Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-31 00:07 (#79DRD) The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn't go anywhere.
Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets by Beth Mole on 2026-10-30 22:36 (#79DRE) USDA has identified 74 animal cases in US since parasitic flies invaded in June.
Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-30 22:21 (#79DRF) "For huge numbers of people, I will always be Jean-Luc Picard. ... We created an admirable individual."
Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-30 21:41 (#79DRG) Boom's airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-30 21:09 (#79DRH) It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.
Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job by Nate Anderson on 2026-10-30 20:40 (#79DRJ) People who love AI don't always love telling others they used it.
Over 25% of people lie to get antibiotics—and their lies aren't even good by Beth Mole on 2026-10-30 20:17 (#79DRK) Faked symptoms still point to infections that antibiotics don't treat.
Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-30 19:30 (#79DRM) But it's still early days for the relatively new e-commerce use case.
Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-29 21:47 (#79DNP) Reddit's search traffic "was down meaningfully" last quarter.
Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines by Nick Indge on 2026-10-29 20:18 (#79DH3) The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot.
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-29 20:08 (#79DH4) Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.
Trump declares robot imports a national security threat by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-29 19:07 (#79DH5) President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-29 18:29 (#79DE0) Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.
Turning a solar power system into its own backup by John Timmer on 2026-10-29 18:02 (#79DE1) Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.
Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-29 17:21 (#79CQ1) Charges filed as Trump admin tries to save Kalshi from Utah's total ban on gambling.
Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-29 16:24 (#79DE2) Google's negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents by Dhruv Mehrotra, wired.com on 2026-10-29 12:58 (#79D8C) The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency by Eric Berger on 2026-10-29 11:00 (#79D5V) "NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-28 22:51 (#79CS8) This Vulcan launch will be first to use a full complement of 6 solid rocket boosters.
As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-28 22:35 (#79CS9) Europe's Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.
Peptide peddlers cheer as RFK Jr. unilaterally grants access, overruling FDA by Beth Mole on 2026-10-28 22:17 (#79CSA) Six unproven peptides popular with MAHA now under "enforcement discretion policy."
The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona by Eric Berger on 2026-10-28 19:20 (#79CQ2) It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac by Samuel Axon on 2026-10-28 19:10 (#79CQ3) It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.
Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-28 18:47 (#79CQ4) Gemini 4 Carbon is essentially a slightly better version of Argon.
Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-28 18:05 (#79CHG) The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."
Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-28 17:55 (#79CHH) With more than 200 kWh, this luxury three-row can go 460 miles on a charge.
Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-28 17:46 (#79CHJ) But the AI responses get more forthright when asked outside the US.
Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-28 17:37 (#79CHK) Florida county claims it lacks resources to find owners of unpermitted Flock cameras.
Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display by Samuel Axon on 2026-10-28 17:25 (#79CHM) The OLED display is the main draw, but the price is a lot to reckon with.
Buckle up for more body-swapping hijinks in Jumanji: Open World trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-28 15:48 (#79CHN) "We have to be ready for whatever's coming next. If we lose in here, there won't be a home to go back to."
A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequences by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News on 2026-10-28 13:38 (#79CBN) Antarctic waters are getting saltier as sea-ice loss reshapes ocean circulation.
China’s snooping around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big Tech by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-28 11:00 (#79C6Z) US-owned trans-Pacific cables face growing risks from sabotage and China.
Apple refreshes the iMac, entry-level MacBook Pro with the M6 chip by Samuel Axon on 2026-10-27 22:37 (#79BXF) Additionally, the N1 chip brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
South Carolina's measles outbreak jumped to Washington state 5 times in 2 weeks by Beth Mole on 2026-10-27 22:22 (#79BXG) International travel used to be the main risk of measles cases in the US-not anymore.
China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-27 22:04 (#79BXH) The DIA's threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space.
"No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-27 21:50 (#79BXJ) Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for "reckless" AI, US Rep. Comer says.
Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-27 21:31 (#79BXK) Seven potential AI nightmares pulled from Anthropic's 93-page "Risk Factor" tome.
Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-27 20:25 (#79BV9) Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
Google begins certifying Registered App Stores for Android, but not in the US by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-27 19:32 (#79BRV) Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google's stamp of approval.
Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software by John Timmer on 2026-10-27 18:49 (#79BRW) You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make.
Warner Bros. drops final trailer for Dune: Part Three by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-27 18:05 (#79BRX) "After years of combat, I've become the oppressor Chani had sworn to fight."
Ford simplifies using your EV as a home battery with the $30K Fathom by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-27 16:17 (#79BP2) The Fathom pickup won't need a wall-mounted inverter to output 10 kW to your house.
DeepMind unveils Genie 4 world model promising more realistic physics and humans by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-27 16:00 (#79BP3) Genie 4 will roll out to developers and Google AI Ultra subscribers soon.
From cheap tool to premium subscription: When a beloved app's price skyrockets by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-27 15:50 (#79BP4) Huge price hikes force loyal users to reconsider their favorite apps.
Apple iPhone Duo review: Two screens, two experiences, two thousand dollars by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-10-27 14:20 (#79BKB) I respect Apple's first crack at a foldable phone, but I'm not sure I like it.
Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing, Apple says only a "small number" are affected by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-27 14:00 (#79AWQ) Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.
Sculpture re-creates odd optical effects of famed Lycurgus Cup by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-27 13:32 (#79BKC) University of Sheffield researchers figured out how to re-create the 1,600-year-old glass recipe.
US officials want Section 702 renewed before damaging court ruling goes public by Dell Cameron, wired.com on 2026-10-27 13:22 (#79BKD) Senators say officials hid a ruling on warrantless searches past its release deadline.
Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce by Nick Indge on 2026-10-26 22:36 (#79B3A) Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.
Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out by Beth Mole on 2026-10-26 20:27 (#79B15) Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."