Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-15 22:22 (#7028E) "We're excited that Northrop is ready to deliver this incredibly beneficial increase in capacity."
RFK Jr. adds more anti-vaccine members to CDC vaccine advisory panel by Beth Mole on 2025-09-15 21:21 (#7028F) The panel will meet this week and could limit access to measles, Hep B, COVID vaccines.
Google releases VaultGemma, its first privacy-preserving LLM by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-15 21:04 (#7028G) Google Research shows that AI models can keep training data private.
Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-15 20:52 (#7028H) The true cost of keeping the Internet Archive alive will likely remain unknown.
What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI provides some numbers. by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-15 20:26 (#7028J) New study breaks down what 700 million users do across 2.6 billion daily GPT messages.
Ars Live: CTA policy expert explains why tariff stacking is a nightmare by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-15 19:42 (#7025F) Tech firms are bracing for a possible "triple whammy" of tariffs.
Boeing faces $3.1M fine for door plug blowout, hundreds of safety violations by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-15 17:57 (#70233) FAA found factory violations, says Boeing sought approval for unairworthy planes.
macOS 26 Tahoe: The Ars Technica review by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-15 17:00 (#70234) Liquid Glass brings translucent sheen to the typical batch of iterative changes.
Get into the cockpit as new crop of “Top Gun” pilots get their wings by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-15 16:00 (#7020B) NatGeo's new documentary series, Top Guns: The Next Generation, shows the sweat behind the spectacle.
Will TikTok go dark Wednesday? Trump claims deal with China avoids shutdown. by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-15 15:42 (#7020C) Experts aren't sure China will agree to a sale without more trade war concessions.
Parts shortage is the latest problem to hit General Motors production by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-15 14:38 (#701XJ) There will be temporary layoffs at a factory in Missouri from September 29-October 19.
NASA closing its original repository for Columbia artifacts to tours by Robert Pearlman on 2025-09-15 14:26 (#701XK) A reminder to remain diligent and keep focused on safety.
China rules that Nvidia violated its antitrust laws by Zijing Wu and Cheng Leng, Financial Times on 2025-09-15 13:30 (#701TC) Regulator's statement comes as US and Chinese officials meet in Madrid for trade talks.
The US is trying to kick-start a “nuclear energy renaissance” by Claudia López Lloreda on 2025-09-13 11:23 (#700KB) Push to revive nuclear energy relies on deregulation; experts say strategy is misplaced.
60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details by Eric Berger on 2025-09-13 11:15 (#700KC) "It's that level of risk that they were taking. I think that's what really hit home."
Scientists: It’s do or die time for America’s primacy exploring the Solar System by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-12 23:48 (#700D5) "When you turn off those spacecraft's radio receivers, there's no way to turn them back on."
RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids by Beth Mole on 2025-09-12 22:00 (#700BB) A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.
Modder injects AI dialogue into 2002’s Animal Crossing using memory hack by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-12 21:36 (#700BC) Unofficial mod lets classic Nintendo GameCube title use AI chatbots with amusing results.
Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report by John Timmer on 2025-09-12 20:58 (#700BD) Meanwhile, Congress is trying to keep serious scientists from weighing in.
After Kirk shooting, Utah governor calls social media a “cancer.” Will we treat it like one? by Nate Anderson on 2025-09-12 19:55 (#700BE) We did not evolve to handle this, Utah governor says.
Electric vehicle sales grew 25% worldwide but just 6% in North America by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-12 18:49 (#70093) North America has bought 1.3 million EVs this year; China has bought 7.6 million.
California bill lets renters escape exclusive deals between ISPs and landlords by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-12 18:33 (#70094) Bill author says law "gives this industry an opportunity to treat people fairly."
Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-12 16:01 (#70043) Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.
Over three decades later, Nintendo remembers the Virtual Boy exists by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-12 15:46 (#70044) A $100 replica Switch dock or $25 cardboard sleeve is needed to play the 3D re-releases.
New pathway engineered into plants lets them suck up more CO₂ by John Timmer on 2025-09-12 15:09 (#70011) Engineered pathway lets carbon be plugged directly into key metabolic pathways.
