US senator calls on the NSA to give guidance for use of VPNs by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-03 19:52 (#7857V) Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
NJ urges SCOTUS to rule that Kalshi sports bets are gambling, not "swaps" by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-03 19:42 (#7857W) Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percent by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-03 18:58 (#7857X) Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents by Federica Sgorbissa on 2026-09-03 18:22 (#7857Y) Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-03 18:10 (#7857Z) Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
Trump’s 100% tariff on drones will be disaster for the US, critics warn by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-03 17:08 (#78580) Americans fear there are no cheap alternatives as tariffs suddenly hit drones.
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-03 17:00 (#78553) The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion by Michael Acton, Financial Times on 2026-09-03 13:34 (#78554) Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants by John Timmer on 2026-09-02 21:20 (#784FS) Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-02 20:32 (#784FT) The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-02 19:54 (#784FV) Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design by Eric Berger on 2026-09-02 19:37 (#784CS) "Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-02 18:13 (#784CT) Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.
Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-02 17:58 (#784CV) Trump's secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-02 16:30 (#7847Q) The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84 by Robert Pearlman on 2026-09-02 14:47 (#7844P) He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.
The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones by Fernanda González, wired.com on 2026-09-02 13:04 (#7844Q) The Army says its laser system can track and destroy hostile drones.
Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know. by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-02 11:15 (#783ZC) At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-02 11:00 (#783ZD) What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.
Here's our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-01 23:01 (#783PG) 333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-01 19:06 (#783PH) "Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.
A newborn and child reportedly died of measles; CDC isn't counting them by Beth Mole on 2026-09-01 18:21 (#783D5) Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.
New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-01 18:00 (#783D6) New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.
FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-01 17:51 (#783D7) FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."
This is what a supercar was like a century ago by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-01 17:34 (#783D8) When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100.
It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well by Eric Berger on 2026-09-01 14:46 (#783AJ) Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.
Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-01 11:00 (#7832G) NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri by Eric Berger on 2026-09-01 10:00 (#7832H) "We could really be facing the great filter."
The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-08-31 23:01 (#782SS) It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak by Beth Mole on 2026-08-31 21:23 (#782ST) The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
Get in on the Ars community that doesn’t fit beneath an article by Eric Bangeman on 2026-08-31 21:12 (#782SV) You've read the stories. Now check out our forums.
Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-31 20:02 (#782NW) Director Dave Green's live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons.
Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed" by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-31 18:39 (#782NX) Trump furious at NBC's Kristen Welker for saying he had mixed results in primary endorsements.
“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit by Ashley Belanger on 2026-08-31 18:10 (#782NY) Lawsuit: Anthropic's torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.
Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds by Jacek Krywko on 2026-08-31 17:11 (#782NZ) Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.
Think twice before installing this device promising free movies by Dan Goodin on 2026-08-31 16:33 (#782P0) In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network.
El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds by Jacek Krywko on 2026-08-31 16:04 (#782P1) One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world."
Google Maps renames "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" even faster than US government by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-08-31 15:33 (#782P2) Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.
ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU's toughest online safety rules by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2026-08-31 13:41 (#782BC) Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.
NASA's next "great observatory" begins mission to widen our view of the Universe by Stephen Clark on 2026-08-31 13:01 (#782BD) "We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."
Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results. by Kyle Orland on 2026-08-31 10:00 (#7826Z) Interactive mobile "gizmos" are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta's platform.
A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history by Kyle Orland on 2026-08-30 21:40 (#781ZQ) Cut content from Portal 2, hints of Half Life 2: Episode 3, and so much more.
Why it matters that President Trump just dialed in to a NASA news conference by Eric Berger on 2026-08-30 17:40 (#781X1) With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers by Paresh Dave, WIRED.com on 2026-08-30 11:03 (#781Q1) The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead. by Reece Rodgers, wired.com on 2026-08-29 10:50 (#7815M) Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-28 22:14 (#780YV) Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-08-28 21:33 (#780YW) Cancellations have accelerated.
"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster by Beth Mole on 2026-08-28 21:17 (#780YX) RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-28 18:07 (#780RN) Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced by Eric Berger on 2026-08-28 17:36 (#780RP) "It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."