TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant by John Timmer on 2026-03-04 22:54 (#740RD) Plant won't be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-04 22:32 (#740RE) "I am not aware of anything that is extraterrestrial, other than comets and things like that."
Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases by John Timmer on 2026-03-04 22:14 (#740RF) System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, splice sites, and more.
Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-04 20:48 (#740NT) The era of the 30 percent app store cut has ended.
Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide "countdown" by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-04 20:29 (#740NV) Gemini allegedly called man its "husband," said they could be together in death.
After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-04 19:17 (#740JW) Titles like Ghost of Yotei will remain exclusive to Sony's hardware.
Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-04 19:00 (#740JX) SEM analysis of pottery residues showed people combined fish with a wide variety of plants when cooking.
The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race by Eric Berger on 2026-03-04 18:50 (#740JY) "Our bill authorizes critical funding for, and gives strategic direction to, the agency."
MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-04 18:44 (#740JZ) The Neo won't be for everyone, but Apple has managed to preserve a premium feel.
Google Pixel 10a review: The sidegrade by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-04 17:00 (#740GA) Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts? by Martha Muir, Financial Times on 2026-03-04 14:54 (#740DA) Data center operators to sign pledge to supply their own power instead of relying on grid.
The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple's long-awaited colorful, lower-cost MacBook by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-04 14:18 (#7409X) Cute, colorful laptop takes the place of the old $599 M1 MacBook Air.
No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-03 22:54 (#73ZVG) "Engineers are assessing what allowed the seal to become dislodged to prevent the issue from recurring."
Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service-provider Accenture in $1.2B deal by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-03 22:20 (#73ZVH) Accenture plans to buy Ookla, which also includes RootMetrics and Ekahau.
FCC chair calls Paramount/WBD merger "a lot cleaner" than defunct Netflix deal by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-03 22:05 (#73ZVJ) FCC to review foreign debt, but Carr indicates it will be a formality.
What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-03 20:23 (#73ZSH) Multispectral imaging, proteomics, historical texts yield new insights into 16th-century medical manuals.
There are plenty of great choices if you want to spend less than $15K on an EV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-03 19:58 (#73ZPV) There's a lot of good Hyundai and Kia EVs in this price bracket, plus the Bolt and i3.
M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-03 18:41 (#73ZPW) Apple is using more chiplets and three types of CPU cores to make the M5 family.
New MacBook Airs come with M5, double the storage, and higher starting prices by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-03 15:58 (#73ZHA) New Airs leave more room underneath for the rumored low-cost MacBook.
Apple intros M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and its first new monitors in years by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-03 15:19 (#73ZDR) New laptops come with more storage but also higher starting prices.
This is why our electricity bills are so high right now by Dan Gearino and Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate n on 2026-03-03 15:01 (#73ZDS) New data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025.
As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar "harvester" by Eric Berger on 2026-03-03 15:00 (#73ZDT) "Ultimately, we want to build a fleet of electric harvesters."
Medical journal The Lancet blasts RFK Jr.’s health work as a failure by Beth Mole on 2026-03-03 13:24 (#73ZA7) Kennedy's destruction "might take generations to repair," The Lancet said.
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy by Dan Goodin on 2026-03-03 12:30 (#73ZA8) Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.
With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-03 12:00 (#73ZA9) Questions remain as Google prepares to lock down Android app distribution in the name of security.
Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen. by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-02 22:27 (#73YXT) South Korean police deeply apologized for preventable loss of seized funds.
Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-02 18:19 (#73YS9) FCC rejects protests because Charter and Cox don't compete directly in most places.
Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry by Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News on 2026-03-02 15:34 (#73YKX) Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren't enough.
$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-02 15:06 (#73YKY) Unexpected RAM upgrade is the highlight of an otherwise straightforward refresh.
Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-02 14:45 (#73YKZ) Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient game.
Apple's new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599 by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-02 14:34 (#73YGF) New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price.
It's almost a station wagon: The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, driven by Michael Teo Van Runkle on 2026-03-02 14:00 (#73YGG) Despite the Toyota platform, there's plenty of Subaru DNA in this one.
Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding by Eric Berger on 2026-03-02 13:58 (#73YGH) America succeeds in space when American companies compete.
Trump FCC's equal-time crackdown doesn't apply equally—or at all—to talk radio by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-02 12:00 (#73YDE) FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's unequal enforcement of the equal-time rule.
AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips will bring newer CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to AM5 desktops by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-02 08:00 (#73Y9H) First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers.
The strange animals that control their body heat by Hannah Thomasy, Knowable Magazine on 2026-03-01 12:07 (#73XS2) Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature and outlast storms, floods and, predators
Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government by Will Knight, WIRED.com on 2026-02-28 20:00 (#73XF3) The Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military.
In puzzling outbreak, officials look to cold beer, gross ice, and ChatGPT by Beth Mole on 2026-02-28 18:17 (#73XCB) An AI chatbot convinced health investigators they had the right answer.
Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space by Dan Goodin on 2026-02-28 01:26 (#73X18) Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere.
The Air Force's new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it by Stephen Clark on 2026-02-28 00:32 (#73X0A) "There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn't come to fruition."
Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite by Scharon Harding on 2026-02-27 22:39 (#73WYC) Can two declining companies form a profitable one?
Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity by John Timmer on 2026-02-27 21:27 (#73WW1) Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons.
Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border by Jon Brodkin on 2026-02-27 19:14 (#73WSD) Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.
The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-02-27 19:04 (#73WSE) Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film.
Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 by Eric Berger on 2026-02-27 18:36 (#73WPV) I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.
How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes? by Kyle Orland on 2026-02-27 17:21 (#73WPW) Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.
And the award for the most improved EV goes to... the 2026 Toyota bZ by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-02-27 16:13 (#73WKM) Toyota's small electric SUV is much-revised, much more efficient, and much better.
Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive” by Scharon Harding on 2026-02-27 15:13 (#73WKN) Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.
NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return by Eric Berger on 2026-02-27 15:08 (#73WKP) "Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success."
How to downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-02-27 14:34 (#73WGJ) Most new Macs can still be downgraded with few downsides. Here's what to know.