Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor by Kyle Orland on 2025-12-12 02:51 (#723X0) Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.
Jonathan Blow has spent the past decade designing 1,400 puzzles for you by Kyle Orland on 2025-12-12 01:50 (#723X1) Preview: Order of the Sinking Star started small but became a "combinatoric explosion."
Runway claims its GWM-1 “world models” can stay coherent for minutes at a time by Samuel Axon on 2025-12-11 23:47 (#723SH) Runway joins a competitive field alongside Google, Nvidia, and others.
Instead of fixing WoW’s new floating house exploit, Blizzard makes it official by Kyle Orland on 2025-12-11 23:03 (#723SJ) "We all kinda immediately agreed this was way too cool to change."
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-11 21:27 (#723Q1) Company claims new AI model tops Gemini and matches humans on 70% of work tasks.
Supergirl teaser gives us a likably imperfect Kara Zor-El by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-11 20:25 (#723Q2) Director Craig Gillespie's film is the second in the new DCU's "Gods and Monsters" chapter.
Disney says Google AI infringes copyright “on a massive scale” by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-11 19:29 (#723M7) Disney demands that Google immediately block its copyrighted content from appearing in AI outputs.
Ars Live: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda by Beth Mole on 2025-12-11 18:33 (#723M8) Join us Tuesday, December 16, at 2 pm ET to hear from leaders who resigned in protest.
Gazelle’s Arroyo offers a belt drive, continuous variable transmission by John Timmer on 2025-12-11 18:26 (#723M9) Gazelle's high-end commuter offers a belt drive and continuous variable transmission.
Fewer EVs need fewer batteries: Ford and SK On end their joint venture by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-11 17:33 (#723GZ) Ford will keep the plant in Kentucky, SK gets the one in Tennessee.
No sterile neutrinos after all, say MicroBooNE physicists by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-11 17:02 (#723H0) There's a less than 5 percent chance that earlier anomalies can be explained by fourth neutrino "flavor."
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses 200 characters for AI video app Sora by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-11 16:43 (#723H1) Three-year deal lets users create AI videos of Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, and more.
Oracle shares slide on $15B increase in data center spending by Rafe Rosner-Uddin on 2025-12-11 14:39 (#723A7) Company raises its capital expenditure forecast as it doubles down on AI infrastructure bet.
NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one by Stephen Clark on 2025-12-11 00:29 (#722YA) If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it's past time to send new missions.
After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why? by Eric Berger on 2025-12-10 23:16 (#722WG) "Much of the AI race comes down to amassing and deploying assets."
After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses by Jon Brodkin on 2025-12-10 21:05 (#722SG) NPR and PBS stations targeted by group involved in Carr's news-distortion probes.
A new open-weights AI coding model is closing in on proprietary options by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-10 20:38 (#722SH) Devstral 2 model scores 72% on industry benchmark, nearing proprietary rivals.
Cable channel subscribers grew for the first time in 8 years last quarter by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-10 20:07 (#722SJ) Sports and YouTube TV played big roles, MoffettNathanson report says.
Kindle Scribe Colorsoft brings color e-ink to Amazon’s 11-inch e-reader by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-12-10 18:40 (#722PV) Amazon has added color e-ink to its devices more slowly than its competitors.
US taking 25% cut of Nvidia chip sales “makes no sense,” experts say by Ashley Belanger on 2025-12-10 18:30 (#722PW) Trump's odd Nvidia reversal may open the door for China to demand Blackwell access.
After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions by Eric Berger on 2025-12-10 18:13 (#722PX) It is by no means certain that Russia will be able to fix Site 31 soon.
Ugly infotainment mars the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid experience by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-10 18:00 (#722KK) It drives fine, but the first hybrid Forester is not without its flaws.
This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-12-10 17:14 (#722KM) We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.)
Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe by Beth Mole on 2025-12-10 16:59 (#722KN) Children with the mutation have up to a 90% chance of developing cancer by age 60.
Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power by Beth Mole on 2025-12-10 15:11 (#722G4) He's the "biggest self-created threat to our health and safety," Stevens said.
Dr. Oz tells his federal employees to eat less during the holidays by Leah Feiger on 2025-12-10 14:45 (#722DD) You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table," wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to staff.
AMD’s next-gen “FSR Redstone” brings big gains, as long as you’re using a new GPU by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-12-10 14:00 (#722DE) "Redstone" is a promising mix of old and new ideas, but Nvidia is years ahead.
Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch “Twitter,” says Musk abandoned the name and logo by Cyrus Farivar on 2025-12-10 12:32 (#722B4) Abandonment" offers rare chance to reclaim one of tech's most recognized brands.
Win hardware, collectibles, and more in the 2025 Ars Technica Charity Drive by Kyle Orland on 2025-12-10 12:30 (#722B5) Help yourself to prizes by helping us raise money for good causes.
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages by Beth Mole on 2025-12-09 22:34 (#7221X) 16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
Big Tech joins forces with Linux Foundation to standardize AI agents by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-09 21:08 (#721ZT) The Agentic AI Foundation launches to support MCP, AGENTS.md, and goose.
Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat by Jon Brodkin on 2025-12-09 18:53 (#721T7) Conservative justices seem ready to back Trump control of independent agencies.
NASA astronauts will have their own droid when they go back to the Moon by Robert Pearlman on 2025-12-09 18:09 (#721T8) NASA crew will be the first astronauts to work with a robot on a celestial body other than Earth.
Court: “Because Trump said to” may not be a legally valid defense by John Timmer on 2025-12-09 17:47 (#721T9) The "arbitrary and capricious" standard strikes down another administration action.
Google is reviving wearable gesture controls, but only for the Pixel Watch 4 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-09 17:00 (#721Q1) Google will let you select and dismiss with a gesture, but only on the newest watch.
Brazil weakens Amazon protections days after COP30 by Bob Berwyn on 2025-12-09 16:10 (#721Q2) Backed by powerful corporations, nations are giving public false choices: Environmental protection or economic growth.
Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-09 16:00 (#721Q3) Latest results from a recently discovered ancient Roman construction site confirm earlier findings.
In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars by Eric Berger on 2025-12-09 16:00 (#721Q4) "Everyone is inspired by this because it's becoming real."
Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film by Stephen Clark on 2025-12-09 15:35 (#721KM) "If they see how prepared we are, no one starts a nuclear war."
Pebble maker announces Index 01, a smart-ish ring for under $100 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-09 15:00 (#721KN) The Pebble Index 01 isn't quite a smart ring, but it can do some smart things.
ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal by Ashley Belanger on 2025-12-08 21:54 (#72150) ICEBlock creator sues to protect apps that are crowd-sourcing ICE sightings.
Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-08 18:36 (#72107) Paramount has already proven it can get a controversial merger done.
F1 in Abu Dhabi: And that’s the championship by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-08 17:01 (#720TC) A three-way fight down to the wire as the ground effect era comes to a close.
A big bike on a budget: Lectric’s XPress 750 by John Timmer on 2025-12-08 15:49 (#720TD) A budget e-bike that offers more than you might expect.
Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation by Barbara Moens on 2025-12-08 14:57 (#720TE) Facebook agrees to change "pay or consent" model after talks with European Commission.
The Boys gears up for a supe-ocalypse in S5 teaser by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-08 14:03 (#720Q7) "So how about it, you lot? One last go?"
Please send help. I can’t stop playing these roguelikes. by Aaron Zimmerman on 2025-12-08 12:00 (#720MR) 2025 was a very good year for my favorite genre.
Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you. by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-12-07 12:08 (#7200V) Dog behavior is a lot more complicated than any one gene variant.
A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News on 2025-12-06 12:30 (#71ZK1) The port will revolutionize global trade, but it's sparking destructive rainforest routes.
Streaming service makes rare decision to lower its monthly fees by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-05 22:56 (#71ZBD) This could be just what Fubo and its subscribers need.