The 2025 Mini Countryman SE: Whimsy doesn’t make up for annoying by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-10 17:21 (#6WHM9) It has style, but it's also slow to charge, and the infotainment is laggy.
Framework’s cheaper, colorful Laptop 12 up for preorder, starts at $549 bare-bones by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-10 17:01 (#6WHMA) Tariffs mean US pricing/availability for some Framework parts is still in flux.
Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE by Stephen Morris, Paul Caruana Galizia, Kana Inagaki on 2025-04-10 13:46 (#6WHEH) Tesla has a lot riding on the swift success of its so-called Full Self-Driving software.
Google Pixel 9a review: All the phone you need by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-10 13:00 (#6WHBM) The Pixel 9a looks great and shoots lovely photos, but it's light on AI.
Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-04-10 11:23 (#6WHBN) The altar marks the presence of an enclave of foreign elites from Teotihuacan.
Trump administration’s attack on university research accelerates by John Timmer on 2025-04-09 22:15 (#6WGZ6) With billions in grants put on hold, targeted universities will see research crippled.
Here are the reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-09 22:01 (#6WGZ7) "I expect that the government will follow all the rules and be fair and follow all the laws."
Revolt brews against RFK Jr. as experts pen rally cries in top medical journal by Beth Mole on 2025-04-09 21:10 (#6WGZ8) "If our usual approaches are not effective, other strategies must be used."
Google announces faster, more efficient Gemini AI model by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-09 20:33 (#6WGZ9) Gemini 2.5 is starting to move beyond its experimental phase.
NASA nominee asks why lunar return has taken so long, and why it costs so much by Eric Berger on 2025-04-09 20:22 (#6WGZA) My loyalty is to this nation, the space agency, and its world-changing mission."
Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemies by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-09 20:01 (#6WGZB) Anti-deepfake bill raises concerns about censorship and breaking encryption.
Trump boosts China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariff hikes on other countries by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-09 19:48 (#6WGZC) Trump's 90-day pause on tariffs isn't necessarily a good thing," CTA says.
OpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-09 19:32 (#6WGX4) Company didn't notice its chatbot was being abused for (at least) 4 months.
After months of user complaints, Anthropic debuts new $200/month AI plan by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-09 19:20 (#6WGX5) Two-tiered "Claude Max" expands rate limits and offers traffic priority to subscribers.
Windows 11’s Copilot Vision wants to help you learn to use complicated apps by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-09 16:57 (#6WGTE) Copilot beta update is rolling out to Windows Insider program testers now.
Apple TV+ releases first trailer for sci-fi comedy Murderbot by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-09 16:45 (#6WGTF) "Now that I've hacked my programming, I can do whatever I want... as long as they don't find out."
Why Trump’s tariffs probably won’t cause an immediate Switch 2 price bump by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-09 16:36 (#6WGTG) But import taxes could impact longer-term pricing, US console supplies.
Meta secretly helped China advance AI, ex-Facebooker will tell Congress by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-09 16:07 (#6WGTH) Meta whistleblower can testify to Congress despite gag order on press interviews.
Fruit flies can be made to act like miniature robots by John Timmer on 2025-04-09 15:50 (#6WGQW) Light and smells can turn flies into remote-controlled near-automatons.
Google unveils Ironwood, its most powerful AI processor yet by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-09 15:30 (#6WGQX) Ironwood will be available in configurations of up to 9,216 liquid-cooled chips.
Road deaths fell below 40,000 in 2024, the lowest since 2019 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-09 15:15 (#6WGQY) Road deaths decreased by 3.8 percent in 2024, to 39,345.
Trump throws coal a lifeline, but the energy industry has moved on by Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate News on 2025-04-09 14:05 (#6WGN0) The US market has been moving away from coal for decades.
The Ars cargo e-bike buying guide for the bike-curious (or serious) by Chris Cona on 2025-04-09 10:00 (#6WGEZ) Fun and functional transportation? See why these bikes are all the rage.
Mario Kart World’s $80 price isn’t that high, historically by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-08 21:26 (#6WG68) Adjusting for inflation shows console game prices have been higher in the recent past.
