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In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.
OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights
"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.
Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says
Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.
It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction
Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and "squeeze" us all to death.
Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"
What's more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?
Scientists warn 1.5°C climate change threshold could arrive by 2029
Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.
Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron
"You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."
Specialized’s Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built to wreck your Zone 2 ride
Specialized's second-fastest bike may be the smart buy.
In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening
Men aged 50-69 and at average risk should get PSA screening every two years.
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers' union wasn't involved.
Ars Live: What drone attacks on data centers mean for modern life in the cloud
A livestream Ars discussion is happening on November 17 at 1 pm Eastern Time.
The Elder Scrolls' most obscure adventure gets a 4K PC makeover
N-Gage exclusive Shadowkey gets an AI-coded glow-up with plenty of new features.
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash
Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.
Ukraine says it can’t stop Russian strikes because Starshield is limited again
Report: Ukraine suspects speeds limits are intended to help Russia in peace talks.
Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot backlash
Families confront Google after teen's lawsuit labels Gemini a suicide coach."
Netflix releases new trailer for Ray Gunn
"It's hard being the only honest players in a crooked game."
Building a rocket is hard. AST SpaceMobile thinks it's "simple."
"We're not doing this thing because we like rockets."
Man's secret use of synthetic testosterone for cows nearly destroyed his heart
Doctors warn that such life-threatening cases are becoming more common.
The amazing disappearing exoplanet
An exoplanet seems to have stopped transiting in front of its host star.
Google pushes privacy angle as Gemini-powered smartglasses debut starting at $395
The first Gemini smartglasses are a collab between Google, Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned
The FBI is investigating as Nvidia's board holds urgent talks over Huang's future.
Hundreds of streaming services and nothing to watch
Most viewers wish there was a TV Guide for streaming.
Review: Apple's M6 iMac is pricey, but it's still a good choice for a clean desk
Apple's M6 keeps the iMac current without shaking things up much.
T-Mobile illegally imposed 50GB cap on low-income home Internet plan, NY says
Law requires 25Mbps home Internet. T-Mobile lowers speed to 600Kbps after 50GB cap.
Anduril says its first satellite can see adversaries maneuver in orbital night
"What's unique is it's got a huge dynamic range. We can see things in full dark."
NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be ... procurement reform?
"The pace that's occurring, and the nature of the procurements, is unprecedented."
Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI
Latest example of the AI boom's circular financing comes as AI trade wobbles.
Trump admin loses fight to spy on random journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
Confidential sources lifeblood" of free press, court rules in LinkedIn fight.
Big Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.
Any amount of AI coding is too much for many Independent Games Festival judges.
Apple is shuttering its 28-year-old online community forum
Apple has already made the forum read-only.
IBM to offer access to a dual-processor quantum system in 2027
The company plans on linking two 520-qubit chips before next year is over.
Trump wanted little Kei trucks for America, Toyota makes it happen
Does this herald the start of a small car revolution, or is it a meaningless distraction?
Google DeepMind just mathematically verified key parts of Signal
The four-week project hints that AI could make formal verification far more practical.
Seagate's new hybrid drive raises some old questions
The FireCuda Forge revisits an old idea, with some familiar questions.
The US military seems to be getting nervous about the launch supply crunch
"Launch is extremely constrained and that is exactly the situation we predicted."
Ring cameras go mobile as Amazon debuts AI-powered security drone and robot
Amazon's roaming Ring Robotics devices will debut in late 2026 and early 2027.
Democrats oppose plan to stack FCC with Republicans, plan probes of Chairman Carr
Democrats accuse FCC nominee of evading questions about Carr, her current boss.
Grok Build coding agent leaks oodles of confidential info, some belonging to SpaceXSI
Researcher finds 35,000 Grok Build apps wide open to anyone who looked for them.
What happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?
Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World.
Google Fi adds support for a second 5G network, won't say which one
Fi has always supported T-Mobile, but the new one? Google won't say.
Pixel phones getting new icon styles, Create My Widget, and more in November Pixel Drop
Spruce up your home screen with expanded custom icons and AI-generated widgets.
Free video-streaming service Tubi lets users share curated watchlists now
User-based recommendations could make it easier to find stuff to watch on Tubi.
Steam Deck performance gets a reality check with Valve's new FPS data
Benchmark tools for generic gaming rigs could be coming soon.
High oil prices have led to a dip in global carbon emissions
Bucking recent trends, fossil fuel emissions look to be down 0.4 percent.
One space station company sues another for copying its work
"NASA advised that Vast's submission in some locations substituted 'the PAM Provider' for Axiom"
DeepMind reveals Gemini Robotics 2.5 and open safety benchmark "ASIMOV-jailbreak"
The new model is up to twice as successful at some tasks.
Nvidia has a Jensen Huang problem—and no obvious successor
Huang faces a board probe as investors fret over Nvidia's lack of a clear successor.
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