Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

Their orbit periodically takes them through a cloud of gas, triggering flares. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 27 days ago

How should we treat beings that might be sentient?

A book argues that we've not thought enough about things that might think. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 28 days ago

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor

Unearthed sample likely works against Linux devices from Acer, HP, Fujitsu, and Lenovo. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 29 days ago

It’s Black Friday, and here are the best shopping deals we could find

Beat the crowds with our list of cool stuff to buy—updated throughout the weekend. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 29 days ago

Vintage digicams aren’t just a fad. They’re an artistic statement.

In the age of AI images, some photographers are embracing the quirky flaws of vintage digital cameras. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 29 days ago

The upside-down capacitor in mid-‘90s Macs, proven and documented by hobbyists

A "copy/paste error" on a Mac logic board has led to some restoration problems. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 29 days ago

Flour, water, salt, GitHub: The Bread Code is a sourdough baking framework

My year of baking lessons, guided by a full-stack engineer who teaches patience. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Rocket Report: A good week for Blue Origin; Italy wants its own launch capability

Blue Origin is getting ready to test-fire its first fully integrated New Glenn rocket in Florida. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Man suffers chemical burn that lasted months after squeezing limes

The toxin is in more foods than you might think, including carrots, parsley, limes, and lemons. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

What fossilized dino feces can tell us about their rise to dominance

Scientists studied trace fossils called bromalites to reconstruct critical food webs in late Triassic, early Jurassic. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Found in the wild: The world’s first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux

"Bootkitty" is likely a proof-of-concept, but may portend working UEFI malware for Linux. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

John Siracusa’s Review of Delicious Library 1.0

John Siracusa, in his inimitable style, reviewed Delicious Library 1.0 upon its release, 20 years ago this month: Part of what makes the Mac community so special is that so many Mac developers have itches — and, more importantly, corresponding talents — that have little or nothin … | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Teaching a drone to fly without a vertical rudder

We can get a drone to fly like a pigeon, but we needed to use feathers to do it. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

FCC approves Starlink plan for cellular phone service, with some limits

Starlink can provide cell service but FCC defers action on waiver of power limits. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns

"When we don’t own what we buy, everything becomes disposable..." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

OpenAI is at war with its own Sora video testers following brief public leak

Group behind stunt says they're being used for "unpaid R&D" and "art washing." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Google’s plan to keep AI out of search trial remedies isn’t going very well

Judge: AI will likely play “larger role” in Google search remedies as market shifts. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Biased AI in health care faces crackdown in sweeping Biden admin proposals

The future of the proposals is uncertain as Trump admin comes to office. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

After telling Cadillac to pound sand, F1 does 180, grants entry for 2026

Is an AI startup partially responsible for the change of mind? It might be. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Player 456 is back for revenge in Squid Game S2 trailer

"You still do not see, do you? The game will not end unless the world changes." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

ISPs say their “excellent customer service” is why users don’t switch providers

ISPs tell FCC that mistreated users would switch to one of their many other options. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Licking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors

It produces nine flavors: Sugar, salt, citric acid, cherry, passion fruit, green tea, milk, durian, and grapefruit. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

The Atari 7800+ is a no-frills glimpse into a forgotten gaming era

Awkward controls and a lack of features make a device for Atari completists only. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet

This was the first time ULA's Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major NASA contract. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

QNAP firmware update leaves NAS owners locked out of their boxes

Downgrading or customer support are your options if you caught the bad one. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Workers demand more transparency after Intel secures $8B CHIPS funding

Intel awarded nearly $8B to “supercharge” US semiconductor innovation. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Things aren’t looking good for infamous CEO of “health care terrorists”

Former Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre faces wide-ranging fraud and corruption probes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Trump targets Mexico and Canada with tariffs, plus an extra 10% for China

Tariffs are retaliation for drug trafficking and illegal migration. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Are any of Apple’s official MagSafe accessories worth buying?

When MagSafe was introduced, it promised an accessories revolution. Meh. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Nvidia’s new AI audio model can synthesize sounds that have never existed

What does a screaming saxophone sound like? The Fugatto model has an answer... | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy

SCOTUS asks US government for its view on $1 billion Sony v. Cox case. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

DOJ wraps up ad tech trial: Google is “three times” a monopolist

Google argued DOJ proved the "exact opposite" of existence of ad tech monopoly. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

OpenAI blamed NYT for tech problem erasing evidence of copyright abuse

OpenAI denies deleting evidence, asks why NYT didn’t back up data. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports

One more reason drinking raw milk is a bad idea. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Supreme Court to review 5th Circuit ruling that upends Universal Service Fund

5th Circuit ruling threatens $8 billion program that expands broadband access. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Keanu Reeves voices arch-villain Shadow in Sonic 3 trailer

"With Shadow's power, we can rule humanity." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Sony is reportedly working on a PS5 portable

Miniaturized hardware is still "likely years away from launch." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

$300 billion pledge at COP29 climate summit a “paltry sum”

Poorer countries reluctantly accept package from wealthy nations. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

How physics moves from wild ideas to actual experiments

Science often accommodates audacious proposals. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell

Cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Survivors mark 20th anniversary of deadly 2004 tsunami

NatGeo's documentary, Tsunami: Race Against Time, revisits the devastating disaster that killed nearly 230,000 people. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

What delusions can tell us about the cognitive nature of belief

Delusions can sometimes turn into strongly held beliefs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of

Senator wants to investigate whether VeriSign is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade

Neurons and a second cell type called an astrocyte collaborate to hold memories. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door

“Nearest Neighbor Attack” finally lets Russia’s Fancy Bear into target’s Wi-Fi network. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays

Opinion: Apple could really change the game here. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Ted Cruz wants to overhaul $42B broadband program, nix low-cost requirement

Cruz claims grant program is "boondoggle," urges Biden admin to halt activities. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago

Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival

Amazon has now committed $8 billion to AI startup that makes a key ChatGPT competitor. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 month ago