NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue

“When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 hours ago

Putting Microsoft’s cratering Xbox console sales in context

Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 9 hours ago

Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband

New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 10 hours ago

Android TV has access to your entire account—but Google is changing that

Should sideloading Chrome on an old smart TV really compromise your entire account? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 11 hours ago

Hackers make millions of attempts to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability

WP Automatic plugin patched, but release notes don't mention the critical fix. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much

Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord

Enlarge (credit: Discord) Spy Pet, a service that sold access to a rich database of allegedly more than 3 billion Discord messages and details on more than 600 million users, has seemingly been shut down. 404 Media, which broke the story of Spy Pet's offerings, reports that Spy P … | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 hours ago

TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say

Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 hours ago

Microsoft open-sources infamously weird, RAM-hungry MS-DOS 4.00 release

DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 hours ago

Tesla’s 2 million car Autopilot recall is now under federal scrutiny

NHTSA has tested the updated system and still has questions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 hours ago

Switch 2 reportedly replaces slide-in Joy-Cons with magnetic attachment

Design choice may have implications for current Joy-Con compatibility. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 15 hours ago

20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 hours ago

Nixon administration could’ve started monitoring CO2 levels but didn’t

President Nixon's science advisors recommended building global CO2 monitoring network. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 hours ago

Rocket Report: SLS workforce cuts; New Glenn launch to launch in the early fall

"This is a vital component in our preparations for launch." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 20 hours ago

Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space

"The United States assesses that Russia is developing a new satellite carrying a nuclear device." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Tech brands are forcing AI into your gadgets—whether you asked for it or not

The "AI mouse" is just the start. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Three women contract HIV from dirty “vampire facials” at unlicensed spa

Five patients with links to the spa had viral genetic sequences that closely matched. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

HMD’s first self-branded phones are all under $200

HMD will still make Nokia phones but is shipping self-branded phones, too. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use

OpenELM mirrors efforts by Microsoft to make useful small AI language models that run locally. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?

Preservationists propose access limits, but industry worries about a free "online arcade." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Noble Numbat, overhauls its installation and app experience

Plus Raspberry Pi 5 support, better laptop power, and lots of other changes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Millions of IPs remain infected by USB worm years after its creators left it for dead

Ability of PlugX worm to live on presents a vexing dilemma: Delete it or leave it be. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Toyota will spend $1.4 billion to build electric 3-row SUV in Indiana

This is a different new 3-row EV from the one Toyota will build in Kentucky. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Honda to spend $11 billion on four EV factories in North America

The new facilities are in addition to the previously announced EV hub in Ohio. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis

Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants

Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Garry’s Mod is taking down 20 years’ worth of “Nintendo Stuff”

Creator: "They don't want you playing with that stuff... we have to respect that." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations

Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance deepens as tensions over the app’s ownership escalate. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars

"I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Qualcomm says lower-end Snapdragon X Plus chips can still outrun Apple’s M3

Same NPU, same architecture as X Elite, but fewer cores and lower clock speeds. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective

Before smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets. Palm did them best. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed

Reddit says its "communities are naturally commercial." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

A Polestar Phone now inexplicably exists

Polestar normally makes electric cars, but now it's releasing a phone. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

We may have spotted the first magnetar flare outside our galaxy

Not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernovae. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Cisco firewall 0-days under attack for 5 months by resourceful nation-state hackers

Perimeter devices ought to prevent network hacks. Why are so many devices allowing attacks? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules

Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Chamber of Commerce sues FTC in Texas, asks court to block ban on noncompetes

Noncompete clauses "benefit employers and workers alike," Chamber tells court. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

No more refunds after 100 hours: Steam closes Early Access playtime loophole

It's largely a win against scammers, but a simple policy doesn't fit all games. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time

Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion

Charging electric vehicles at home will exceed most power lines' capacity. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

The Fall Guy spotlights its amazing stuntmen in meta marketing video

It's the latest and best of a string of meta marketing videos to promote the film. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

US bans TikTok owner ByteDance, will prohibit app in US unless it is sold

Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Elite: Dangerous’s real-money ship sales spark “pay-to-win” outrage

In 2019, dev promised purchases would "only be used to buy cosmetic Game Extras." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

SpaceX has now landed more boosters than most other rockets ever launch

Can the Falcon 9 eventually challenge Soyuz for launch totals? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Mercedes’ electric G-Wagon is more capable than the gas version

With four motors, deeper fording, and more power, you can forget about the gas version. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago

Hackers are carrying out ransomware experiments in developing countries

Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to western targets. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 2 days ago