Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you. by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-12-07 12:08 (#7200V) Dog behavior is a lot more complicated than any one gene variant.
A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News on 2025-12-06 12:30 (#71ZK1) The port will revolutionize global trade, but it's sparking destructive rainforest routes.
Streaming service makes rare decision to lower its monthly fees by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-05 22:56 (#71ZBD) This could be just what Fubo and its subscribers need.
Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-05 18:49 (#71Z6T) Netflix's plans to own HBO Max, DC Comics, Harry Potter to face regulatory scrutiny.
Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-05 17:44 (#71Z4X) Volcanic eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.
SteamOS tested on dedicated GPUs: No, it’s not always faster than Windows by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-12-05 17:29 (#71Z4Y) Ars testing shows SteamOS fares better on iGPUs than powerful graphics cards.
Without evidence, RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel tosses hep B vaccine recommendation by Beth Mole on 2025-12-05 17:06 (#71Z1S) There is no data supporting a delay and no evidence of harm from a birth dose.
Elon Musk’s X first to be fined under EU’s Digital Services Act by Ashley Belanger on 2025-12-05 16:15 (#71Z1T) The biggest changes Musk made to Twitter trigger a $140 million fine under DSA.
Toyota’s new GR GT picks up where the 2000GT and Lexus LFA left off by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-05 15:55 (#71Z1V) The GR GT is a V8 hybrid, and there's an electric Lexus sports car concept, too.
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailer brings levity to Westeros by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-05 15:12 (#71Z1W) "Every knight needs a squire, and you look like you need one more than most."
New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News on 2025-12-05 12:15 (#71YW7) Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.
Rocket Report: Blunder at Baikonur; do launchers really need rocket engines? by Stephen Clark on 2025-12-05 12:00 (#71YW8) The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship.
Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work” by Eric Berger on 2025-12-04 22:54 (#71YGQ) "The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled."
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool by Dan Goodin on 2025-12-04 21:51 (#71YGR) Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-04 21:23 (#71YDZ) Kohler is getting the scoop on people's poop.
CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote by Beth Mole on 2025-12-04 20:56 (#71YE0) Today's meeting was chaotic and included garbage anti-vaccine presentations.
Researchers find what makes AI chatbots politically persuasive by Jacek Krywko on 2025-12-04 20:07 (#71YBP) A massive study of political persuasion shows AIs have, at best, a weak effect.
Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama. by Kyle Orland on 2025-12-04 19:53 (#71YBQ) Valve tells Ars its "trying to unblock" limits caused by open source driver issues.
ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-12-04 18:40 (#71YBR) Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking.
OnePlus 15 finally gets FCC clearance after government shutdown delay—preorders live by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-04 18:11 (#71YBS) The device starts at $900 and comes with a free gift for a limited time.
In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-04 17:59 (#71Y8G) Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.
Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis by Jacek Krywko on 2025-12-04 16:16 (#71Y57) They're quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them.
Trump wants tiny Japanese-style cars for US even as he cuts mpg goals by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-04 15:28 (#71Y58) Even the first Trump administration had tougher fuel economy targets.
Lego announces NASA Artemis SLS rocket set to lift off (literally) in 2026 by Robert Pearlman on 2025-12-04 15:08 (#71Y59) Developed with NASA and ESA, the 632-piece kit comes out Jan. 1.
The NPU in your phone keeps improving—why isn’t that making AI better? by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-04 12:00 (#71XZM) Shrinking AI for your phone is no simple matter.
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test by Emily Mullin, WIRED.com on 2025-12-04 11:30 (#71XXM) Vaccine trial in the Netherlands hopes to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid by Beth Mole on 2025-12-04 00:06 (#71XPV) Prasad's arguments "misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record."
Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln by Dan Goodin on 2025-12-03 23:16 (#71XMC) Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML-no authentication needed.
Great handling, advanced EV tech: We drive the 2027 BMW iX3 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-12-03 23:01 (#71XMD) The first of BMW's clean-sheet "Neue Klasse" EVs hits it out of the park.
Republicans drop Trump-ordered block on state AI laws from defense bill by Ashley Belanger on 2025-12-03 21:06 (#71XGZ) Widespread and powerful movement" keeps Trump from blocking state AI laws.
Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently by John Timmer on 2025-12-03 20:40 (#71XH0) A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-03 19:48 (#71XH1) Micron cites AI data center demand as reason for killing DIY upgrade brand.
NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency by Eric Berger on 2025-12-03 19:31 (#71XH2) "Weare in a great competition with a rival that has the will and means to challenge American exceptionalism."
Sony drops new trailer for 28 Years Later: Bone Temple by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-03 19:13 (#71XH3) "Old Nick released his demons onto the world of man, and the world of man fell before the demons."
Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion by Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News on 2025-12-03 18:35 (#71XE8) A first-in-the-nation heating and cooling network in Massachusetts is set to double in size.
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-03 18:24 (#71XE9) Report: Microsoft declared "the era of AI agents" in May, but enterprise customers aren't buying.
Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-03 18:11 (#71XEA) In some cases, better dubs already existed.
FCC boss Brendan Carr claims another victory over DEI as AT&T drops programs by Jon Brodkin on 2025-12-03 17:48 (#71XEB) AT&T accused of "financial play to curry favor" with Trump administration.
A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets by Stephen Clark on 2025-12-03 17:40 (#71XB7) "China's first rocket recovery attempt achieved its expected technical objectives."
Fraudulent gambling network may actually be something more nefarious by Dan Goodin on 2025-12-03 17:23 (#71XB8) Researchers say there's more to the network, which has operated for 14 years.
Samara Weaving levels up in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-12-03 17:04 (#71XB9) The sequel to 2019's delightful horror comedy hits theaters next spring.
Planned satellite constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes by John Timmer on 2025-12-03 16:26 (#71XBA) Planned orbital observatories would see satellites cross nearly all of their images.
Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good by Nate Anderson on 2025-12-03 12:15 (#71X5M) There has never been a better time to be a guitarist.
More FDA drama: Top drug regulator calls it quits after 3 weeks by Beth Mole on 2025-12-02 23:17 (#71WV9) The last Trump official in the position left amid allegations of petty revenge.
This Chinese company could become the country’s first to land a reusable rocket by Stephen Clark on 2025-12-02 23:04 (#71WVA) From the outside, China's Zhuque-3 rocket looks like a clone of SpaceX's Falcon 9.
OpenAI CEO declares “code red” as Gemini gains 200 million users in 3 months by Benj Edwards on 2025-12-02 22:42 (#71WVB) Three years after Google sounded alarm bells over ChatGPT, the tables have turned.
Mad Men’s 4K debut botched by HBO Max streamingepisode with visible crewmembers by Scharon Harding on 2025-12-02 21:52 (#71WVC) Producer Lionsgate reportedly contributed to the gaffe.
India orders device makers to put government-run security app on all phones by Jon Brodkin on 2025-12-02 21:36 (#71WVD) Apple will refuse to preload state-run snooping" app on iPhones, report says.
Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-12-02 19:26 (#71WPZ) Valve has work to do on the software side-but some fixes are coming.
Google announces second Android 16 release of 2025 is heading to Pixels by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-12-02 19:11 (#71WM4) The update is rolling out to Pixels starting today.