When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next? by Michael Harley on 2026-07-21 13:36 (#774NF) Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn't open-ended.
Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code by Dell Cameron, wired.com on 2026-07-21 13:19 (#774NG) More than one-eighth of apps analyzed contained foreign code.
2027 Kia Seltos first drive gives you plenty of SUV for not much $ by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-07-21 13:00 (#774NH) It starts at just under $25,000, but the hybrid won't arrive until next year.
DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him by Nate Anderson on 2026-07-20 22:15 (#7747P) Pennsylvania cop charged with oppression and obstruction.
Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-07-20 21:55 (#7747Q) California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early.
Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states by Jon Brodkin on 2026-07-20 21:10 (#7747R) Judge grants restraining order, saying merger "likely to violate antitrust laws."
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-20 20:30 (#7747S) The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-20 20:30 (#7745M) The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
AT&T loses key ruling in bid to stop offering basic phone service in California by Jon Brodkin on 2026-07-20 19:20 (#7745N) AT&T suffers setback but will keep asking court and FCC to preempt state rules.
RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan by Kyle Orland on 2026-07-20 18:06 (#7745P) Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.
F1 in Belgium: Machine learning algorithms are ruining the sport by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-07-20 15:59 (#773Y3) Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.
AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes by Ashley Belanger on 2026-07-20 15:32 (#773Y4) Online retailer AliExpress says it's shocked by largest DSA fine yet.
The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-07-20 14:33 (#773V6) "Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."
Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices. by Hannah Murphy, Financial Times on 2026-07-20 14:00 (#773V7) Governments look at banning ransom payments in face of increasingly sophisticated threats.
Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness by Samuel Axon on 2026-07-20 11:20 (#773RJ) Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.
India's first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-19 22:11 (#773EY) "On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease by Madeline Shaw, Inside Climate News on 2026-07-19 11:19 (#7735P) Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse? by Joshua Cohen, Undark Magazine on 2026-07-18 11:18 (#772PD) The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-07-17 19:50 (#772BA) The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-17 19:19 (#772BB) "Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."
Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield by Beth Mole on 2026-07-17 18:53 (#772BC) "We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."
Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states by Beth Mole on 2026-07-17 18:45 (#772BD) Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.
Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-07-17 17:08 (#7728S) American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.
Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight? by Eric Berger on 2026-07-17 16:42 (#7728T) Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.
Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November by Scharon Harding on 2026-07-17 16:24 (#7726D) Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.
San Francisco orders Apple, Google to remove nudify apps from app stores by Ashley Belanger on 2026-07-17 16:10 (#7726E) Official estimates Google and Apple likely made millions in nudify app fees.
Ars is looking for a senior technology reporter, and you might be it! by Lee Hutchinson on 2026-07-17 15:52 (#7726F) Desktops, laptops, phones, CPUs, GPUs, NAS-if you know this stuff, come work for us!
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science by John Timmer on 2026-07-17 11:30 (#7720K) New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals by Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica on 2026-07-17 11:15 (#7720M) FCC chair has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.
2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2 by Jim Resnick on 2026-07-17 11:00 (#7720N) Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.
Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company? by Eric Berger on 2026-07-17 11:00 (#7720P) "We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-17 00:02 (#771RC) "Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing by Beth Mole on 2026-07-16 22:33 (#771Q8) Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs by Scharon Harding on 2026-07-16 22:02 (#771Q9) Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.
T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines by Jon Brodkin on 2026-07-16 20:52 (#771N0) T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.
It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-07-16 20:41 (#771N1) Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.
xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users. by Ashley Belanger on 2026-07-16 20:26 (#771N2) Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.
Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-07-16 20:09 (#771N3) Hyundai aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting with US factories in 2028.
Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say by Nate Anderson on 2026-07-16 19:55 (#771N4) If only someone could have predicted it.
2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-07-16 19:46 (#771N5) Toyota's everyday small SUV should rarely require trips to the gas station.
Now, even Russia's most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices by Dan Goodin on 2026-07-16 19:28 (#771N6) The social-engineering technique has primarily been a tool of financially motivated criminals.
Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away." by Kyle Orland on 2026-07-16 19:18 (#771N7) Creator says he will "very loudly ignore" those arguing for a ban on AI tools.
We've seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere by John Timmer on 2026-07-16 18:00 (#771G9) If the large, rocky planet is losing helium, then we can infer what is left behind.
OnePlus confirms shutdown in the US and Europe, ending months of speculation by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-07-16 16:29 (#771D9) OnePlus promises to continue supporting the phones it has already released.
Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang. by Stephen Clark on 2026-07-16 16:19 (#771DA) "We will likely have similar concerns and discussions when China fields its Starlink-like constellation."
Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom by Martha Muir in New York on 2026-07-16 15:48 (#771DB) Companies coming to market are raising money at fastest pace this century.
Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds by Ashley Belanger on 2026-07-16 14:48 (#771DC) NTSB findings back Elon Musk's claim that driver manually overrode FSD.
Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-07-16 11:00 (#77177) Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative.
Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there by Kyle Orland on 2026-07-15 22:36 (#770VA) Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.
Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon by Robert Pearlman on 2026-07-15 22:10 (#770VB) While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.