FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-26 18:51 (#76KCW) FCC refuses to provide messages, has "wasted a year" of court's time, filing says.
Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-26 18:19 (#76KCX) Update began June 15 and will no longer allow you to share your login info.
Antibiotic "megacluster" discovery provides new strategy to fight superbugs by Beth Mole on 2026-06-26 17:46 (#76KAC) It's "an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal."
Ars Live: What's the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe? by Eric Berger on 2026-06-26 16:24 (#76K7X) Join us on the livestream at 1 pm ET and ask questions about the aftermath of New Glenn.
VW may close four factories to adapt to the future, report says by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-26 15:10 (#76K7Y) With falling sales in the US and especially China, VW Group wants to restructure.
Feedbacks upon feedbacks: Rock weathering and the climate by Howard Lee on 2026-06-26 14:41 (#76K7Z) Rock weathering may release or draw down carbon dioxide-it depends on the rock.
SpaceX plans to launch Starlink mobile service in the US by Kieran Smith, George Steer, James Fontanella-Khan, on 2026-06-26 13:22 (#76K4X) Move would test whether group can turn ambition into a mass-market phone business.
Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response by Eric Berger on 2026-06-26 11:00 (#76JZ4) Is SpaceX planning to end its Transporter program?
Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-25 20:24 (#76JMA) About a quarter of PCs are still running Microsoft's previous operating system.
FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-25 20:01 (#76JMB) Carr cites screen time concerns, is accused of trying to be "the nation's parent."
Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-25 19:04 (#76JHR) Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
Google finally releases a Finance Android app, promises iOS version later in 2026 by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-25 18:38 (#76JHS) It took 20 years, but the Finance app arrives just in time to be packed full of AI.
Anthropic says Alibaba must be punished for largest Claude cloning attack by Ashley Belanger on 2026-06-25 18:01 (#76JHT) Alibaba allegedly used 25,000 accounts to mine Claude over 28.8 million exchanges.
Planet orbits so close to its star that their magnetic fields connect by John Timmer on 2026-06-25 18:00 (#76JHV) At the right point of the orbit and stellar cycle, the star's chromosphere brightens.
Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-25 14:40 (#76JBY) Unlike with Volvo, there will be no authorization for Polestar to sell its cars here.
Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-25 14:14 (#76JBZ) Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.
The "sad inevitability" of Europe's heat wave by Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News on 2026-06-25 13:54 (#76J8J) Europeans are baking under their second heat wave of the summer.
New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list by John Timmer on 2026-06-25 13:40 (#76J8K) Colossal Biosciences will be biobanking tissues from all of them as well.
Every Homo naledi we know of is female, and the implications are fascinating by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-06-25 13:28 (#76J8M) "There is no natural explanation," says paleoanthropologist John Hawks.
IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-25 10:00 (#76J3Y) IBM's nanostack transistors could boost chip performance or energy efficiency.
Hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will cost more than other AAA games by Samuel Axon on 2026-06-24 22:47 (#76HT4) GTA6 might be an outlier, though-at least for now.
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale by Samuel Axon on 2026-06-24 22:28 (#76HT5) The silicon race is heating up amid the struggle to keep up with demand.
13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations. by Eric Berger on 2026-06-24 21:41 (#76HT6) "Contract values for these efforts ballooned from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion."
US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines by Beth Mole on 2026-06-24 21:28 (#76HT7) We still don't know why RFK Jr. overruled CDC expert to order strict quarantines.
One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime "assembly line" by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-24 21:03 (#76HRG) "Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto. by Roberto Baldwin on 2026-06-24 20:28 (#76HRH) It has 205 miles of bare-bones range.
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-24 20:22 (#76HRJ) Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.
Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork by John Timmer on 2026-06-24 20:04 (#76HRK) The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out.
FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-24 19:45 (#76HRM) Privacy advocates and domestic violence groups say ID mandate is a big mistake.
Formula E reveals first calendar for GEN4 with lots of real race tracks by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-24 17:35 (#76HJZ) Brands Hatch, COTA, and Zandvoort will all hold an e-Prix in 2027.
Google starts lowering Play Store fees, making good on Epic Games settlement by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-24 17:00 (#76HK0) A few additional markets will get the lower fees this year ahead of a global rollout in 2027.
Elon Musk denies Tesla’s Autopilot caused crash that killed grandmother by Ashley Belanger on 2026-06-24 16:40 (#76HK1) Tesla, accused of failing to fix design flaws, blames driver pressing accelerator.
Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base by Beth Mole on 2026-06-24 14:54 (#76HF9) Branches received exceptions to Hegseth's policy that made the shot optional.
Slate Auto's truck builder goes live for its $25k electric pickup by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-24 14:27 (#76HFA) From a bare-bones pickup to a loaded, wrapped SUV, here's what some Slates will cost.
We got a sneak peek of the final space shuttle set to go on public display by Robert Pearlman on 2026-06-24 14:04 (#76HCA) "It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight."
White House app auto-downloads to government phones, can't be uninstalled by Vittoria Elliott, wired.com on 2026-06-24 13:35 (#76HCB) It's shooting pure unadulterated propaganda into our veins," says one worker.
White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-23 22:30 (#76GZE) Order warns of national security risks if post-quantum cryptography isn't adopted in time.
US's climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit by John Timmer on 2026-06-23 22:07 (#76GY4) Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government.
Odd police video shows drone removing knife from motionless suspect by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-23 20:43 (#76GVR) Promo video comes as more US police departments fly drones as first responders.
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-23 20:17 (#76GVS) Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
A curious crossover: The Toyota C-HR review by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-23 18:19 (#76GR8) Although it's on the smaller side, this electric vehicle is not very chill.
ABC asks viewers to protest FCC attempt to "control who is allowed" on The View by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-23 17:59 (#76GR9) "The FCC wants to control who is allowed on the show," ABC ad tells viewers.
Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase by Jacek Krywko on 2026-06-23 17:49 (#76GRA) Current amphibian development may not have been typical of early land vertebrates.
Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug by Beth Mole on 2026-06-23 16:16 (#76GNR) White House spokesperson denied it was Trump only after story was published.
Everyone pays the price as patent holders on seeds stifle innovation by Julie Dawson, Kiki Hubbard, and Paulina Jenney, Th on 2026-06-23 13:59 (#76GJE) The US is one of a handful of countries that allow patents on plant varieties.
Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-06-23 13:55 (#76GJF) Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director's 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-06-23 12:00 (#76GD5) Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI.
With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-23 05:25 (#76G6V) The purpose of Starfall is to support the "transport and delivery of goods through space."
GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-22 21:52 (#76G1G) US autoworkers union warns of robot automation as dark factory future looms.
Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets by Eric Berger on 2026-06-22 21:28 (#76G1H) SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.