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Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open
Chris Wright declared an energy emergency" in the Pacific Northwest.
Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement
The grocery app will also stop hiding refund options and obscuring delivery costs.
Strava puts popular “Year in Sport” recap behind an $80 paywall
Strava's most viral feature is suddenly locked away.
We asked four AI coding agents to rebuild Minesweeper—the results were explosive
How do four modern LLMs do at re-creating a simple Windows gaming classic?
Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station
"Russia, meanwhile, will be left to carry on the legacy of the ISS, with all its problems."
Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high
South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher.
ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners
Closing TikTok deal avoids 2026 ban, but app may be buggy, 100% MAGA."
Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space
"We had to push the envelope a little bit here."
These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
DiskSat's design offers "a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites."
Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall
They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called Giardia duodenalis.
Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
Also, the Trump administration wants to put some nuclear power reactors there, too.
YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.
Peacock showing ads upon launch opens the door for more disruptive streaming ads
Subscribers will start seeing ads when selecting a user next year.
Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Help increase our charity haul of nearly $18,000 in just over a week.
RAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC builders
I would avoid building a PC right now, but if you can't, here's our best advice.
School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error.
Human review didn't stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school.
LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality
Once researchers turn to LLMs, paper counts go up, quality does not.
Neural DSP models John Mayer’s entire amp and effects rig—and it sounds great
Mayer gets the "Archetype" treatment.
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers.
For the lazy techie: These are Ars staff’s last-minute holiday gift picks
Two wireless mice, two external hard drives, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.
"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance."
Formula 1 is deploying new jargon for 2026
Forget DRS, now it's all about corner mode, straight mode, and overtake mode.
The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever
"It's hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure."
NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader
A long and winding road to reach NASA's headquarters in Washington, DC.
Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice
New method uses no freezing technology or refrigeration equipment-just water and a vacuum.
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy
New GPT Image 1.5 allows more detailed conversational image editing, for better or worse.
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.
FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an “independent agency”
Meanwhile, Ted Cruz wants to restrict FCC's power to intimidate broadcasters.
Donut Lab’s hub motor meets WATT’s battery to create new EV skateboard
A prototype of the EV platform will be shown off at CES next month.
Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says
Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.
Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center
Major research institution dismissed as a source of "climate alarmism."
Google releases Gemini 3 Flash, promising improved intelligence and efficiency
Google's Gemini 3 family is now complete with release of Gemini 3 Flash.
Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations
The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months.
Electric vehicles cause tension in the automotive aftermarket
At SEMA, we heard Trump-like talking points but saw skateboard chassis, too.
Twitter comeback bid draws lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X Corp
Huge uphill battle" to obtain and use Twitter name.
US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s “pro-petroleum” moves
The financial picture around drilling is moving against the Trump administration's hopes
“A Band-Aid on a giant gash”: Trump’s attacks on science may ruin his AI moonshot
Trump's AI Manhattan Project" will fail if DOGE cuts are kept, critics say.
Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete
"We're going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy."
Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
Software leaks point to the first Apple Silicon “iMac Pro,” among other devices
Resurrected high-end all-in-one could be a worthy successor to 2017's iMac Pro.
Reporter suggests Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title
"Everybody I've talked to are still adamant," even after previous rumors didn't pan out.
Utah leaders hinder efforts to develop solar energy supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state's power grid.
2026 Mercedes CLA first drive: Entry level doesn’t mean basic
Starting at $47,250, Mercedes' new electric sedan is quite compelling.
Ars Live Today: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda
Join us today, December 16, at 2 pm ET to hear from leaders who resigned in protest.
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content
Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.
Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2
"Everything we've ever assumed about the Upside Down has been dead wrong."
Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc
The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.
Ford ends F-150 Lightning production, starts battery storage business
It looks like battery electric vehicles are out of fashion at the Blue Oval.
Microsoft takes down mod that re-created Halo 3 in Counter-Strike 2
Project Misriah creator vows to use new experience "to cook up something else."
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