Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-23 14:31 (#731ZK) Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight.
Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms by K.R. Callaway on 2026-01-23 14:10 (#731WB) Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.
2026 Lucid Air Touring review: This feels like a complete car now by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-23 12:00 (#731WC) It's efficient, easy to live with, and smooth to drive.
This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-23 12:00 (#731WD) The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.
US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid by Beth Mole on 2026-01-22 23:07 (#731HE) US did not pay $278 million in 2024-2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health" by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-22 22:46 (#731HF) The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.
Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-01-22 22:23 (#731EV) Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done."
Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027 by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-22 21:32 (#731EW) Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-22 21:16 (#731EX) Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.
Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-22 20:46 (#731EY) Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.
Check out the first trailer for Masters of the Universe by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-22 19:18 (#731CP) "Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god."
Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster by Eric Berger on 2026-01-22 17:49 (#7319H) With this quick turnaround, Blue Origin takes a step toward a faster cadence.
Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence" by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-22 16:35 (#73169) Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-22 16:15 (#7316A) But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price.
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-22 15:56 (#7316B) New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II by Robert Pearlman on 2026-01-22 14:41 (#7316C) More than 2,300 commemorative items fill the duffel bag-size pouch.
Meta wants to block data about social media use, mental health in child safety trial by Lauren Goode, wired.com on 2026-01-22 14:25 (#7312W) Company is pulling out all the stops to protect itself in advance of New Mexico trial.
Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 23:33 (#730NX) Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions.
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-21 23:22 (#730NY) Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say by Beth Mole on 2026-01-21 22:51 (#730NZ) The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer.
Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 21:50 (#730M2) FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-21 21:03 (#730H5) For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D.
Kioxia's memory is "sold out" for 2026, prolonging a "high-end and expensive phase" by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-21 20:37 (#730H6) Kioxia is spinning up more manufacturing capacity, but relief will come slowly.
Watch a robot swarm "bloom" like a garden by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-21 19:47 (#730EQ) The Swarm Garden: An array of modular robot agents that adapt to changing conditions for living architecture.
Spotify won court order against Anna’s Archive, taking down .org domain by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 19:34 (#730ER) Lawsuit was filed under seal; Anna's Archive wasn't notified until after takedown.
Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation by Eric Berger on 2026-01-21 18:40 (#730ES) With data speeds of up to 6Tbps, one could stream a lot of HD movies.
Here's Volvo's new EX60 $60,000 electric midsize SUV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-21 17:30 (#730BN) The EX60 goes into production in April 2026.
Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test. by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-21 15:03 (#7308F) Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features?
Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them. by Claire Barber, Inside Climate News on 2026-01-21 14:33 (#7308G) Real estate website scrubbed data under pressure from California real estate brokers.
Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them. by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-21 12:15 (#7302H) The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.
Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular by Eric Berger on 2026-01-20 23:33 (#72ZQG) The colors show the star's final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds.
Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-20 23:22 (#72ZQH) FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking.
Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-20 22:35 (#72ZN5) Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.
Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-20 22:17 (#72ZN6) Google says SRV3 captions were causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them.
Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns by Beth Mole on 2026-01-20 21:59 (#72ZN7) Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds.
Macaque facial gestures are more than just a reflex, study finds by Jacek Krywko on 2026-01-20 21:25 (#72ZN8) Study is first to implant micro-electrode arrays to record neurons as they produce facial gestures.
Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-20 19:24 (#72ZF4) Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal.
Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-20 18:58 (#72ZF5) TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs.
The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch by Eric Berger on 2026-01-20 15:00 (#72Z9G) "We have a very strong incentive to send a crew as quickly as we can safely do so."
The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-19 22:01 (#72YRF) After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon.
The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5 by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-19 21:07 (#72YRG) Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement.
Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-19 19:52 (#72YP8) Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent.
Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-19 19:04 (#72YMD) Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued.
Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-19 18:24 (#72YME) Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.
Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-19 17:16 (#72YJ5) Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming.
The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors by Eric Berger on 2026-01-19 17:06 (#72YJ6) Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-19 16:00 (#72YFB) Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-19 12:00 (#72YAH) Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change by Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News on 2026-01-18 12:00 (#72XP4) Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.
Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning by Boone Ashworth, WIRED.com on 2026-01-17 12:00 (#72X3P) Supernatural has had its staff cut and won't receive any more content updates.