Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-11-03 20:39 (#79GQA) Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms by Jon Brodkin on 2026-11-03 18:30 (#79GN6) Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-11-03 18:19 (#79GN7) We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-11-03 17:54 (#79GN8) Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert by Beth Mole on 2026-11-03 17:21 (#79GN9) NY governor pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-11-03 17:08 (#79GJQ) Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere by Eric Berger on 2026-11-03 16:50 (#79GJR) Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?
UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame? by Dan Goodin on 2026-11-03 16:03 (#79GFV) UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram. by Ashley Belanger on 2026-11-03 15:39 (#79GFW) Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.
EPA throws in the towel on policing air pollution from factory farms by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News on 2026-11-03 14:49 (#79GFX) Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.
Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display by James Riswick on 2026-11-03 14:00 (#79GD2) After pioneering the passenger screen, Mercedes has designs on the windshield.
"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation by Robert Pearlman on 2026-11-02 23:30 (#79FYT) The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-11-02 22:54 (#79FYV) Plus invisible tattoos, medieval skeleton gets an ID, trapping a single antimatter particle, and more.
Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock by Beth Mole on 2026-11-02 21:21 (#79FTP) The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.
Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998 by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-11-02 19:52 (#79FRA) "The flow of time is always cruel."
Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree by John Timmer on 2026-11-02 19:13 (#79FRB) A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-11-02 18:32 (#79FNJ) Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.
Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom by Kyle Orland on 2026-11-02 18:05 (#79FNK) The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.
China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years by Eric Berger on 2026-11-02 17:09 (#79FNM) The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.
F1 in Mexico City: Yet another Ferrari fiasco, but that’s not all by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-11-02 15:57 (#79FNN) There was plenty of drama on and off the track for Formula 1 this weekend.
The world has a new plan to save nature, but it still needs the money by Kenza Bryan, Financial Times on 2026-11-02 14:56 (#79FJN) A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.
This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be by Nick Indge on 2026-11-02 12:00 (#79FDX) This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.
Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged by Jacek Krywko on 2026-10-31 11:15 (#79E5K) A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds' internal clocks.
The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy. by Sara Talpos, Undark Magazine on 2026-10-31 11:02 (#79E5M) The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Should patients still have access to it?
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.