It’s Prime Day, and these are the best deals we could hunt down by Ars Staff on 2025-07-08 19:44 (#6YGDQ) Summer heat got you down? Perhaps some retail therapy is in order!
Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-08 19:15 (#6YGPM) Lawyers fined $6,000, while Lindell lost $2.3 million defamation verdict.
Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-08 18:22 (#6YGKX) After coming and going for a year, Gmail's unified subscription page is rolling out.
Watch this cucumber squirt out its seeds at ballistic speeds by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-08 17:59 (#6YGKY) Many factors must interact perfectly to disperse the seeds efficiently without destroying the plant too early.
What is AGI? Nobody agrees, and it’s tearing Microsoft and OpenAI apart. by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-08 16:50 (#6YGH1) Several definitions make measuring "human-level" AI an exercise in moving goalposts.
Nissan feels the effect of US-China trade war by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-08 15:48 (#6YGH2) The automaker will build fewer 3rd-gen Leafs and is postponing two US-made EVs.
Rivian’s new Quad-Motor R1T and R1S beat the competition in any conditions by Tim Stevens on 2025-07-08 14:00 (#6YGDP) Faster than a supercar to 60, still able to rock crawl with the best of them.
Tuesday Telescope: Webb and Hubble team up to reveal spectacular star clusters by Eric Berger on 2025-07-08 12:00 (#6YGAZ) Side-by-side views bring new insight into these intriguing clusters.
China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-08 11:18 (#6YGB0) The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites "merged" on July 2 and have remained together since then.
As California faces court battles, states scramble to save their climate goals by Rambo Talabong, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-08 11:08 (#6YGB1) With or without authority to regulate heightened emissions, states plan to meet climate goals.
Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-07 23:46 (#6YG04) Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday.
What would a cheap, Apple A18-powered MacBook actually be good at? by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-07 21:08 (#6YFYG) Op-ed: A Mac with an iPhone chip inside could be great-for the right audience.
Samsung and Epic Games call a truce in app store lawsuit by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-07 20:10 (#6YFWH) Epic's Tim Sweeney says Samsung will make changes, but no one has specifics.
Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-07 20:00 (#6YFWJ) CT scans hint at hybridization, but it will take extracting and analyzing a DNA sample to be certain.
Measles cases reach 33-year high as RFK Jr. pursues anti-vaccine agenda by Beth Mole on 2025-07-07 19:17 (#6YFSN) There have been at least 1,281 cases since the start of the year.
Trump and Congress finalize law that could hurt your Wi-Fi by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-07 18:33 (#6YFSP) FCC to auction spectrum that could include 6 GHz band used for next-gen Wi-Fi.
Fubo pays $3.4M to settle claims it illegally shared user data with advertisers by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-07 18:21 (#6YFSQ) Fubo was accused of giving advertisers customers' PII without their consent.
“No honor among thieves”: M&S hacking group starts turf war by Kieran Smith, Financial Times on 2025-07-07 18:12 (#6YFSR) A clash between criminal ransomware groups could result in victims being extorted twice.
US may get its own glitchy version of TikTok if Trump’s deal works out by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-07 16:35 (#6YFSS) Here's why Trump is not confident" he can sell China on his TikTok deal.
Oldest wooden tools in East Asia may have come from any of three species by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-07-07 16:05 (#6YFQD) The find may require rethinking the so-called "Bamboo Hypothesis."
F1 in Britain: Terrible English summer weather equals entertaining race by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-07 15:04 (#6YFNC) Maybe Bernie Ecclestone was right about fitting racetracks with sprinklers.
How a big shift in training LLMs led to a capability explosion by Timothy B. Lee on 2025-07-07 11:00 (#6YFJJ) Reinforcement learning, explained with a minimum of math and jargon.
Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways by Jacek Krywko on 2025-07-06 11:06 (#6YEXX) An EEG signal of sleep is associated with better performance on a mental task.
The curious rise of giant tablets on wheels by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-05 11:00 (#6YEGM) Hands-on with KTC's 32-inch Android tablet on a rolling pedestal, the A32Q7 Pro.
Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now by Eric Berger on 2025-07-04 11:00 (#6YDXV) "We will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year."
Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-03 19:36 (#6YDMX) Creators say app is intended for parental monitoring. So why the emphasis on stealth?
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI by John Timmer on 2025-07-03 17:41 (#6YDGH) A written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants.
Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse” by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-03 17:21 (#6YDGJ) Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann exits HBO show by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-03 17:11 (#6YDGK) Halley Gross, another prominent writer for the game and show, also departed.
2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is it by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-03 16:24 (#6YDGM) The three-row Buzz is defined by its big battery, which has its plusses and minuses.
Man’s ghastly festering ulcer stumps doctors—until they cut out a wedge of flesh by Beth Mole on 2025-07-03 15:59 (#6YDDZ) The man made a full recovery, but this tale is not for the faint of heart.
xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-03 15:34 (#6YDE0) County health department accused of turning a "blind eye" to xAI's alleged pollution.
TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-02 21:18 (#6YCY3) Google and TikTok have rules against this sort of thing, but it doesn't seem to matter.
Everything that could go wrong with X’s new AI-written community notes by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-02 21:00 (#6YCY4) X says AI can supercharge community notes, but that comes with obvious risks.
New evidence that some supernovae may be a “double detonation” by John Timmer on 2025-07-02 20:39 (#6YCW2) It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass.
Rice could be key to brewing better non-alcoholic beer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-02 19:37 (#6YCW3) "It's time we move beyond outdated perceptions and recognize what rice can offer in creating beer."
AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-02 19:28 (#6YCW4) Move is aimed at curbing a form of abuse that costs subscribers dearly.
From Le Mans to Driven—where does F1: The Movie rank? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-02 17:08 (#6YCSH) How well does the world of F1 translate into the tropes of a sporting movie?
NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-02 16:34 (#6YCSJ) What are the odds NYT will access your ChatGPT logs in OpenAI court battle?
Paramount accused of bribery as it settles Trump lawsuit for $16 million by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-02 16:15 (#6YCSK) CBS owner won't apologize for reporting but gives $16M to presidential library.
Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system by Beth Mole on 2025-07-02 15:22 (#6YCKF) The $1 trillion cut to Medicaid will cause "irreparable harm."
Tesla Q2 2025 sales dropped more than 13% year over year by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-02 14:27 (#6YCKG) Tesla sold 60,000 fewer cars during the period than the year before.
What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers. by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-02 14:16 (#6YCKH) EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that's too big to fail.
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object by Eric Berger on 2025-07-02 13:38 (#6YCG4) The object has a very high eccentricity.
RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 22:21 (#6YC4V) The move comes after RFK Jr. called top medical journals "corrupt."
Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-01 21:51 (#6YC33) Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain.
FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-01 21:13 (#6YC34) Chairman Carr waives new price caps until 2027, may raise them before then.
Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 20:56 (#6YC35) Moderna hailed the results, but the shot's future under RFK Jr. is murky.
Nudify app’s plan to dominate deepfake porn hinges on Reddit, docs show by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-01 20:43 (#6YC36) Report: Clothoff ignored California's lawsuit while buying up 10 rivals.
Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-01 20:14 (#6YC37) Nothing comes back to flagship phones with another quirky design.