Trying to outrun Ukrainian drones? Kursk traffic cams still issue speeding tickets.

Drones are everywhere. Traffic cameras don't care. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Sparks are flying day and night as SpaceX preps Starship pad to catch a rocket

It's unclear how long upgrades will take or when the FAA will approve a booster catch. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

A long, weird FOSS circle ends as Microsoft donates Mono to Wine project

Mono had many homes over 23 years, but Wine's repos might be its final stop. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time

"Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?" | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Man posing as teen YouTuber gets 17 years for horrific global sextortion scheme

Australian police called it "one of the worst sextortion cases in history." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Apple lays off employees working on Books and News

All the layoffs were in the company's fast-moving services division. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Elon Musk’s Boring Company can’t get Tesla FSD to work in tunnels

Despite "full self driving," Teslas still can't cope with one-way tunnels. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Telegram CEO released by police, transferred to court for possible indictment

Durov released from police custody, brought to court after days of questioning. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Sick of heavy electric SUVs and crossovers? Ariel debuts the E-Nomad.

With enough interest, the "seriously clean fun" concept could go into production. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English

Feedback gets rid of overt biases but leaves subtle racism intact. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Climate change feedbacks lead to surge in natural methane emissions

Attempts to cut greenhouse gases made tougher by increased emissions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valve

Engineers are redesigning parts of the propulsion system on Astrobotic's next lunar lander. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing

The fleet leader has met its demise. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Old and new Ryzen CPUs get a speed boost from optional Windows update

And it turns out that old Ryzen CPUs benefit almost as much as newer ones. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

“Exploitative” IT firm has been delaying 2,000 recruits’ onboarding for years

India's Infosys recruits reportedly subjected to repeated, unpaid "pre-training." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

X’s Grok will direct users to Vote.gov after bungling basic ballot question

After falsely stating that ballot deadlines passed, Grok sends users to Vote.gov. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Turns out Martin Shkreli copied his $2M Wu-Tang album—and sent it to “50 different chicks”

"Of course I made MP3 copies, they're like hidden in safes all around the world." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

NASA has to be trolling with the latest cost estimate of its SLS launch tower

"NASA officials informed us they do not intend to request a fixed-price proposal." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Debate over “open source AI” term brings new push to formalize definition

Restrictive AI model licenses claimed as "open source" spark for clear standard. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Tattoo ink sold on Amazon has high levels of weird and rare bacteria

The recall announcement noted that the germs "present a health concern." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Return to Moria arrives on Steam with mining, crafting, and a “Golden Update”

Changes to combat, crafting, and ambient music came from player feedback. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Feds award $521 million in EV charger funds, but rollout remains slow

The awards are part of a $7.5 billion program for EV charger infrastructure. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Tetris Forever includes 15 classic versions alongside documentary footage

Collection includes a new game called Tetris Time Warp, too. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Teenage Maurice Sendak illustrated his teacher’s 1947 pop-sci book

Drawings of Atomics for the Millions "reveal early postwar anxieties about nuclear war." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Apple shuffles CFOs for the first time in a decade

Shakeups of the C-suite at Apple are quite rare. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

AT&T failed to notify 911 call centers of outage, pays $950K to settle probe

Technician accidentally disabled a portion of AT&T network during testing. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaign

Facebook is "ready to push back" on government takedown requests, Meta CEO says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Hackers infect ISPs with malware that steals customers’ credentials

Zero-day that was exploited since June to infect ISPs finally gets fixed. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

“Should art be regulated by the SEC?” NFT artists file lawsuit

SEC had ruled that some NFT digital art pieces are unregistered securities. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

That feeling when your “cool-ass girl” can’t dig your online monkey torture vids

US breaks up online "monkey crush" video groups. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Hobbyists discover how to insert custom fonts into AI-generated images

Like adding custom art styles or characters, in-world typefaces come to Flux. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

More bad news for psychedelic drug company: FDA expands probe after rejection

Psychedelic drug company Lykos already slashed staff and overhauled leadership. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Samsung TVs will get 7 years of updates, starting with 2023 models

Some Rokus and Apple TVs receive longer update windows, though. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Valve’s worst-kept secret is no longer a secret

Deadlock is now on Steam and on streams. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Missouri AG’s legal war against Media Matters shot down by federal judge

Judge: Missouri AG's actions chill speech about extremist content on Musk's X. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

One of the most adventurous human spaceflights since Apollo may launch tonight

Liftoff is set for 3:38 am ET in Florida. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

NatGeo’s Cursed Gold documents rise and fall of notorious 1980s treasure hunter

Thompson's expedition discovered wreck of the SS Central America, aka the "Ship of Gold." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov awaits charges in France as firm denies law-breaking

Telegram accused of not cooperating on drug trafficking and child sexual content. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Next-gen iPhones and other Apple announcements are coming on September 9

Expect iterative iPhone updates with a dash of Apple Intelligence. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024

By year's end, 96 percent of the US's grid additions won't add carbon to the atmosphere. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

A lot of new in-car tech is “not necessary,” survey finds. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

A lot of new in-car tech is “not necessary,” survey finds

Partially automated driving systems scored particularly poorly. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Ikea takes on Craigslist with classifieds site for its used furniture

Retailer launches peer-to-peer sales platform for its customers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

NASA’s Starliner decision was the right one, but it’s a crushing blow for Boeing

It's unlikely Boeing can fly all six of its Starliner missions before retirement of the ISS in 2030. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Shocker: French make surprise arrest of Telegram founder at Paris airport

Lack of moderation on Telegram claimed to be reason for arrest. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

NASA not comfortable with Starliner thrusters, so crew will fly home on Dragon

"I would say the White Sands testing did give us a surprise." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Electric vehicle battery fires—what to know and how to react

It's very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago

Microsoft to host security summit after CrowdStrike disaster

Redmond wants to improve the resilience of Windows to buggy software. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 months ago