Cadillac fills in the gap. | Continue reading


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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about

"I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we're not going to talk about it." | Continue reading


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FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts

Lawsuit seeks "at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred" by SBF. | Continue reading


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Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?

Anthropic's new hire is preparing for a future where advanced AI models may experience suffering. | Continue reading


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Man gets 10 years for stealing $20M in nest eggs from 400 US home buyers

Instead of celebrating a closing, some US home buyers lost everything. | Continue reading


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Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports

Diesel equipment will be replaced with hydrogen- or electric-power gear. | Continue reading


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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too

On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX. | Continue reading


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How a stubborn computer scientist accidentally launched the deep learning boom

"You’ve taken this idea way too far," a mentor told Prof. Fei-Fei Li. | Continue reading


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Marvel drops Captain America: Brave New World trailer

Plus special look at Thunderbolts*, in which Florence Pugh returns as government assassin Yelena Belova. | Continue reading


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Review: Catching up with the witchy brew of Agatha All Along

Spoilers ahead! This imaginative sequel to WandaVision is a reminder of just how good the MCU can be. | Continue reading


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43 research monkeys on the lam still “playfully exploring,“ police say

They pose no risk to human health, and they're living their best lives. | Continue reading


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Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal

Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations. | Continue reading


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New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrations

Broadcom acquisition was a "wake-up call" for VMware-dependent SMBs. | Continue reading


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Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support

Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple's home apps all at once? | Continue reading


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Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data

Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial. | Continue reading


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Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online. | Continue reading


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Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y‘all

Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. | Continue reading


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DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were

Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives. | Continue reading


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Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness. | Continue reading


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The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74

His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation. | Continue reading


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Apple botched the Apple Intelligence launch, but its long-term strategy is sound

I've spent a week with Apple Intelligence—here are the takeaways. | Continue reading


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TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers

US restrictions on semiconductor tech are spurring the move. | Continue reading


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Notepad.exe, now an actively maintained app, has gotten its inevitable AI update

Other Windows Insider updates include new CPU instructions for Prism x86 emulator. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran

The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week. | Continue reading


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After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves

Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective. | Continue reading


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Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series is actually going to be made

The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though. | Continue reading


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Max needs higher prices, more ads to help support WBD’s flailing businesses

WBD chief hopeful that Trump administration could enable more streaming M&As. | Continue reading


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Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency

Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. | Continue reading


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Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

Nobody loses games they already bought, but the clock is ticking. | Continue reading


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Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. | Continue reading


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Secondhand EVs will flood the market in 2026, JD Power says

Used EV supply is set to grow by 230% as 215,000 cars come off lease. | Continue reading


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What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special?

It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball. | Continue reading


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Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed

Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! | Continue reading


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Mercedes-Benz previews next CLA, breaks EV distance record in testing

A CLA covered 2,309 miles in 24 hours in testing. | Continue reading


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ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million

Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment. | Continue reading


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Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation

It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate. | Continue reading


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Review: M4 and M4 Pro Mac minis are probably Apple’s best Mac minis ever

First Mac mini redesign in almost 15 years highlights how good the insides are. | Continue reading


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