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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.
Ars Technica’s favorite films in 2022
This year we gingerly ventured back into theaters, but streaming is still in the game
2022’s US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts
Way too much rainfall in some places, not nearly enough in others.
Bees like to roll little wooden balls as a form of play, study finds
It's “a strong indication that insect minds are far more sophisticated than we might imagine."
HandBrake video transcoder adds official AV1 codec support in latest release
Nvidia and AMD's AV1 encoders aren't yet supported, but it probably won't be long.
New York governor signs modified right-to-repair bill at the last minute
Bill passed the state legislature with overwhelming majorities over the summer.
Suit accusing YouTube of tracking children is back on after appeal
DreamWorks, Cartoon Network, and others accused of illegally luring kids to YouTube.
CRISPR’s quest to slay Donegal Amy
Trial hints at treating, or even curing, a rare fatal disease.
Don’t call it a refresh: The 6 most adventurous laptop designs of 2022
Love it or hate it these PCs took risks, from new RAM shapes to big, bendy OLED.
What are the 10 best cars we drove in 2022?
Eight EVs made the top 10 this year.
Ars Technica’s best video games of 2022
A dearth of big-budget blockbusters couldn't hold back the year in games.
Startup claims to offer stratospheric geoengineering as a service
Claims to sell geoengineering warming offsets but can't currently validate anything.
iOS 16 exploit lets you set the system font to Comic Sans (and other things)
Irritate Apple's UI designers with this one weird trick.
Is that shrunken head really human? Combining imaging methods yields clues
Combining CT scanning with micro-CT scanning improves the resolution of key details
Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas
Amazon Prime Air wants to deliver packages within 60 minutes.
Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to preserve nonprofit status
Open-source microblogging site has seen surge of interest since Musk took over Twitter.
NatureMetrics launches biodiversity platform based on environmental DNA
Service can help businesses monitor their impact on biodiversity
Here are the 10 most popular auto stories of the year
Ford's ultimatum to dealers and EV charger reliability led the way this year.
Top US launch companies of 2022—The Ars Technica power ranking
The top three were easy to choose. After that, things got tough.
Comcast debacles dominate Ars Technica’s biggest ISP horror stories of 2022
$210,000 fee for Comcast Internet, a plan to block competition, and more ISP stories.
“Please slow down”—The 7 biggest AI stories of 2022
Highlights from a year when generative AI went mainstream.
Some day soon we might be making popcorn with infrared poppers
It's fast, energy efficient, environmentally friendly compared to conventional heating
New GeForce RTX 3050 variant offers the same performance but lower power use
GA107 die has just the right number of CUDA cores for an RTX 3050.
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