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New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s.
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard.
US and China pause tariffs for 90 days as Trump claims “historic trade win”
US drops China tariff from 145% to 30% while governments seek longer-term deal.
Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy
Updated EULA language includes new threat to "render the... device permanently unusable."
A new era in cancer therapies is at hand
New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy.
The tinkerers who opened up a fancy coffee maker to AI brewing
An Ars author slightly surrenders to chatbot-made profiles and automated brews.
The Last of Us episode 5 recap: There’s something in the air
Omnipresent threats beset our heroes as they wade deeper into Seattle.
The Justice League is not impressed in Peacemaker S2 teaser
"We haven't always been great people, but we are the 11th Street kids, and no one will ever break us apart."
Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star
The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception.
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
TB is the deadliest infection in the world-but it doesn't often look like this.
New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse.
Wearables firm’s endless free hardware upgrades were too good to be true
Customers accuse Whoop of baiting and switching as it adjusts its business model.
Google’s search antitrust trial is wrapping up—here’s what we learned
Google and the DOJ have had their say; now it's in the judge's hands.
Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made
Linus Torvalds sees "zero real reason for anybody to waste one second" on them.
Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal”
Trump move also takes grants away from veterans and people with disabilities.
Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout
One participant is reportedly facing criminal charges in juvenile court.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam
Some victims lost everything to the Celsius Network's fraud.
Don’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church
Prevost played Wordle and Words with Friends before leaving for the conclave.
Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it
The UK is allowed to export 100,000 cars a year to the US at the lower rate.
Doom: The Dark Ages review: Shields up!
Prepare to add a more defensive stance to the usual dodge-and-shoot gameplay loop.
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US
EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists.
A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole
Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core.
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab to demo cargo delivery; America’s new ICBM in trouble
SpaceX's plan to turn Starbase into Texas' newest city won the approval of voters-err, employees.
New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
CDC study finds big declines in hospitalizations-and they may be underestimates.
A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead
Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.
AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use-and hide its use, fearing stigma.
Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications
Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected.
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms.
Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids
Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband.
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian
Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink.
Microsoft effectively raises high-end Surface prices by discontinuing base models
Discontinuation of 256GB models gives older Surface PCs an effective price hike.
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations.
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search
Google doesn't think Eddie Cue is right about search.
Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions
Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings.
Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use
People with high score on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news.
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms.
USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”
According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's future rests on the two-seat driverless pod.
Elon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gates
"The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one."
NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues
"The Budget reduces the space station's crew size and onboard research."
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
Genetically engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants
Five clusters of genes from different organisms put into a single bacterial strain.
Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home
Matter is taking care of a few common smart home headaches.
We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution
Wave of crypto kidnappings hits Europe.
Cue: Apple will add AI search in mobile Safari, challenging Google
Prior to AI, my feeling around this was none of the others were valid choices."
Starlink: Here’s a free satellite dish—if you pay $120 a month instead of $90
Accepting free dish blocks $90 monthly price available in excess-capacity areas.
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.
Ars Technica’s gift guide for Mother’s Day: Give mom some cool things
Wondering what to get the mom who has everything? We've got some ideas!
Everything you ever wanted to know about four-wheel steering
With roots in early 20th-century trucks, 4WS is not widely understood.
Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities
"One way you can tell is it's always such a nice report," founder tells Ars.
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