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Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30
Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe.
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech
Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system.
In a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no leader
Rudderless Copyright Office has taken on new prominence during the AI boom.
Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus
Gripping and releasing irregular surfaces is harder than it might seem.
SCOTUS upholds part of ACA that makes preventive care fully covered
Cancer screenings, statins, vaccines, PrEP, will continue to be covered in full.
After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM
Developer solves mystery of hidden JPEG from the beige G3 era.
Supreme Court overturns 5th Circuit ruling that upended Universal Service Fund
5th Circuit ruling reversed; FCC can continue programs that boost Internet access.
Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications
But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state
Adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification, 6-3 ruling says.
Man eats dubious street food—ends up blowing apart his GI tract
The medical condition is rare and life-threatening.
Microsoft changes Windows in attempt to prevent next CrowdStrike-style catastrophe
AV vendors have worried that this could advantage Microsoft's security software.
Stung by customer losses, Comcast says all its new plans have unlimited data
No data caps: "Four simple national Internet tiers that include unlimited data."
Apple gives EU users App Store options in attempt to avoid massive fines
EU iPhone owners will be able to get apps from places other than the App Store.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem
NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines.
An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines
"Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment."
Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets
AMI MegaRAC used in servers from AMD, ARM, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, Supermicro, and Qualcomm.
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA didn't want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle.
Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice
Signaling from retinoic acid appears to be key to getting mice to regrow ear damage.
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data
Flu shots with thimerosal abandoned, despite decades of data showing they're safe.
Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books
Meta may defeat authors' torrenting claim due to lack of evidence.
Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age
AI chatbot codes browser-based apps from plain English with classic web vibes.
VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom
"Our management thought it was a bluff..."
Book authors made the wrong arguments in Meta AI training case, judge says
Judges clash over "schoolchildren" analogy in key AI training rulings.
13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC
It only makes any sense at all because of the old Surface Laptop's price hike.
45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory
"How did Paleolithic people arrive at such remote islands as Okinawa? What tools and strategies did they use?"
Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube
The feature is only available as a test for Premium members for now.
Researchers develop a battery cathode material that does it all
A mix of iron, chlorine, and lithium is conductive, stores lithium, and self-heals.
Today! Ars Live: What’s up with the sudden surge in temperatures?
Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth project joins us to talk climate science.
Reddit CEO pledges site will remain “written by humans and voted on by humans”
Reddit is in an arms race" to protect its communities from AI-generated content.
Analysis: During a town hall NASA officials on stage looked like hostages
A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year.
All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel
Overall, the meeting was packed with anti-vaccine talking points and arguments.
After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”
Trump T1 phone isn't "made in the USA" but is "designed with American values."
Google’s spotty Find Hub network could get better thanks to a small setup tweak
Expanded device tracking is still opt-in.
Is DOGE doomed to fail? Some experts are ready to call it.
Trump wants $45M to continue DOGE's work. Critics warn costs already too high.
Looking at Framework’s progress on software support for its repairable laptops
Framework's laptops used to go years without new drivers or security patches.
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models
Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world."
Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost
Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll.
Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
Lenovo Legion Go S gets better frame rates running Valve's free operating system.
It’s a family affair in final Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer
"Family is about connecting to something bigger than yourself. We'll face it together. As a family."
Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts
Merging firms agree to FTC demands in order to create world's largest ad agency.
Three axial flux motors and 850 kW fast charging? Meet the GT XX.
Mercedes shows us what it has planned for its next performance EVs.
Apple’s push to take over the dashboard resisted by car makers
Mercedes, Audi, and Volvo all say they have no plans to support CarPlay Ultra.
Gemini CLI is a free, open source coding agent that brings AI to your terminal
Now, devs who prefer the terminal can get AI assistance, too.
The axion may help clean up the messy business of dark matter
We haven't found evidence of the theoretical particle, but it's still worth investigating.
Discovery of HMS Endeavour wreck confirmed
The timbers are British timbers. The size of all the timber scantlings are almost identical to Endeavour."
Philips Hue bulbs will be even more expensive in July. And it may not end there.
Some Hue products already cost more in the US than they do elsewhere.
Key fair use ruling clarifies when books can be used for AI training
In landmark ruling, judge likens AI training to schoolchildren learning to write.
Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached
End-of-support date isn't changing, but extra year will be functionally free.
Media Matters sues FTC, says agency is retaliating on behalf of Elon Musk
FTC probe is clearly connected to "Musk's vindictive lawsuits," group says.
Data-recovery firm tests $28, 500GB HDD from Amazon and gets surprising results
For the price, it "performs well and provides good value" but is still a risky buy.
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