Small, affordable, efficient: A lot to like about the 2026 Nissan Leaf by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-12 15:00 (#70012) Smaller on the outside, bigger on the inside, and it goes farther on a single charge.
Ex-DVD company employee gets 4 years for leaking Spider-Man Blu-ray by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-12 14:44 (#70013) Man agreed to return more than 1,000 stolen DVDs to his former employer.
Microsoft dodges EU fine by unbundling Teams from Office by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2025-09-12 13:02 (#6ZZXS) EU probe came after complaint by Slack in 2020.
Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-12 12:29 (#6ZZXT) North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM.
Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer by Cameron Kaiser on 2025-09-12 11:00 (#6ZZVM) He wanted to make [computers] more usable and friendly to people who weren't geeks."
OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-11 22:27 (#6ZZHG) Companies work to finalize terms as OpenAI pursues for-profit restructuring.
Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles by Beth Mole on 2025-09-11 21:58 (#6ZZHH) SSPE is a rare but always fatal disease that destroys a child's brain.
NASA found intriguing rocks on Mars, so where does that leave Mars Sample Return? by Eric Berger on 2025-09-11 21:21 (#6ZZF3) "I have to look at dollars, and I have to look at time, and I have to look at return."
Latest TRON: Ares trailer takes us back to 1982 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-11 19:02 (#6ZZBX) "Our worlds are more connected than anyone knows."
New black hole merger bolsters Hawking area theorem by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-11 18:41 (#6ZZBY) Physicists spliced merger's gravitational signal into isolated frequencies to determine surface areas.
Ted Cruz AI bill could let firms bribe Trump to avoid safety laws, critics warn by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-11 18:21 (#6ZZBZ) Ted Cruz won't give up fight to block states from regulating AI.
35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by 2028 by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-11 17:56 (#6ZZC0) We are all addicted to hypervisors, and that needs to change."
Is Hollow Knight: Silksong too hard? Well, it depends on what you mean by “hard.” by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-11 17:45 (#6ZZC1) The Ars Difficulty MatrixTM helps us analyze the many dimensions of Silksong's challenges.
Gmail gets a dedicated place to track all your purchases by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-11 16:01 (#6ZZ6H) Gmail reorganizes its order-tracking and promotion filters ahead of the holiday season.
The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware by Vas Panagiotopoulos, wired.com on 2025-09-11 13:22 (#6ZZ3A) And new countries are linked to the dangerous software.
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-11 02:01 (#6ZYSF) "This is the first time we'll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations."
Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-10 21:28 (#6ZYNC) Verizon and T-Mobile lost, but AT&T beat the FCC. SCOTUS may have to step in.
After Ukrainian testing, drone-detection radar doubles range with simple software patch by Nate Anderson on 2025-09-10 21:16 (#6ZYND) Even mobile radars are now software upgradeable.
HBO Max is “way underpriced,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-10 20:54 (#6ZYJV) People used to pay $55 a month for TV, Zaslav recalls.
Ousted CDC director to testify before Senate after RFK Jr. called her a liar by Beth Mole on 2025-09-10 20:35 (#6ZYJW) Monarez said she was fired for not pre-approving vaccine recommendations from a dubious panel.
Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting” by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-10 19:38 (#6ZYGJ) Wyden says default use of RC4 cipher led to last year's breach of health giant Ascension.
One of Google’s new Pixel 10 AI features has already been removed by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-10 19:00 (#6ZYGK) The Pixel 10 Daily Hub has vanished, but Google says it will come back when it's ready.
Developers joke about “coding like cavemen” as AI service suffers major outage by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-10 18:08 (#6ZYGM) Anthropic outage takes down AI tools some developers rely on to create software.
Can we please keep our broadband money, Republican governor asks Trump admin by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-10 17:01 (#6ZYD6) Governor worries Trump won't let states spend entire $42 billion broadband fund.
Spotify peeved after 10,000 users sold data to build AI tools by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-10 16:23 (#6ZYD7) Spotify sent a warning to stop data sales, but developers say they never got it.