After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-04 22:49 (#7866R) "Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-04 22:17 (#7866S) In all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.
Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths by Beth Mole on 2026-09-04 20:22 (#7864R) "It's long past time for RFK to stop playing games with people's lives."
Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-04 19:46 (#7864S) FCC tells court it is open-minded" about whether ABC should lose licenses.
Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-04 19:01 (#7862T) Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-04 17:35 (#7862V) Broadcom admits it put too big a focus on VCF."
Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-04 17:18 (#7862W) A once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.
Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation by Beth Mole on 2026-09-04 16:57 (#7862X) The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.
A ratings board wouldn't let Valve release a trailer. It "leaked" it instead. by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-04 16:42 (#785YK) "I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."
Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed by John Timmer on 2026-09-04 16:24 (#785YM) Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped-twice.
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight by Madhumita Murgia, Financial Times on 2026-09-04 16:22 (#785YN) Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker's unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-04 15:59 (#785YP) Saying X is formerly Twitter" in App Store lets Musk block use of Twitter name.
Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations by Eric Berger on 2026-09-04 15:46 (#785YQ) "Let me be clear: America is not only welcome-we want you there."
Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-04 12:48 (#785V9) Two of Europe's leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week.
Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+. by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-04 11:00 (#785VA) Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.
Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them by Beth Mole on 2026-09-03 22:13 (#785CH) CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-03 21:10 (#785CJ) Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data by Beth Mole on 2026-09-03 20:14 (#785CK) Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine.
Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidance by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-03 19:52 (#7857V) Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
Supreme Court urged to let states regulate sports bets on prediction markets by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-03 19:42 (#7857W) Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percent by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-03 18:58 (#7857X) Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents by Federica Sgorbissa on 2026-09-03 18:22 (#7857Y) Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-03 18:10 (#7857Z) Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
Trump’s 100% tariff on drones will be disaster for the US, critics warn by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-03 17:08 (#78580) Americans fear there are no cheap alternatives as tariffs suddenly hit drones.
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-03 17:00 (#78553) The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion by Michael Acton, Financial Times on 2026-09-03 13:34 (#78554) Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants by John Timmer on 2026-09-02 21:20 (#784FS) Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-02 20:32 (#784FT) The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-02 19:54 (#784FV) Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design by Eric Berger on 2026-09-02 19:37 (#784CS) "Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-02 18:13 (#784CT) Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.
Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-02 17:58 (#784CV) Trump's secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-02 16:30 (#7847Q) The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84 by Robert Pearlman on 2026-09-02 14:47 (#7844P) He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.
The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones by Fernanda González, wired.com on 2026-09-02 13:04 (#7844Q) The Army says its laser system can track and destroy hostile drones.
Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know. by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-02 11:15 (#783ZC) At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-02 11:00 (#783ZD) What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.
Here's our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-01 23:01 (#783PG) 333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-01 19:06 (#783PH) "Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.
A newborn and child reportedly died of measles; CDC isn't counting them by Beth Mole on 2026-09-01 18:21 (#783D5) Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.
New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-01 18:00 (#783D6) New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.
FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-01 17:51 (#783D7) FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."
This is what a supercar was like a century ago by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-01 17:34 (#783D8) When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100.
It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well by Eric Berger on 2026-09-01 14:46 (#783AJ) Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.
Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-01 11:00 (#7832G) NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri by Eric Berger on 2026-09-01 10:00 (#7832H) "We could really be facing the great filter."
The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-08-31 23:01 (#782SS) It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak by Beth Mole on 2026-08-31 21:23 (#782ST) The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
Get in on the Ars community that doesn’t fit beneath an article by Eric Bangeman on 2026-08-31 21:12 (#782SV) You've read the stories. Now check out our forums.
Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-31 20:02 (#782NW) Director Dave Green's live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons.