Volvo says new EX60 has 400-mile range, charges up to 400 kW by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-08 08:00 (#72NZW) The new EX60 will be unveiled later this month; here's what we know.
NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-08 01:58 (#72NVW) "The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement.
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-08 00:00 (#72NV3) The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists.
Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-07 22:50 (#72NST) Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use.
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah by Beth Mole on 2026-01-07 22:20 (#72NSV) The program allows patients in the state to get prescription refills for 190 common meds.
Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory” by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-07 20:12 (#72NND) Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn't raise the price," Warner chair says.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-07 18:51 (#72NNE) If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-07 18:15 (#72NNF) Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.
SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-07 17:31 (#72NJ1) Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon.
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data by John Timmer on 2026-01-07 17:17 (#72NJ2) Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.
EVs remain a niche choice in the US, according to survey by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-07 16:30 (#72NET) Consumers around the world told Deloitte what they want in their next vehicle.
New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry by John Timmer on 2026-01-07 16:02 (#72NEV) Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-07 16:00 (#72NEW) A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning” by Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times on 2026-01-07 15:06 (#72NEX) The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.
Review: Stranger Things’ frustrating finale didn’t quite stick the landing by Jennifer Ouellette and Beth Mole on 2026-01-07 14:46 (#72NEY) Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole.
Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026 by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-07 12:00 (#72N8J) A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.
Motorola reveals the Razr Fold, a book-style foldable launching this summer by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-07 01:00 (#72MXJ) Motorola is light on details but heavy on hype for its first book-style foldable.
HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-06 22:40 (#72MR4) The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard.
With GeForce Super GPUs missing in action, Nvidia focuses on software upgrades by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-06 21:56 (#72MR5) Nvidia's only GeForce announcements this year were about software improvements.
Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-06 21:11 (#72MND) "Jamming will block all communications," including 911 calls, CTIA tells FCC.
Dell’s XPS revival is a welcome reprieve from the “AI PC” fad by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-06 19:55 (#72MNE) Dell moves from pushing "AI PCs" and back to what matters in laptops.
News orgs win fight to access 20M ChatGPT logs. Now they want more. by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-06 18:59 (#72MJC) OpenAI's loss in privacy fight could lead to sharing even more deleted chats.
Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs by John Timmer on 2026-01-06 18:05 (#72MES) The Trump admin can't arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate.
Nvidia’s new G-Sync Pulsar monitors target motion blur at the human retina level by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-06 17:32 (#72MET) Four new monitors promise "effective motion clarity of a theoretical 1,000 Hz monitor."
Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze by Kana Inagaki in London on 2026-01-06 15:55 (#72MEV) Trump administration had suspended Danish group's work on major wind farm off coast of Rhode Island.
Magneto, Xavier reunite in new Avengers: Doomsday teaser by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-06 15:49 (#72MBB) "The question isn't are you prepared to die?' The question is who will you be when you close your eyes?'"
Spot the difference: Sony’s electric car gets a crossover version by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-06 13:49 (#72M86) AI will help drive you and entertain you, according to Sony Honda Mobility.
Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-06 12:15 (#72M87) After peaking in the Cold War, the relic of Rocketdyne has changed ownership four times in 20 years.
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, made using its long-awaited 18A process by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-06 03:45 (#72M0F) New chips launch "this month," targeting high-end ultraportable PCs.
AMD reheats last year’s Ryzen AI and X3D CPUs for 2026’s laptops and desktops by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-06 03:30 (#72KY7) But it may become slightly cheaper to buy AMD's fastest integrated Radeon GPUs.
NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all by Eric Berger on 2026-01-05 22:14 (#72KQZ) "There's very little to not like in this."
Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule by Beth Mole on 2026-01-05 21:57 (#72KR0) The changes are modeled after a small country with universal health care.
The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-05 21:42 (#72KR1) Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data.
Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-05 20:38 (#72KN5) "We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says.
Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87 by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-05 20:28 (#72KN6) Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing.
Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-05 20:01 (#72KN7) Amazon brings back browser-based Alexa but will eventually add a paywall.
SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-05 19:32 (#72KN8) Optimus SSDs will continue with the same model numbers that the WD SSDs used.
BioWare’s Anthem will soon be completely unplayable by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-05 19:15 (#72KN9) Replay the troubled jetpack shooter before the servers shut down for good on Jan. 12.
Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-05 17:51 (#72KJG) Google TV will let you generate and watch AI content on the big screen.
X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-05 17:42 (#72KJH) Critics call for App Store ban after Grok sexualized images of minors.
Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-05 17:10 (#72KEZ) New findings prompt a rethinking of group labor and ritual in ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that’s also a climate super pollutant by Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News on 2026-01-05 16:48 (#72KF0) The European Union now prohibits desflurane's use during most procedures.
Ars readers gave over $42,000 in our 2025 Charity Drive by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-05 15:26 (#72KBS) Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $585,000.
Hands off! An on-the-road demo of Mercedes’ advanced new driver assist by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-05 14:00 (#72K8W) It's like Tesla Autopilot, but made by a company with a culture of safety.
Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom by Eric Berger on 2026-01-05 12:00 (#72K8X) There are some fresh faces entering the rankings this year.
No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-02 23:08 (#72J05) Letting the unreliable Grok be its own "spokesperson" lets xAI off the hook.
Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case by Beth Mole on 2026-01-02 22:36 (#72J06) "Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.
OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-02 21:27 (#72HZA) Voice has lagged in adoption behind screens. OpenAI wants to change that.
Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the “Einstein desert” by John Timmer on 2026-01-02 20:54 (#72HZB) Rogue, free-floating planets appear to have two distinct origins.
SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-02 19:03 (#72HMG) "Biggest advantage of lower altitude is that beam diameter is smaller for a given antenna size."