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Updated 2024-11-26 06:30
macOS 13 Ventura dumps all pre-2017 Macs, including the “trash can” Mac Pro
Apple aggressively drops older Intel Macs as Apple Silicon transition continues.
iPadOS 16 waves goodbye to the iPad Air 2 but supports most older hardware
You'll also need newer hardware to support its most ambitious new features.
iOS 16 requires an iPhone 8, drops support for two generations of older phones
iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, and 7 are all getting dropped in the next update.
Apple’s new MetalFX Upscaling system will compete with AMD FSR, Nvidia DLSS
Apple wants triple-A gaming back, and image reconstruction could get them there.
Apple announces macOS 13 Ventura, the next major software update for the Mac
The new macOS includes updated apps and some multitasking enhancements.
Apple refreshes 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, but the design stays the same
A new wrapper for an old processor, the new MBP is faster but not much else.
Apple’s MacBook Air gets a radical design and new M2 chip
Apple's most popular laptop enters the modern era of Mac design.
Apple announces its next-gen M2 chip, promising 18% faster performance than M1
The M2 will replace the M1, but it's not an upgrade over the M1 Pro or Max.
watchOS 9 will bring medication tracking, new health and fitness features to the Apple Watch
The update will likely launch alongside a new Apple Watch later this year.
Apple takes cues from Watch UI for iOS 16
Revamped notifications, a new lock screen
Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote
Get your updates about iOS, macOS, and more right here, right now.
Big Tech pulls out all the stops to halt “self-preferencing” antitrust bill
Lobbying ramps up as Congress prepares to vote on landmark legislation.
BMW reveals its newest sport racer, the M Hybrid V8
The car will run in the IMSA series in 2023, Le Mans is possible in 2024.
Musk seeks a way out, claims Twitter violated deal by not providing spam data
Musk waived due diligence but claims he can kill deal if he doesn't get user data.
Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft
"Russian specialists insist on continuing its work."
Solid-state batteries for EVs move a step closer to production
Solid Power wants to give cells to BMW and Ford for testing later this year.
Gut check: Fossil finds give us a history of life—and what it ate
The remains of the digestive process can tell us a lot about past ecosystems.
Making blockchain stop wasting energy by getting it to manage energy
Instead of useless calculations, researchers get it to optimize energy use.
The privately funded killer-asteroid spotter is here
It's a new tool for tracking space-rock trajectories—even with limited data.
An actively exploited Microsoft 0-day flaw still doesn’t have a patch
Microsoft downplays severity of vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows.
The weekend’s best deals: Switch Pro Controller, Fitbits, Roombas, and more
Dealmaster also has Sonos speakers, Steam gift cards, and Google's Nest Hub.
Smaller reactors may still have a big nuclear waste problem
The US needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
The Super73 R Series e-bike is expensive, heavy, and extremely fun
Is it a motorcycle? A dirt bike? An e-bike? Whatever category you choose, it's fun.
Critical Atlassian 0-day is under active exploit. You’re patched, right?
Researchers who found vulnerability warn it's “dangerous and trivially exploited.”
US officials monitoring over 400 people for monkeypox; 21 cases confirmed
Transmission may have been occurring for longer than previously thought.
NY passes US-first moratorium on reviving fossil fuel plants to mine crypto
If signed by gov., bill would halt permits while state studies environmental impact.
New York state passes first electronics right-to-repair bill
Governor Hochul still has to sign the bill.
Beavis and Butt-Head’s streaming-only return on June 23 is sci-fi for morons
Titular duo spacewalks, travels to future later this month. Heh, heh, "titular."
What to expect at WWDC 2022: iOS 16, M2, and more
OS updates are a given, but we could see the M2 and new Macs, too.
It’s “now or never” on climate change, but that doesn’t mean we’re doomed
At Ars Frontiers, panelists discussed the need for ethical solutions to climate change.
Google is killing location-based reminders
Family reminders are also going away.
Sega, still doing what Nintendon’t, announces a tiny Sega CD retro console
Announcement is Japan-only for now, console is coming in October.
MSI’s 17-inch laptop goes up to $6,000, comes with Intel HX-series CPUs
Overboost feature allots 175 W to the RTX 3080 Ti GPU.
Solar and wind keep getting cheaper as the field becomes smarter
Every time solar and wind output doubles, the cost gets cheaper and cheaper.
After remote-work ultimatum, Musk reveals plan to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Musk announces hiring freeze and job cuts, has "super bad feeling" about economy.
Americans want more electric vehicles, but 50% by 2030 looks unlikely
The White House and automakers have bold plans, but are they realistic?
What the simple mathematical abilities of animals can tell us about ourselves
Ars chats with UCL's Brian Butterworth about his new book Can Fish Count?.
Rocket Report: India wants its own SpaceX, Firefly targets July for Alpha launch
"We will have our own SpaceX in the next two years."
Sony’s latest State of Play: Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy XVI, new PC ports
More big teases of PlayStation VR2, though the headset doesn't have a release date.
June 21 is expected start date of COVID vaccination for kids under 5
FDA will review the vaccines June 15, but then the CDC needs to sign off.
HP releases its $1,099 Linux laptop for developers
HP Dev One is the first non-System76 computer offered with Pop!_OS.
Mysterious Hypatia stone might hold earliest evidence of Type Ia supernova
Latest chemical "forensic" analysis finds telltale abundance of trace elements.
NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX
"We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy."
Meeting Owl videoconference device used by govs is a security disaster
No patch yet for easy-to-hack access point that leaks data and exposes networks to hacks.
No more dealer markups: Ford wants to move to online-only sales for EVs
Ford thinks its distribution model costs $2,000 more per car than Tesla's.
BioWare reveals Dreadwolf as the next Dragon Age title
New game will focus on antagonist Solas, won't be coming before 2023.
Have an old iPad lying around? You might be able to make it run Linux soon
Devs say they have Linux booting on devices using Apple A7- and A8-based chips.
BMW’s design dares to be different, and that’s OK
Not every design experiment works, but not every new idea fails.
Tim Hortons coffee app broke law by constantly recording users’ movements
Canada says company misled users while collecting "vast amounts of location data."
Google wants a single video messaging app, will merge Google Meet and Duo
The Duo brand is dying, but its codebase will live on.
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