“The girl should be calling men.” Leak exposes Black Basta’s influence tactics. by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-08 20:47 (#6WG4F) Disclosure of tactics, techniques, and procedures provides rare glimpse into secretive group.
Fewer beans = great coffee if you get the pour height right by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-08 20:14 (#6WG4G) Pour-over coffee is made by flowing a strong, laminar water jet through a bed of ground coffee beans.
Twitch makes deal to escape Elon Musk suit alleging X ad boycott conspiracy by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-08 18:56 (#6WG24) Twitch must meet certain conditions by the end of the year to get dismissal.
Victory for DOGE as appeals court reinstates access to personal data by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-08 18:39 (#6WG25) Divided court sides with Trump admin in case over alleged privacy law violations.
Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo “disgusting” by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-08 18:26 (#6WG26) Carmack: "Power tools" like AI are "central to all the progress in computers."
Creating a distinctive aesthetic for Daredevil: Born Again by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-08 17:41 (#6WFZF) Ars chats with cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera on bringing a 1970s film vibe to the Marvel series.
Japanese railway shelter replaced in less than 6 hours by 3D-printed model by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-08 17:22 (#6WFZG) Custom-printed shelters could help fix up rural train stops faster.
97% of drivers want in-car payment system for tolls, parking, charging by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-08 15:33 (#6WFWP) Any system should be easy to use and work for parking, fueling, and charging.
Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-08 15:22 (#6WFWQ) Redesigned Start menu would give users more control over what apps they see.
Parents give kids more melatonin than ever, with unknown long-term effects by Michael Schulson, Undark Magazine on 2025-04-08 13:59 (#6WFSS) More children are taking the hormone in the form of nightly gummies or drops.
The 2025 Moto G Stylus has a sharper display and “enhanced” stylus for $400 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-08 13:00 (#6WFST) The Moto G Stylus 2025 is coming April 17 for the same price as last year's model.
Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail by Tim Stevens on 2025-04-08 13:00 (#6WFSV) Ars visits a zipline delivery service that's deploying in more locations soon.
Tuesday Telescope: Does this Milky Way image remind you of Powers of 10? by Eric Berger on 2025-04-08 11:15 (#6WFPR) Finding a mystery in Sagittarius C.
A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-08 00:08 (#6WFCZ) The Space Force wants to launch this particular GPS satellite soon, but ULA isn't ready.
Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 22:34 (#6WFAH) "We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss."
Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-07 21:00 (#6WFAJ) $450 system isn't being sold at a loss, wasn't priced with tariffs in mind.
FreeDOS 1.4 brings new fixes and features to modern and vintage DOS-based PCs by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 20:39 (#6WFAK) Independent developers are keeping the command prompt alive on PCs new and old.
Meta’s surprise Llama 4 drop exposes the gap between AI ambition and reality by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-07 19:54 (#6WF8Y) Touted 10M token context proves elusive, while early performance tests disappoint experts.
De-extinction company announces that the dire wolf is back by John Timmer on 2025-04-07 19:35 (#6WF8Z) What they delivered is a gray wolf genome carrying a handful of genetic edits.
Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling” by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-07 19:24 (#6WF90) YouTube restricts some, but not all, videos depicting the poker-ish indie game.
Google’s AI Mode search can now answer questions about images by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-07 19:13 (#6WF91) Google's AI Mode can now understand images as part of your searches.
Trump gives China one day to end retaliations or face extra 50% tariffs by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-07 18:58 (#6WF92) China expects to outlast US in trade war, alarming Big Tech.
Paramount drops action-packed Mission: Impossible—Final Reckoning trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-07 18:28 (#6WF5V) "If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to deal with him."
Second child dies of measles—anti-vaccine advocate reported it before officials by Beth Mole on 2025-04-07 18:19 (#6WF5W) Another tragic death highlights growing power of anti-vaccine advocates.
White House figures out how it texted secret bombing plans to a reporter by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-07 17:40 (#6WF5X) Waltz apparently accepted iPhone contact suggestion without verifying accuracy.
A begrudging defense of Nintendo’s “Game-Key cards” for the Switch 2 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 16:53 (#6WF39) Op-ed: Game-Key cards have problems, but I'll take them over download-only.