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Company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts.

Paradox subsidiary Iceflake Studios will take over work on the storied city simulation.

The EV failed to match the 2018 stunt, damaging the stairway in the process.

Study identified several trace chemical signatures of opium in ancient Egyptian alabaster vase.

With a little know-how, you can get yourself a Steam Machine right this minute.

Chimps can take in new evidence, evaluate its strength, and change their minds.

Exquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming.

Tech industry primed for big refunds if SCOTUS rules against Trump tariffs.

"Blue" and "Gold" are expected to arrive at Mars in September 2027.

Pediatricians are calling for members to be replaced and all their decisions reversed.

We've seen schoolbuses and big pickups do V2G; how about a smaller car?

Carr rejects criticism from four former FCC chairs, including three Republicans.

Hydrogen and solar power the rally infrastructure, but navigation is low-tech.

"This does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return."

Ongoing struggles with AI model instruction-following show that true human-level AI still a ways off.

Sequencing an ancient creature's RNA opens up a new window into extinct life.

Life with humans changed dogs in some dramatic ways, and it didn't take long.

Early warning system being developed by universities may slow the plant pathogen.

Steam punk magical-realist world-building at its finest.

"Never before in history has a booster this large nailed the landing on the second try."

The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe.

"If NASA wants to go quicker, we would move heaven and Earth."

It seems US didn't coordinate Starshield's unusual spectrum use with other countries.

The UK is facing one of the worst flu seasons in history-and the US is next.

Text scam ringleader warned operations were disrupted on Telegram, Google says.

Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve's tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.

Tiny chips can be powered by infrared light if they're near the brain's surface.

Ars chats with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson about his new book Do Aliens Speak Physics?

Ghoulish Elvis impersonators are the least of Lucy's problems as the wasteland prepares for war.

Almost half of US car buyers won't consider a car without Apple CarPlay.

Google will preserve sideloading for power users, but it hasn't decided how that will work yet.

Even a 50 percent performance-per-watt improvement wouldn't be enough, engineer says.

Tracking winds across Mars' surface and their association with dust storms.

Alphabet will add routes in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco for its driverless cars.

The problem is that it may be difficult to find options that both NASA and SpaceX like.

Conversational shopping is Google's first big swing at monetizing AI Mode search.

New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.

It's not just the number of rocket launches, but how much stuff they're carrying into orbit.

A bug was keeping Windows 10 PCs from enrolling in Microsoft's ESU program.

"NASA is postponing launch until space weather conditions improve."

Production will move from Thailand to London, suggesting a new setting.

Audi says it wants to be an F1 title contender by 2030.

IBM follows through on its June promises, plus more trapped ion news.

It's a sequel to 2023's Super Mario Bros. Movie, which racked up $1.36 billion at the box office.

OpenAI: NYT wants evidence of ChatGPT users trying to get around news paywall.

SteamOS-powered headset sports semi-modular design, wireless "low-latency" PC streaming.

SteamOS-powered cube for your TV targets early 2026 launch, no pricing details.

A recent die-off in Florida puts the spotlight on corals' survival strategies.

AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta's shift from research to rapid product releases.

"I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. You're in for a really weird night."