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Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18
Ending support for SoundTouch may help Bose avoid a Sonos situation.
Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits
Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control
The termites know how much of their agricultural area has been taken over by weeds.
UK regulators plan to force Google changes under new competition law
The CMA will focus on regulating search and search advertising, but not Gemini (for now).
AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline
Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques.
OpenAI will stop saving most ChatGPT users’ deleted chats
Court ends controversial order forcing OpenAI to save deleted ChatGPT logs.
Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas
Violations include digging without permits and dumping wastewater into storm drains.
It’s back! The 2027 Chevy Bolt gets an all-new LFP battery, but what else?
255 miles of range, new infotainment, but where did all the torque go?
Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck
The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine takes another turn.
“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection
AI is comically good" at detecting small earthquakes-here's why that matters.
Childhood vaccines safe for a little longer as CDC cancels advisory meeting
The committee aims to take on the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents
Anthropic study suggests "poison" training attacks don't scale with model size.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser debuts at NYCC
"I know I'm just a hedge knight but sometimes I think I could be more."
It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code
Arcane hidden options can offer accessibility without confusing the "core" game experience.
YouTube prepares to welcome back banned creators with “second chance” program
YouTube will evaluate each request individually, but copyright violators need not apply.
Apple and Google reluctantly comply with Texas age verification law
Texas requires sensitive info just to check weather and sports scores, Apple says.
Tesla FSD gets worse at driving, NHTSA opens new investigation
FSD has been crossing into oncoming traffic and ignoring red lights.
Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps
The Rubik's WOWCube is a 2*2 cube with modern twists.
Musk’s X posts on ketamine, Putin spur release of his security clearances
Conditions of Elon Musk's top-secret clearances may soon be exposed.
We’re about to find many more interstellar interlopers—here’s how to visit one
"You don't have to claim that they're aliens to make these exciting."
How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
Workers with ropes could make the moai "walk" in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.
Tax credits for electric cars are no more. What’s next for the US EV industry?
Dozens of new models are in the pipeline.
Intel’s next-generation Panther Lake laptop chips could be a return to form
New laptop CPUs replace confusing bifurcated Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake lineups.
Everything we know about Ferrari’s first electric vehicle
Four motors, 800 V, more than 1,000 horsepower, and it's all made in-house.
One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo
"Damage is being done already. Even if funding is reinstated, we have already lost people."
Stoke Space gives us another reason to take it very seriously
With the new investments, Stoke has raised nearly $1 billion.
Man gets drunk, wakes up with a medical mystery that nearly kills him
This one seems ready-made for a television medical drama.
Bank of England warns AI stock bubble rivals 2000 dotcom peak
Central bank says market concentration hasn't been this extreme in 50 years.
ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all
ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.
Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, adding explanations
You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.
Salesforce says it won’t pay extortion demand in 1 billion records breach
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters gave Salesforce until Friday to pay or else.
Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15
Logitech's interest in the smart home has appeared to wane in recent years.
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: The ultimate Google phone
Google delivers another phone that is slightly better than its predecessor-is that enough?
Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models
Policy change affects at least 2025 model Plus, Value, and J-series DiskStations.
Vandals deface ads for AI necklaces that listen to all your conversations
Critics attacked subway ads to defend human friends and broadly criticize AI.
Chemistry Nobel prize awarded for building ordered polymers with metal
Three researchers share prize for structured polymers called metal-organic frameworks.
Actually, we are going to tell you the odds of recovering New Glenn’s second launch
To be financially sustainable, New Glenn must be reused often.
It’s Prime Day 2025 part two, and here are more of the best deals we could find
Updated deals on keyboards, laptops, chargers, cameras, and lots of other stuff!
Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms
OpenAI, Anthropic consider using investor funds to settle potential lawsuits.
Floating electrons on a sea of helium
Yes, it's another potential qubit. But it's also some very cool physics.
Tesla’s standard-range Model 3, Model Y join the lineup
A smaller battery and less standard equipment cuts prices, but not by enough.
Despite RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year
Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis built an electrical circuit-based oscillator on a microchip.
Ted Cruz doesn’t seem to understand Wikipedia, lawyer for Wikimedia says
Wikipedia host's lawyer wants to help Ted Cruz understand how the platform works.
Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build
Microsoft has locked down well-documented workarounds in recent test builds.
Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron is on with Ars at 3:30pm EDT today
Our discussion happens today, October 7, at 3:30pm US Eastern time.
Natural disasters are a rising burden for the National Guard
New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists' mission.
Dead celebrities are apparently fair game for Sora 2 video manipulation
OpenAI's likeness protections for living "public figures" don't apply to "historical figures."
Qualcomm is buying Arduino, releases new Raspberry Pi-esque Arduino board
Qualcomm claims Arduino will keep its own branding and "open source ethos."
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