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Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store
What the nostalgic throwback lacks in complexity it makes up for in repetitive charm.
Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US
In the 2024-2025 school year, only 78.5% of kindergartners had measles vaccination.
Google shoehorned Rust into Pixel 10 modem to make legacy code safer
Cellular modems are complex black boxes of legacy code, but Google is making them safer with Rust.
NZXT agrees to let customers keep their rental PCs in class-action settlement
NZXT will forgive up to $5,000 in debt for customers of the Flex program.
Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?
Fake it till you make it.
Sunrise on the Reaping teaser brings us a Second Quarter Quell
"You have no idea what's in store for you. Twice the number of tributes, twice the glory."
IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty
IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump's "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative."
Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer
The Slate Truck will start in the "mid-$20,000s" when it goes on sale in late 2026.
Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I've faced as a college instructor.
Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
"The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
"I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
Plaintiffs say transcription tool processed confidential chats offsite.
New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
F1 moves a step closer to fixing its 2026 hybrid problem
Algorithms, not drivers, are deciding how hard to accelerate, and that's no good.
Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury
Trump admin reportedly gets grand jury involved in attempt to identify Redditor.
Microsoft's "commitment to Windows quality" starts with overhaul of beta program
Windows Insider builds remain confusing, but they should be more predictable.
"Oobleck" still holds some surprises
Dense drops of oobleck with high shear rates spread out like a liquid before stiffening into a solid.
YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug
An individual plan now cost $15.99 per month, and the free tier comes with buggy ads.
Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus
Supposed first octopus" was something else entirely.
What leaked "SteamGPT" files could mean for the PC gaming platform's use of AI
AI tools could help moderators sift through mountains of suspicious incidents
Here's what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II
"Let's not beat around the bush-we have to hit that angle correctly."
Pro-Iran Explosive Media trolls Trump with AI-generated Lego cartoons
Group has released over a dozen videos mocking President Trump and the US.
Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord
Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.
Rocket Report: Chinese version of Falcon 9 fails; Artemis depends on rapid heavy lift
As space becomes increasingly strategic, access is no longer a luxury."
Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry but will require redesign
After leaks on Artemis I and II, Orion's next flight to the Moon will need new valves.
RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel's charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks
ACIP's charter now full of anti-vaccine terms and welcomes fringe groups to CDC.
AI on the couch: Anthropic gives Claude 20 hours of psychiatry
Mythos is "the most psychologically settled model we have trained to date."
Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too
Improved gene editing process reactivates the fetal version of a hemoglobin gene.
“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says
Western Union exec says there were "challenges" working with Broadcom.
Ugandan chimps split into two factions, then killed rivals
Rare event suggests relational dynamics may play a role in collective violence, along with cultural markers.
The gravity of their experience hasn't quite set in for the Artemis II astronauts
"I'm actually getting chills right now just thinking about it. My palms are sweating."
Trump-appointed judges refuse to block Trump blacklisting of Anthropic AI tech
Appeals court denies Anthropic's emergency motion for a stay.
Volkswagen stops building ID.4s in the US, has inventory "into 2027"
Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America.
Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics
Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.
First man convicted under Take It Down Act kept making AI nudes after arrest
Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors.
CDC study shows COVID shot benefits; Trump official blocks release
Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults.
First, Tesla canceled the Model 2—now it's working on a new small EV
After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again?
Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb
A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.
The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?
"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited."
Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers
The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.
LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits
LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.
Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites
As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.
Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark
Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.
How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk
Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
Motorola suddenly raises budget phone prices up to 50%—you can probably thank AI
Motorola's budget phones are much less budget-friendly today.
To beat Altman in court, Musk offers to give all damages to OpenAI nonprofit
Musk won't seek a single dollar" in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion.
Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll
Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount.
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