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Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole.

A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.

Motorola is light on details but heavy on hype for its first book-style foldable.

The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard.

Nvidia's only GeForce announcements this year were about software improvements.

"Jamming will block all communications," including 911 calls, CTIA tells FCC.

Dell moves from pushing "AI PCs" and back to what matters in laptops.

OpenAI's loss in privacy fight could lead to sharing even more deleted chats.

The Trump admin can't arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate.

Four new monitors promise "effective motion clarity of a theoretical 1,000 Hz monitor."

Trump administration had suspended Danish group's work on major wind farm off coast of Rhode Island.

"The question isn't are you prepared to die?' The question is who will you be when you close your eyes?'"

AI will help drive you and entertain you, according to Sony Honda Mobility.

After peaking in the Cold War, the relic of Rocketdyne has changed ownership four times in 20 years.

New chips launch "this month," targeting high-end ultraportable PCs.

But it may become slightly cheaper to buy AMD's fastest integrated Radeon GPUs.

"There's very little to not like in this."

The changes are modeled after a small country with universal health care.

Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data.

"We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says.

Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing.

Amazon brings back browser-based Alexa but will eventually add a paywall.

Optimus SSDs will continue with the same model numbers that the WD SSDs used.

Replay the troubled jetpack shooter before the servers shut down for good on Jan. 12.

Google TV will let you generate and watch AI content on the big screen.

Critics call for App Store ban after Grok sexualized images of minors.

New findings prompt a rethinking of group labor and ritual in ancient hunter-gatherer communities.

The European Union now prohibits desflurane's use during most procedures.

Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $585,000.

It's like Tesla Autopilot, but made by a company with a culture of safety.

There are some fresh faces entering the rankings this year.

Letting the unreliable Grok be its own "spokesperson" lets xAI off the hook.

"Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.

Voice has lagged in adoption behind screens. OpenAI wants to change that.

Rogue, free-floating planets appear to have two distinct origins.

"Biggest advantage of lower altitude is that beam diameter is smaller for a given antenna size."

Today is your last chance to add to this year's charity haul of nearly $38,000.

xAI may be liable for Grok generating AI CSAM.

Deadly doors, a busted battery bet, and a toxic owner: What's not to like?

"NASA and Roscosmos continue to monitor and investigate the previously observed cracks."

"Acting is the sum of everything you've experienced. The joy. Sadness. Loss, Heartbreak."

Double-detonating "superkilonova," Roman liquid gypsum burials, biomechanics of kangaroo posture, and more.

Streaming may get a little worse before it gets better.

Streamers made a strong showing this year, as did horror. Big tentpoles, superhero sagas mostly fell flat.

This time, a Colorado plant scheduled to shut down will be kept on standby.

The past year has seen plenty of hacks and outages. Here are the ones topping the list.

In a year where lofty promises collided with inconvenient research, would-be oracles became software tools.

The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep."

Settlement forces NIH to review grants previously rejected on ideological grounds.

Musk allies spin DOGE as having a "higher purpose" beyond federal budget cuts.