NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station

The space agency did consider alternatives to splashing the station. | Continue reading


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SCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlement

Majority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it "ruinous" | Continue reading


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Apple’s “Longevity, by Design” argues its huge scale affects its repair polices

Apple must consider volume, but also the world outside its closed loop. | Continue reading


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Study: Scribes in ancient Egypt had really poor posture during work

There were degenerative joint changes in the spines, shoulders, knees, hips, and ankles. | Continue reading


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AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics

AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a "code-generated ghoul." | Continue reading


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Scales helped reptiles conquer the land—when did they first evolve?

300 million-year-old tail print shows that scales evolved earlier than expected. | Continue reading


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The job of pollsters has become much harder. Here’s how they’re responding

Which surveys are solid and which dissolve under scrutiny? | Continue reading


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ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload

"This is certification at our own expense." | Continue reading


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Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk

A similar flaw last year left 1,800 networks breached. Will the latest one be as potent? | Continue reading


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Patent document showcases the cloud-only streaming Xbox console that never was

Microsoft couldn't get the price of its streaming Xbox low enough to release it. | Continue reading


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Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation

Cases grow to 39, including 23 hospitalizations, across 20 states. | Continue reading


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DNA-based bacterial parasite uses completely new DNA-editing method

Its error rates are too high for safe use but might be improved. | Continue reading


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SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks

Supreme Court avoids clarifying when government can control online speech. | Continue reading


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Some European launch officials still have their heads stuck in the sand

"Starship will not eradicate Ariane 6 at all." | Continue reading


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Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls

Wiper motor may stop working and cosmetic applique may detach while driving. | Continue reading


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Toys “R” Us riles critics with “first-ever” AI-generated commercial using Sora

AI-generated commercials are here, and critics are displeased—but human work is still key. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Apple rejects PC emulators on the iOS App Store

New iOS emulation rules only apply to "retro game consoles," not retro computers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

VW puts $5B into cash-hungry Rivian, and Rivian will help fix up VW’s software

Rivian gets a third major partner, and new cars arrive later this decade. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

YouTube tries convincing record labels to license music for AI song generator

Video site needs labels’ content to legally train AI song generators. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Star Wars behind the scenes: Creating the unique aesthetic of The Acolyte

Ars chats with production designer Kevin Jenkins and cinematographer Chris Teague. | Continue reading


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Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs

Running AI models without matrix math means far less power consumption—and fewer GPUs? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Mac is now available to all users

It supports pretty much everything but API calls. | Continue reading


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Ketamine pills for depression show positive results in trial—but with caveats

A slow-release oral dose showed good safety, but efficacy is shaky. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

The mythical griffin was not inspired by a horned dinosaur, study concludes

The mythological creatures are instead "chimeras of big cats and raptorial birds." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag

"Unfortunately Collins has been significantly behind schedule." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine

Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Is the total value of unplayed Steam games really $19 billion? Probably not.

It's fun to speculate, but sales and library quirks make it impossible to know. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Is generative AI really going to “wreak havoc” on the power grid?

AI is just one small part of data centers’ soaring energy use. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

“Energy-smart” bricks need less power to make, are better insulation

Cutting the energy used while firing the bricks means big savings at scale. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Saturn’s moon Titan has shorelines that appear to be shaped by waves

The liquid hydrocarbon waves would likely reach a height of a meter. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

Microsoft vows to make more changes facing EU fine over Teams bundling. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Julian Assange to plead guilty but is going home after long extradition fight

"Julian is free!" wife wrote after Assange struck deal with US government. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Political deepfakes are the most popular way to misuse AI

Study from Google's DeepMind lays out nefarious ways AI is being used. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Rocks from the far side of the Moon landed in Mongolia on Tuesday

The mission has significance for the Moon race between China and the United States. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Sir Peter Beck unplugged: “Transporter can do it for free for all we care”

"Look, there's no accidental monopoly. They are a ruthless competitor." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack

Malicious updates available from WordPress.org create attacker-controlled admin account. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

iOS and iPadOS 18 add the option to format external drives

The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11

But most Microsoft account sign-in workarounds for Windows 11 continue to work. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn

Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Astronomers think they’ve figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed

Astronomers concluded it is not the same and that Cassini's spot disappeared in 1708. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

iFixit says new Arm Surface hardware “puts repair front and center”

Both devices make it relatively easy to get at the battery and SSD. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue

EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership

It turns out the pet care industry has funded a lot of studies. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter

Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to "boomer shooters." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data

“We are letting the data drive our decision." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 months ago

Top FDA official overrules staff to approve gene therapy that failed trial

Peter Marks overruled three teams and two top directors. | Continue reading


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