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TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
"This is a serious warning shot."
Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"
Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?
Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law
Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."
Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running
Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.
Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar
Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.
Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law
Firm says requiring site blocks within 30 minutes breaks core Internet architecture.
A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
Company has previously tested its technology on the International Space Station.
Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway
One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security.
A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world
Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too.
Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
Sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker's heart."
Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
Here's BMW's first all-electric 3 series, the 2027 i3
The iX3 SUV was very good; we think the i3 sedan will be even better.
Apple can delist apps "with or without cause," judge says in loss for Musi app
Judge tosses Musi case against Apple, sanctions lawyers for "mak[ing] up facts."
How World ID wants to put a unique human identity on every AI agent
Iris scan-backed tokens could help stop agent swarms from overwhelming online systems.
Arizona indicts prediction market Kalshi for running illegal gambling operation
Desert state becomes first to file criminal case against prediction platform.
FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers "100% disagree," refuse recall
Of the seven illnesses identified so far, four are in children age 3 or younger.
Trump's plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit
Suit: The National Center for Atmospheric Research is to be terminated for no rational reason.
Paul Atreides faces the cost of his holy war in Dune: Part 3 teaser
"War feeds on itself. The more I fight, the more our enemies fight back."
Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers
Internet-exposed devices that give BIOS-level access? What could possibly go wrong?
Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups
Nvidia's next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way.
After three months, Samsung is ending sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold
Samsung didn't offer an explanation for its decision, but it's not exactly a surprise.
A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states
Meteor's fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper.
Switch 2's new "Handheld Mode Boost" can run original Switch games at 1080p
Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2's 1080p display.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Private and performant
If you want to spend $1,300 on a phone, it might as well be this one.
Firefighting drones head to Aspen—can they suppress a blaze before humans arrive?
Seneca's drones carry foam, fly at night, and don't need an on-site pilot.
Upmarket looks, mass-market price: The 2027 Kia Telluride, driven
The three-row SUV starts at under $40,000, and now there's a 35 mpg hybrid version.
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine changes to CDC vaccine guidance blocked by judge
Ruling temporarily blocks changes to vaccine recommendations and an advisory board.
Elon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAM
Discord user led cops to Grok-generated CSAM of real girls, lawsuit says.
National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
New "vibe coded" AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor.
Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war
Carr makes evidence-free claim of "hoaxes and news distortions." Trump is thrilled.
OpenAI’s own mental health experts unanimously opposed “naughty” ChatGPT launch
OpenAI draws a line between AI smut" and porn. Experts fear it's all unhealthy.
Driving the $375,000 Porsche race car that debuted as a $12 DLC in iRacing
Porsche's new 911 Cup debuted in iRacing, and then we took it out on the track.
F1 in China: I've never seen so many people in those grandstands
Formula 1's new style of racing puts on an entertaining sprint weekend in Shanghai.
Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549
Apple's over-head headphones get an update after over five years.
100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket?
"He didn't preserve it as a sacred object... "
No accountability: Bills would ban liability lawsuits for climate change
This is the latest front in the battle over climate lawsuits.
The science of how fireflies stay in sync
Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes.
A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
"I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here."
An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude
Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude.
Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval
Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale.
NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there's a reason why
"This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said.
Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum
She made a full recovery, despite the maggots.
Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we've done this before.
Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.
Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak.
Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned-until attackers took notice.
Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty
Adobe says it will also give customers who "qualify" free services but is vague on details.
Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs
Confused about electric vehicle voltages? You won't be after reading this.
Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte
Bizarre FirstNet charge nearly identical to one that hit different user in 2024.
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