Satisfactory now has controller support, so there’s no excuse for your bad lines

Can you mine resources and build factories with merely sticks and buttons? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Cheap TVs’ incessant advertising reaches troubling new lows

Op-ed: TV screensavers shouldn't show immigration ads from the Trump administration. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm’s privacy promises for genetic data

Agency issues warning about privacy of genetic information and DNA samples. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought

"Hey, this is a very precarious situation we're in." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Review: Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft is something less than “a Paperwhite with color”

It's a decent e-reader, but it offers too few benefits for too many drawbacks. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Gemini is an increasingly good chatbot, but it’s still a bad assistant

Google's generative AI is not ready to serve as your virtual assistant. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles

"I call it the last frontier of unexplored territory in low-Earth orbit." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge

A tougher vetting process and more bureaucracy make it harder to publish. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

Tuesday Telescope: On Mars, the rovers take pictures of robotic arms and rocks

Wait, the Daily Telescope is back? Sort of. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together

Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 days ago

With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos

The new model is rolling out to paid users starting today. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro

Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected

Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

Also: testing the efficacy of WWI "dazzle" camouflage; how the male blue-lined octopus survives deadly mating ritual. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it

Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets

Court win for investors may sway SEC’s probe of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

Requiring "double consent" for user tracking is too much, French agency says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs

Did you want to see how fast your ancient computer was? Because now you can! | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight

BMW has been making M5s for 40 years, but the latest one has lost its way somewhat. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users

Google's improved AI model is now available for free, but usage is limited. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn

Nearly 20 years have passed since the European Space Agency committed to ExoMars. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Europe’s first private launch company is learning to embrace failure

"Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs

“It’s whatever amount is enough to stay off the naughty list,” says ad executive. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices”

Consumers will have to pay the price of the president's unnecessary trade war. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs

Lawsuits and allegations are creating doubt around quantum dot TVs' use of QDs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 days ago

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 days ago

What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.

A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations

The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 days ago

Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI

xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory

"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.

Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometime override its "don't answer" circuitry. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Scientists are storing light we cannot see in formats meant for human eyes

New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office

Scientist warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII

Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock

Google continues backing away from smart home hardware. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus

CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch

"We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Google solves its mysterious Pixel problem, announces 9a launch date

Google has sorted out its Pixel problems and will begin the 9a rollout on April 10. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Corning’s new Apple-like ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster

Gorilla Glass Ceramic will be appear on its first phone in the coming months. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas

New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

What to make of Nintendo’s mention of new “Switch 2 Edition games”

Fine print suggests visual upgrades for original Switch games on new hardware. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Gran Turismo 7 gets an NPC upgrade with improved GT Sophy AI

First, Sony made an unbeatable AI driver; now, it's retrained it to be a good NPC. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Tel‘Aran’Rhiod at last—the Wheel of Time reveals the world of dreams

Perrin broods, Sea Folk sail, and Aes Sedai plot as we jump into episode five. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath

Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Gemini hackers can deliver more potent attacks with a helping hand from… Gemini

Hacking LLMs has always been more art than science. A new attack on Gemini could change that. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe

"The idea that we will be able to do it through America … I think is very, very doubtful." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 days ago

Trump can’t fire us, FTC Democrats tell court after being ejected from office

"A President cannot remove an FTC Commissioner without cause," lawsuit says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 days ago