Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal

Elon Musk's X previously failed to block the law on First Amendment grounds. | Continue reading


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FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high

FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Report: Apple TV+ will soon get a lot more movies made by studios other than Apple

Apple TV+ series have made an impact, but its films have been less successful lately. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Google, its cat fully escaped from bag, shows off the Pixel 9 Pro weeks early

Upcoming phone is teased with an AI breakup letter to "the same old thing." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

NASA built a Moon rover but can’t afford to get it to the launch pad

"It would have been revolutionary. Other missions don’t replace what is lost here." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

The next Nvidia driver makes even more GPUs “open,” in a specific, quirky way

You can't see inside the firmware, but more open code can translate it for you. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

The Mazda CX-90 PHEV gives luxury car vibes for a mainstream price

This big Mazda is one of a handful of plug-in hybrid three-rows on sale today. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory anyway

Oddly timed accessory is released as the Switch's life cycle is winding down. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Aventon, a major e-bike maker, tries its hand with a hardtail

Aventon's entry into the mountain bike market is good, but not quite low-budget. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

OpenAI launches GPT-4o mini, which will replace GPT-3.5 in ChatGPT

Lower-cost AI language model will be free for ChatGPT users. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive

RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

The Lucid Air Pure review: Lower weight, better steering, amazing efficiency

Less power and less weight almost always makes for a better electric vehicle. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

One more way to die: Tremors when Vesuvius erupted collapsed shelter walls

Two male skeletons showed signs of severe fracture and trauma injuries. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

“Extraordinarily disappointed” users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit

Users seek alternatives as Google is intent on app-centric focus. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners

Bite-size speed challenges refresh the classics, but require a healthy dose of patience. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager lets attackers change any user password

Yep, passwords for administrators can be changed, too. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Researchers track individual neurons as they respond to words

When processing language, individual neurons respond to words with similar meanings. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”

AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Researchers build ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar

Bizarre design uses a solar-powered motor that's optimized for weight. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet

Researcher wants legal assurances before releasing his Unfollow Everything tool. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables

Another team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Real, actual Markdown support is arriving in Google Docs, not a moment too soon

It's a big day for typing in an archaic fashion for the good of syntax. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans

High temperatures made it hard for workers to use protective gear during culling. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX and X will relocate their headquarters to Texas

The billionaire blamed a California gender identity law for moving SpaceX and X headquarters. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order

After repealing Biden's AI order, draft would create "Manhattan Projects" for military AI. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany

Alternative for Germany-related content returned when searching for other parties. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

The best summer Prime Day deals we could find for Ars readers

On day two of Amazon's summer sale extravaganza, here are the deals we liked. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 months ago

Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers

Stolen data includes customer names, addresses, birth dates, and driver's license numbers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)

A taller Pixel Fold, a "small Pro" Pixel 9, and lots more early details. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Former OpenAI researcher’s new company will teach you how to build an LLM

Karpathy's Eureka Labs will pair human-made curriculum with an AI-powered assistant. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos

Once again, EleutherAI's data frustrates professional content creators. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Meet the woman whose research helped the FBI catch notorious serial killers

Hulu documentary Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer traces career of Dr. Ann Burgess. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Streaming’s bundling obsession ignores the real problem with subscription costs

Opinion: Subscribers keep paying more and getting the same. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury

UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

AMD brags about Ryzen 9000’s efficiency, extends AM5 support guarantee to 2027

Ryzen 9000 will also have more overclocking headroom, for those interested. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Seismic data shows Mars is often pummeled by planet-shaking meteorites

Seismic information now allows us to make a planet-wide estimate of impact rates. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Full dev build of Space Marine 2 leaks, and players are already leveling up

Developers canceled a beta test—but may have gotten one anyway. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

The 2025 Lucid Air is now the most efficient EV on sale

A standard heat pump has made an already-efficient car even more so. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

The struggle to understand why earthquakes happen in America’s heartland

The New Madrid fault line remains something of an enigma to seismologists. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Porsche expands the Macan EV range with two new models

The entry-level Macan starts at $75,300 and goes on sale in Q4 2024. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight

SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Apple releases public betas of all next-gen OS updates, except for VisionOS

Apple's public betas are usually stable enough for daily use, but be careful. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Backdoor sneaked into fake AWS package was downloaded hundreds of times. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Here’s how carefully concealed backdoor in fake AWS files escaped mainstream notice

Files available on the open source NPM repository underscore a growing sophistication. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Will space-based solar power ever make sense?

Years of talk have now moved to design studies and hardware in space. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago