Rocket Report: Chinese national flies drone near Falcon 9, Trouble down under

"I am convinced that a collaboration between Avio and MaiaSpace could be established." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Are LLMs capable of non-verbal reasoning?

Processing in the "latent space" could help AI with tricky logical questions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Character.AI steps up teen safety after bots allegedly caused suicide, self-harm

Character.AI's new model for teens doesn't resolve all of parents' concerns. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands

Vulnerability with severity rating of 9.8 out of possible 10 still live on >8,000 sites. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Report: AT&T, Verizon aren’t notifying most victims of Chinese call-records hack

Telcos reportedly aren't telling users about call metadata taken in Chinese hack. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Generating power with a thin, flexible thermoelectric film

Device could be integrated into clothing, harvest body heat to power gadgets. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNA

We may owe our tiny sliver of Neanderthal DNA to just a couple of hundred Neanderthals. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

OpenAI introduces “Santa Mode” to ChatGPT for ho-ho-ho voice chats

An AI version of old St. Nick arrives as a seasonal character in popular chatbot app. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players

Streaming uncertainty has some people clinging to their discs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Google steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR

No pricing or availability, but there's new competition in headsets and glasses. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Intel Arc B580 review: A $249 RTX 4060 killer, one-and-a-half years later

Intel has solved the biggest problems with its Arc GPUs, but not the timing. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals

Italian scientists designed a neural network to analyze spectral data from handheld Raman spectroscopy devices. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease

Pharmaceutical companies are already cashing in on their other health benefits. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago

$83/mo price lines up with Hulu TV Live, and not as far below traditional cable. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

In an odd bit of propaganda, Belarus claims to have its own Starlink technology

Mom, can we have a Starlink? Mom: We have a Starlink at home. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”

"You can get into a rhythm of using all of these providers to get things up very quickly." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

A brief history of the privacy you never really got. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Dodge keeps true to its roots with the first electric Charger muscle car

The big two-door electric sedan impressed on the road, less so on track. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine

Secret Blizzard has used the resources of at least 6 other groups in the past 7 years. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Errant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025

Software reference could point to a release sooner rather than later. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says

Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into AI goldmine. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads

TCL to "heavily promote" original short films with gen AI animation, characters. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Google goes “agentic” with Gemini 2.0’s ambitious AI agent features

Google barrels ahead with a push into AI systems that take action for you. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation

Nearly 3 months in, Apple has added most of the initial Intelligence features. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes

Add to a charity haul that's already raised nearly $9,500 in just a couple of days. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars

Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Report: Google told FTC Microsoft’s OpenAI deal is killing AI competition

Microsoft gatekeeping OpenAI models saddles AI rivals with costs, report says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory”

A textbook example of shifting the standards of evidence to suit its authors' needs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

The latest in poker cheats: Tiny cameras that can see cards as they’re dealt

Several recent schemes were uncovered, so should players everywhere be concerned? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Seeing no road to profit, GM shutters Cruise

GM decides to cut its losses, will focus on partial automation for passenger cars. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Ranking the 25 coolest things in space so far during the 21st century

Taking stock of spaceflight one-quarter of the way through the 2000s. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases but makes no promises. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”

Company boasts "AI workers" that never complain about work-life balance. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Micron’s $6B CHIPS funding should have more strings attached, critics say

Micron's NY fabs are the only CHIPS projects undergoing full environmental review. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor

Leaked form shows how Fog Data helps cops find where suspects have been and when. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Amazon starts selling Hyundai cars, more brands next year

Amazon Autos has gone live in 48 US cities. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

The Talos Principle: Reawakened adds new engine, looks, and content to a classic

The game that was asking lots of questions about AI ethics 10 years ago is back. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

New BadRAM attack neuters security assurances in AMD Epyc processors

Attack bypasses AMD protection promising security, even when a server is compromised. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Avian flu cases are on the upswing at big dairy farms

Rise in cases amplifies concerns about consolidation in agriculture. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

We’ve got a lavish new trailer for Star Trek: Section 31

"Whatever you believe your mission was, it's worse than you thought." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

In a not-so-subtle signal to regulators, Blue Origin says New Glenn is ready

Blue Origin needs to fly the New Glenn rocket to identify where the vehicle has margin. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

The 2025 Lucid Gravity impresses us with slick handling, magic ride

Understanding the gravity of the situation: driving Lucid's serious new SUV. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says

Parents suing want Character.AI to delete its models trained on kids' data. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

The iPhone accessories that let me ditch my laptop while traveling

Getting the desktop experience from my tiniest computer. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

EV charging infrastructure isn’t just for road trippers

Energy management will be key for electrified vehicle fleets. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 days ago

Apple hit with $1.2B lawsuit after killing controversial CSAM-detecting tool

Apple knowingly ignoring child porn is a "never-ending nightmare," lawsuit says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 days ago

Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals

A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 days ago

Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?

"Reddit Answers" will answer questions with AI-generated summaries of user content. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 days ago