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Tetris’ creators reveal the game’s greatest unsolved mysteries
From random number generators to the origin of "the Tetris song."
As smartphone upgrades plummeted, used iPhones sold like hotcakes
High prices, device lifetime concerns are increasingly pushing people to refurbs.
Like viewing in FM vs. AM: New black hole image reveals “fluffier” ring
New GMVA data complements the 2017 M87 image captured by Event Horizon Telescope.
The most important part of the new Lamborghini Revuelto? Character.
Instead of a small turbo V6, it's sticking with a big, naturally aspirated V12.
Honda’s electric go-kart shows off its easily swappable battery system
Honda wants to replace small gasoline engines with electric motors and batteries.
Mysteries of the poisonous amphibians
How do frogs and other amphibians survive their own noxious weapons?
Ars Technica System Guide: Four PC builds for spring 2023
New CPUs and GPUs and low RAM and SSD prices change many of our recommendations.
UK government blocks Microsoft’s proposed Activision purchase
Gov. group says deal would "substantially lessen competition" in cloud gaming.
Remember the EV Honda is building with GM? It goes on sale in 2024
Two Ultium-based EVs arrive next year, an in-house EV follows in 2025.
Melatonin in sleep-aid gummies can be off by up to 350%, study finds
JAMA study highlights quality-control issues common with dietary supplements.
ChatGPT now allows disabling chat history, declining training, and exporting data
Unsaved chats will be retained 30 days for "abuse monitoring" before permanent deletion.
GOP releases AI-generated ad to fearmonger over Biden’s reelection bid
RNC calls Biden "out of touch" for asking voters to let him "finish the job!"
Link between herpesviruses and giant viruses no longer missing
Don’t be alarmed: They only infect plankton.
EU names 19 large tech platforms that must follow Europe’s new Internet rules
Rules apply to five Google sites, Facebook, Apple, Bing, Twitter, TikTok, etc.
Has the “Tully monster” mystery finally been solved after 75 years?
"Based on multiple lines of evidence, the vertebrate hypothesis of the Tully monster is untenable."
Japanese lander appears to fail just before touchdown on the Moon [Updated]
This lunar landing is at the vanguard of a number of private landing attempts.
Zero trust for Zoom calls: ChromeOS getting universal microphone/camera toggles
No more guessing which web meeting apps auto-start your audio or video.
AMD’s Ryzen Z1 chips could power a new wave of handheld Steam Deck clones
The Z1-series is already coming to at least one handheld PC, the Asus ROG Ally.
Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from fossil fuel firms in climate change lawsuits
Cities and states want their cases heard at the state level, not in the federal courts.
GM confirms Chevy Bolt will die this year, making way for electric pickups
GM expects to build 70,000 this year before ending one of our favorite EVs.
Sacklers gave $19M to National Academies amid influential pain, opioid reports
The National Academies said it tried to give it back but couldn't.
Here’s a look at Lucid’s next luxury EV, the Gravity SUV
Details are scarce, but the 7-seater will offer more range than other EV SUVs.
33 practical gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2023
Thoughtful tech gifts that will delight moms this Mother's Day.
Exploit released for 9.8-severity PaperCut flaw already under attack
Code-execution flaw was patched in March but doesn't seem to be widely installed.
Details emerge about Apple headset’s tethered battery pack
Plus, a new Apple proprietary port for charging.
After demolishing swaths of San Jose, Google puts campus project on hold
Google's cost-cutting comes for its 80-acre "mega campus" in downtown San Jose.
Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms
But court leaves injunction against "anti-steering" payment language in place.
Stability AI launches StableLM, an open source ChatGPT alternative
StableLM's 3B and 7B models are available now on GitHub under CC 4.0 license.
Twitter verified fake Disney account, claims dead celebs subscribe to Twitter Blue
Living celebs want everyone to know they didn't pay Elon for those checkmarks.
Sorry, cable—most of today’s most popular shows are on Netflix
In the dynamic streaming biz, Netflix viewership, original shows still dominate.
Google’s Pixel Fold is real! First-ever live footage surfaces
After years of rumors, someone finally has live footage of a real device.
Californians have bought more than 1.5 million electric vehicles
21.2% of all new light vehicles sold in California in Q1 were plug-in vehicles.
The Universe sucks: The mysterious Great Attractor that’s pulling us in
We're headed toward something we can't clearly see—and we'll never get there.
From the original series to Picard, we’ve ranked every starship Enterprise [Updated]
In honor of this week's Picard, a list so exhaustive that it's a little silly.
How physicist Sameera Moussa went from a role model to a target
Research success and "Atoms for Peace" activism left Sameera Moussa a murder victim.
A warmer planet, less nutritious plants and… fewer grasshoppers?
Higher levels of carbon dioxide are changing micronutrients in grasses, trees, and kelp.
In the end, Picard became the fan-service TNG reunion it always should have been
Final season finally gives the TNG crew a better send-off than 2002's Nemesis.
When a plan comes together: Inside a massive Eve Online corporate heist
“It all needed to appear as business as usual.”
Access to abortion pill is spared; SCOTUS freezes lower court’s order
The court did not explain its reasoning.
Apple will launch a journaling app in iOS 17, but that’s bad news for some devs
It could monitor users' activities throughout the day in ways other apps can't.
Weird SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in mink suggests hidden source of virus in the wild
The lineage had not been seen in the area for over two years.
Tesla beats Autopilot lawsuit as jury rejects crash victim’s claim
Plaintiff suffered severe injuries when Model S swerved into center median.
No WIMPS! Heavy particles don’t explain gravitational lensing oddities
Detailed look at a lensed galaxy favors lighter particles called axions.
Google’s AI panic forces merger of rival divisions, DeepMind and Brain
Alphabet's two AI groups, which reportedly don't get along, are merging.
“Chromebooks aren’t built to last”: Average device has 4 years of updates left
Design quirks, limited parts, and other ways Chromebooks frustrate repairs.
Twitter stops labeling Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua as “state-affiliated media”
NPR loses controversial tag, but state-controlled outlets had labels removed, too.
MSI Afterburner GPU overclocking tool returns after Ukraine war paused development
It's the first non-beta update for the utility since late 2021.
Secrets of the Elephants series reveals a unique, dynamic animal culture
Ars chats with wildlife conservationist Paula Kahumbu about her experience making the series.
Here’s how Bugatti is approaching electric car design
As Bugatti builds the last of its W16 engines, it's getting ready to go electric.
China building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak
Document assesses Beijing’s ambitions to disrupt communications during wartime.
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