Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-06-30 19:16 (#6YB5C) An effort to move shuttle Discovery has merged with the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Nearly 12 million people would lose health insurance under Senate GOP bill by Beth Mole on 2025-06-30 18:37 (#6YB5D) Congressional Budget Office report from paints dark picture for America's health.
Project Hail Mary trailer looks like a winner for Andy Weir fans by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-30 17:05 (#6YB2T) "If we do nothing, everything on this planet will go extinct."
Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 16:53 (#6YB2V) Companies may be forced to show how they targeted videos to teen who died.
Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-30 16:36 (#6YB2W) Sony victory in Cox piracy case could be overturned by Supreme Court.
Trump’s tariff threat pushes Canada to scrap digital services tax by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 15:15 (#6YAZV) US tech companies escape Canada digital services tax due to Trump tariffs.
NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders by Frieda Klotz, Undark Magazine on 2025-06-30 15:07 (#6YAZW) European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic?
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars by Eric Berger on 2025-06-30 14:15 (#6YAWX) The payload likely to spark the most interest is the Blue Moon MK1 lander.
Android 16 review: Post-hype by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-30 11:00 (#6YAR6) The age of big, exciting Android updates is probably over.
Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-29 14:05 (#6YAAK) Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe.
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech by Jacek Krywko on 2025-06-29 11:00 (#6YA7G) Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system.
In a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no leader by Kate Knibbs, wired.com on 2025-06-28 13:32 (#6Y9VN) Rudderless Copyright Office has taken on new prominence during the AI boom.
Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus by Elizabeth Rayne on 2025-06-28 11:00 (#6Y9T7) Gripping and releasing irregular surfaces is harder than it might seem.
SCOTUS upholds part of ACA that makes preventive care fully covered by Beth Mole on 2025-06-27 21:49 (#6Y9JB) Cancer screenings, statins, vaccines, PrEP, will continue to be covered in full.
After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM by Benj Edwards on 2025-06-27 21:32 (#6Y9JC) Developer solves mystery of hidden JPEG from the beige G3 era.
Supreme Court overturns 5th Circuit ruling that upended Universal Service Fund by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 20:32 (#6Y9JD) 5th Circuit ruling reversed; FCC can continue programs that boost Internet access.
Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-27 20:00 (#6Y9H5) But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 18:25 (#6Y9EA) Adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification, 6-3 ruling says.
Man eats dubious street food—ends up blowing apart his GI tract by Beth Mole on 2025-06-27 17:23 (#6Y9EB) The medical condition is rare and life-threatening.
Microsoft changes Windows in attempt to prevent next CrowdStrike-style catastrophe by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-06-27 16:55 (#6Y9EC) AV vendors have worried that this could advantage Microsoft's security software.
Stung by customer losses, Comcast says all its new plans have unlimited data by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 15:36 (#6Y9C0) No data caps: "Four simple national Internet tiers that include unlimited data."
Apple gives EU users App Store options in attempt to avoid massive fines by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2025-06-27 13:47 (#6Y96N) EU iPhone owners will be able to get apps from places other than the App Store.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem by Stephen Clark on 2025-06-27 13:00 (#6Y96P) NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines.
An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines by Eric Berger on 2025-06-27 11:00 (#6Y93R) "Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment."
Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets by Dan Goodin on 2025-06-26 22:52 (#6Y8V7) AMI MegaRAC used in servers from AMD, ARM, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, Supermicro, and Qualcomm.
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off by Stephen Clark on 2025-06-26 22:36 (#6Y8SM) NASA didn't want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle.
Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice by Jacek Krywko on 2025-06-26 22:09 (#6Y8SN) Signaling from retinoic acid appears to be key to getting mice to regrow ear damage.
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data by Beth Mole on 2025-06-26 21:47 (#6Y8SP) Flu shots with thimerosal abandoned, despite decades of data showing they're safe.
Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-26 20:46 (#6Y8QD) Meta may defeat authors' torrenting claim due to lack of evidence.
Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age by Benj Edwards on 2025-06-26 20:33 (#6Y8QE) AI chatbot codes browser-based apps from plain English with classic web vibes.
VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom by Scharon Harding on 2025-06-26 20:17 (#6Y8QF) "Our management thought it was a bluff..."
Book authors made the wrong arguments in Meta AI training case, judge says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-26 17:45 (#6Y8M4) Judges clash over "schoolchildren" analogy in key AI training rulings.
13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-06-26 17:27 (#6Y8M5) It only makes any sense at all because of the old Surface Laptop's price hike.
45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-26 17:02 (#6Y8M6) "How did Paleolithic people arrive at such remote islands as Okinawa? What tools and strategies did they use?"
Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-26 16:43 (#6Y8H1) The feature is only available as a test for Premium members for now.
Researchers develop a battery cathode material that does it all by John Timmer on 2025-06-26 15:08 (#6Y8E1) A mix of iron, chlorine, and lithium is conductive, stores lithium, and self-heals.
Today! Ars Live: What’s up with the sudden surge in temperatures? by John Timmer on 2025-06-26 14:51 (#6Y7QW) Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth project joins us to talk climate science.
Reddit CEO pledges site will remain “written by humans and voted on by humans” by Daniel Thomas and Hannah Murphy, Financial Times on 2025-06-26 13:54 (#6Y8E2) Reddit is in an arms race" to protect its communities from AI-generated content.
Analysis: During a town hall NASA officials on stage looked like hostages by Stephen Clark on 2025-06-26 12:47 (#6Y8B1) A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year.
All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel by Beth Mole on 2025-06-25 23:04 (#6Y7Z1) Overall, the meeting was packed with anti-vaccine talking points and arguments.
After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA” by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-25 22:39 (#6Y7Z2) Trump T1 phone isn't "made in the USA" but is "designed with American values."
Google’s spotty Find Hub network could get better thanks to a small setup tweak by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-25 20:53 (#6Y7X8) Expanded device tracking is still opt-in.
Is DOGE doomed to fail? Some experts are ready to call it. by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-25 20:40 (#6Y7X9) Trump wants $45M to continue DOGE's work. Critics warn costs already too high.
Looking at Framework’s progress on software support for its repairable laptops by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-06-25 20:12 (#6Y7XA) Framework's laptops used to go years without new drivers or security patches.
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models by Benj Edwards on 2025-06-25 20:00 (#6Y7XB) Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world."
Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost by Dan Goodin on 2025-06-25 19:39 (#6Y7XC) Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll.
Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds by Kyle Orland on 2025-06-25 19:25 (#6Y7QV) Lenovo Legion Go S gets better frame rates running Valve's free operating system.
It’s a family affair in final Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-25 18:52 (#6Y7QX) "Family is about connecting to something bigger than yourself. We'll face it together. As a family."
Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-25 17:41 (#6Y7QY) Merging firms agree to FTC demands in order to create world's largest ad agency.
Three axial flux motors and 850 kW fast charging? Meet the GT XX. by Chad Kirchner on 2025-06-25 17:30 (#6Y7QZ) Mercedes shows us what it has planned for its next performance EVs.