As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously by Eric Berger on 2025-07-18 20:54 (#6YRAC) "NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology."
Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-18 19:34 (#6YR86) "Humanity has prevailed (for now!)," writes winner after 10-hour coding marathon against OpenAI.
Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-18 19:07 (#6YR87) Contrary to recent reports, phishing sleight-of-hand doesn't defeat FIDO.
After 5 years in development, the Assassin’s Creed TV series is happening by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-18 17:40 (#6YR5V) Series will be led by Westworld, Halo alums.
Netflix’s first show with generative AI is a sign of what’s to come in TV, film by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-18 17:29 (#6YR5W) The Eternaut debuted on Netflix with a generative AI-assisted scene.
Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-18 17:03 (#6YR5X) In 2019, a speeding Tesla using Autopilot ran a stop sign and hit two stargazers.
Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report by Beth Mole on 2025-07-18 17:03 (#6YR5Y) The mpox vaccines were pledged under the Biden administration.
Court rules Trump broke US law when he fired Democratic FTC commissioner by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-18 16:33 (#6YR5Z) Supreme Court precedent protects FTC commissioner, at least "for the time being."
Apple sues YouTuber who leaked iOS 26’s new “Liquid Glass” software redesign by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-18 16:23 (#6YR3G) YouTuber claims to have receipts" disproving Apple's allegations.
After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission by Eric Berger on 2025-07-18 16:00 (#6YR3H) "One year ago, this was out of the discussion."
Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-07-18 15:46 (#6YR3J) We're starting to find features that distinguish one Neanderthal culture from another.
Trump to sign stablecoin bill that may make it easier to bribe the president by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-18 15:33 (#6YR3K) Donald Trump's first big crypto win "nothing to crow about," analyst says.
Rocket Report: SpaceX won’t land at Johnston Atoll; new North Sea launch site by Eric Berger on 2025-07-18 11:15 (#6YQYA) "Europe is seizing the opportunity to lead."
Nothing Phone 3 review: Nothing ventured, nothing gained by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-18 11:00 (#6YQYB) The Nothing Phone 3 is the company's best phone by a wide margin, but is that enough?
Jared Leto is the ultimate soldier in new TRON: Ares trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-17 22:51 (#6YQKZ) "He's biblically strong, lightning fast, and supremely intelligent"-and very dispensable.
Trump’s claims of a Coca-Cola agreement quickly go flat as nutritionists groan by Beth Mole on 2025-07-17 22:38 (#6YQM0) Whichever sweetener is used, Coke is still crammed with sugar.
Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-17 22:27 (#6YQM1) Dictionary website isn't offering refunds and is now only available with ads.
GitHub abused to distribute payloads on behalf of malware-as-a-service by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-17 22:16 (#6YQM2) The repository offered the MaaS a distribution channel not blocked in many networks.
How Android phones became an earthquake warning system by John Timmer on 2025-07-17 21:45 (#6YQM3) The system uses phones' accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking.
Trump admin to finally cap price of weird bandages that cost $10 billion last year by Beth Mole on 2025-07-17 20:52 (#6YQH0) Trump administration has delayed a Biden-era fix twice, but is now set to cap price.
ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-17 20:41 (#6YQH1) New "agentic" AI feature combines web browsing with task-execution abilities.
The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-17 20:30 (#6YQH2) Replacement is the only option if you break a Pixel Watch, but that could change soon.
Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-17 20:19 (#6YQH3) Silk Road criminal tipped police off to dirty cop who stole 50 seized bitcoins.
Karl Urban is a wise-cracking Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-17 20:06 (#6YQH4) "I'm not some champion. I don't have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. I'm an actor."
Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-17 19:54 (#6YQH5) $2,000 display is hard to recommend when its best feature works with only 14 titles.
Synths hunt down deadly monsters in latest Alien: Earth trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-17 17:57 (#6YQEF) "This ship collected specimens. Five new life forms from distant planets. Monsters."
Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-17 17:35 (#6YQEG) Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Google hides secret message in name list of 3,295 AI researchers by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-17 17:12 (#6YQBF) Gemini 2.5 paper hides Easter egg in massive author list-but why so many contributors?
Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-17 16:24 (#6YQBG) Fanfic community craves familiarity much more than novelty-but reports greater enjoyment from novelty.
Will AI end cheap flights? Critics attack Delta’s “predatory” AI pricing. by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-17 16:01 (#6YQBH) Your data could soon be used to spike flight costs, as Delta expands AI pilot.
Feds tell automakers to forget about paying fuel economy fines by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-17 13:27 (#6YQ5R) Trump's tax bill means no penalties from model year 2022 onwards.
EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up by Barbara Moens and Henry Foy, Financial Times on 2025-07-17 13:19 (#6YQ5S) EU will miss self-imposed deadline to wrap up investigation.
Everything we learned from a week with Apple CarPlay Ultra by Michael Teo Van Runkle on 2025-07-17 11:00 (#6YQ3E) CarPlay Ultra takes over the main instrument display as well as the infotainment.
More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-16 22:20 (#6YPSW) Smaller businesses most likely to be affected as white-label cloud program is also ending.
2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment by Chad Kirchner on 2025-07-16 22:01 (#6YPSX) Mercedes' new 800 V electric powertrain is ready for the public, and we've driven it.
Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-16 20:29 (#6YPPH) Overstep backdoor nukes key log entries, making detection hard.
Steam cracks down on some sex games to appease payment processors by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-16 19:29 (#6YPKQ) New rule against "certain kinds" of adult content accompanies removal of "incest" games.
Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-16 19:20 (#6YPKR) Evidence suggests health department gave preferential treatment to xAI, NAACP says.
Linda Hamilton rocks Stranger Things’ S5 extended teaser by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-16 19:06 (#6YPKS) "After what we've been through, it ties us together. Forever."
Introducing the Ars Technica Posting Guidelines version 3.0 by Ken Fisher on 2025-07-16 18:43 (#6YPKT) We've made an update to clarify and simplify everything.
Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting directors who refused to be fired by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-16 18:18 (#6YPKV) CPB defied Trump, kept board members even after losing a court ruling.
Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-16 17:41 (#6YPKW) Amazon has launched 78 of its planned 3,232 Kuiper broadband satellites.
YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-16 17:17 (#6YPKX) Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."
Mac graphics settings for Cyberpunk 2077 aim for console-like simplicity by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-16 16:27 (#6YPH7) The finite number of Mac configurations could be good for players and game devs.
Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-16 14:51 (#6YPES) Fast filling times are seductive, but they don't compensate for H2's many drawbacks.
Rough road to “energy dominance” after GOP kneecaps wind and solar by Aidan Hughes, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-16 13:45 (#6YPC0) Experts argue that Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase costs for consumers.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-16 12:00 (#6YP9N) Cathartic, punch-fueled land destruction is a great showcase for Switch 2 hardware.
There could be “dark main sequence” stars at the galactic center by John Timmer on 2025-07-16 11:30 (#6YP9P) Dark matter particle and antiparticle collisions could make some stars immortal.
Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-16 11:15 (#6YP9Q) Technique transforms the Internet DNS into an unconventional file storage system.
The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner? by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-16 11:00 (#6YP9R) NASA is doing all it can to ensure Boeing doesn't abandon the Starliner program.