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Gene therapy has made some recent progress—is it enough?
Despite a bumpy history, through work and trust, gene therapy may have a future.
BMW is developing a full-screen head-up display for 2025’s Neue Klasse
The EVs, due in three years, are meant to be revolutionary rather than evolutionary.
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 laptop CPU lineup is a bewildering patchwork of old and new
Four CPU architectures and three GPU architectures get mixed-and-matched.
AMD intros cheaper Ryzen 7000 CPUs, plus faster gaming-focused 3D V-Cache models
Cheaper 65 W versions and high-performance 3D V-Cache CPUs join the lineup.
Asus brings glasses-free 3D to OLED laptops
High-specced workstations target professionals who want to work with 3D.
Black man wrongfully jailed for a week after face recognition error, report says
Lawyer says police didn't check man's height, weight—or the mole on his face.
Abortion pills can now be sold at pharmacies, FDA rules
Major retail chains still face logistical obstacles to selling abortion pills.
Experiments with paper airplanes reveal surprisingly complex aerodynamics
How these gliders keep level flight is different from the stability of airplanes.
Move over, Nvidia: Some AMD 7900 XTX GPUs are having their own heat issues
Owners of cards with throttling problems are encouraged to contact AMD support.
Ars readers gave over $31,500 in our 2022 Charity Drive
Total charity haul since 2007 tops $465,000.
Hundreds of WordPress sites infected by recently discovered backdoor
People who use WordPress should check their sites for unpatched plugins.
Roku introduces its own self-branded lineup of streaming-oriented TVs
Relatively cheap sets won't compete with most existing RokuOS TVs.
Intel announces new, mildly improved CPUs for this year’s crop of laptops
Some CPUs get more cores, but we're mostly talking about clock-speed bumps.
The OnePlus 11 launches in China with 100 W charging
It has super-fast charging, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and up to 16GB of RAM.
Ford updates Mustang Mach-E UI; now you can turn a knob to change temps
The software update adds new functions to the infotainment system's volume knob.
Biden tries to end 2 years of deadlock at FCC by renominating Gigi Sohn
Sohn renominated, has better chance now that Democrats have 51-49 Senate edge.
Twitter lifts political ad ban designed to stop misinformation spread [Updated]
Twitter previously banned political ads starting in 2019.
A new battery management system could boost EV range by 20 percent
Texas Instruments' new battery monitor is designed to benefit LFP batteries.
So long, Richard Shelby, and thanks for all the pork
As Richard Shelby steps down, will Washington replace Alabama in prominence?
Florida is fighting to feed starving manatees this winter
Advocacy organizations believe the solution is less about lettuce—and more about leaders.
How a vanished Ice Age lake shaped the past and present of Missoula, Montana
The massive lake that fueled unimaginable floods refilled and emptied many times.
Key bitcoin developer calls on FBI to recover $3.6M in digital coin
So much for enthusiasts championing the decentralization of cryptocurrencies.
VW’s next electric car for the US is the ID.7 sedan
VW says it has listened to feedback and has improved the user experience.
Nvidia unveils a broad range of efficient new laptop GPUs, from RTX 4050 to 4090
Mobile RTX 4050 can supposedly beat an RTX 3070 with just one-third the power use.
Tale from the crypt: Researchers conduct “virtual autopsy” of mummified toddler
Remains were likely those of Reichard Wilhelm, who died after contracting pneumonia.
LG’s 2023 OLED TVs claim to boost brightness by up to 70%
LG's brighter TVs come as Samsung Display's QD-OLED is poised to hit 2,000 nits.
EA says it can’t recover 60% of players’ corrupted Madden franchise save files
Issue came after EA said players "should now be able to play... without issue."
New 13th-gen Intel Core desktop CPUs are handing out cores to everyone
All Core i5-and-up CPUs get E-cores, boosting multi-core performance.
Google wants RISC-V to be a “tier-1” Android architecture
Google's keynote at the RISC-V Summit promises official, polished support.
Unpaid taxes could destroy porn studio accused of copyright trolling
Malibu Media has just a few weeks left to pay back taxes.
Pornhub requires ID from Louisiana users to comply with state’s new porn law
No porn without ID: Louisiana law forces porn sites to verify users' ages.
Space-based solar power hardware ready for actual testing in space
A Caltech solar power project has a payload on the latest Falcon 9 launch.
Dell’s new UltraSharp monitor is a 6K powerhouse for pros
The IPS Black monitor will likely be a cheaper rival to Apple's Pro Display XDR.
Apple raising its non-AppleCare battery replacement costs across devices
Getting juice back into your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook will cost $20-$50 more.
Nvidia announces GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, launching January 5 for $799
Specs and performance are identical to Nvidia's "unlaunched" 4080 variant.
Lawsuit: Twitter failed to pay $136,000 in rent at San Francisco office tower
Musk-led Twitter faces at least three lawsuits alleging it failed to pay bills.
New omicron subvariant surges to 40.5% as COVID hospitalizations rise
With a new year, a new omicron subvariant is here to drive up cases, hospitalizations.
Tesla misses 2022 Q4 target, share price drops further
Tesla had a record year, but even big price cuts couldn't get it past the line.
Final reminder: Donate today to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Today is your last chance to contribute to a charity haul of nearly $27K so far.
Google develops free terrorism-moderation tool for smaller websites
US tech group’s Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws.
After doubling launch record in 2022, can SpaceX take another step up in 2023?
The company may aim for as many as 100 launches in 2023.
Maybe Edward the Black Prince didn’t die from chronic dysentery after all
Edward III's heir apparent more likely succumbed to malaria, inflammatory bowel disease.
What are companies doing with D-Wave’s quantum hardware?
D-Wave's computers are especially good at solving optimization problems.
Mastodon—and the pros and cons of moving beyond Big Tech gatekeepers
Standards-based interoperability makes a comeback, sort of.
Up close and personal: Dolphin POV caught on camera while hunting tasty fish
Accompanying audio recorded dolphins squealing in victory when they captured prey.
Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest-known record of a candidate aurora
Passage in Bamboo Annals describes a "five-colored light" in 10th century BCE.
Where 2022’s news was (mostly) good: The year’s top science stories
Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my!
Busting a myth: Saturn V rocket wasn’t loud enough to melt concrete
It also wasn't loud enough to ignite grass or hair, or "blast rainbows from the sky."
TV Technica 2022: These were our favorite shows and binges of the year
Streamers dominated original programming in 2022, but the 2023 forecast is cloudy.
Could getting rid of old cells turn back the clock on aging?
Researchers are investigating medicines that selectively kill decrepit cells.
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