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Updated 2025-11-05 23:15
For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR
13 Star Trek movies are available in 4K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
Apple releases last week’s security patches for older iPhones, iPads, and Macs
iOS 15.7.5, macOS 12.6.5 and 11.7.6 patch "actively exploited" security holes.
Lawsuit: Tesla must be punished for “tasteless” sharing of car-camera images
Suit: Images were shared "for the tasteless entertainment of Tesla employees."
SwitchBot’s Hub 2 is the first Matter device that really matters
It's a climate sensor and display, automation button, infrared remote, and more.
More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead
Software support is dead, and all the hardware is out of stock.
In defense of annoying stickers that come on PCs, and why I might get one for my Mac
Would you pay $7 to put an "M1 Inside" holographic sticker on your Mac? I might.
Tesla price cuts and a tax credit are driving used EV sales
The average used EV cost $43,000, a four percent drop year on year.
Resident Evil 4’s new paid DLC should have been a free cheat code
What ever happened to "idkfa"?
Analysts say Mac sales are down 40% as post-pandemic PC sales slump continues
Apple was defying industry trends a few months ago, but no longer, says IDC.
SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is ready to fly, just waiting for a launch license
SpaceX engineers have a million questions about the performance of these vehicles.
Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper
Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?
Musk admits NPR isn’t state-affiliated after asking questions he could have Googled
NPR now labeled "Government Funded" despite getting under 1% of funds from US.
Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake
A galaxy merger may have set a supermassive black hole free.
Klaus Teuber made Catan, and it changed the world’s expectations for board games
One man's quest to re-create ancient exploration opened up new tabletop worlds.
We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind
A recording device and electrodes were implanted in the very flexible cephalopods.
New photo reveals extent of Centaur V anomaly explosion [Updated]
"A column of burning, clear hydrogen shot up into a mushroom cloud."
Artists astound with AI-generated film stills from a parallel universe
A Q&A with "synthographer" Julie Wieland on the #aicinema movement.
RIP to Dropcams, Nest Secure: Google is shutting down servers next year
Sales ended years ago, but they'll turn into bricks when the servers shut down.
Florida officials deleted data, stats from dubious COVID analysis: report
"You can call it a lie by omission"
There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes
As car owners grow hip to one form a theft, crooks are turning to new ones.
iOS 16.4.1 and macOS 13.3.1 address two security vulnerabilities
Apple addressed two issues that opened the door to arbitrary code execution.
Woman with untreated TB is on the lam, took city bus to casino
After tracking the woman, police say she is "actively avoiding execution of the warrant."
Samsung forecasts a shocking 96 percent drop in profits for Q1 2023
Memory inventories are piling up, so Samsung is cutting production.
TikTok ban bill is so broad it could apply to nearly any type of tech product
RESTRICT Act could be read as criminalizing some VPN use, EFF says.
Burglars tunnel through Apple Store’s neighbor, allegedly steal $500K in iPhones
436 phones gone, 1 bathroom wall left gaping.
Chrome will support the WebGPU API by default—here’s why that’s important
Next-gen web graphics API aims to address the shortcomings of WebGL.
New effort IDs the genes that made the mammoth
Shaggy fur, cold tolerance, and cancer resistance may all be in the genes.
Twitter lawyer quits as Musk’s legal woes expand, report says
Twitter is now facing probes from the FTC and German authorities.
Microsoft crackdown disables emulators downloaded to Xbox consoles
A separate "Xbox Developer Mode" workaround should still work for now.
Star Wars fans, rejoice! Here’s the first teaser for the Ahsoka series
"This is a new beginning. For some, war. For others, power."
Tesla drops its prices once again this year
There are cuts of between $1,000-$5,000 on its electric vehicles.
The dumb reason Twitter won’t allow retweeting tweets linking to Substack
"Some actions on this tweet have been disabled by Twitter."
Scientists turned monkey stem cells into “synthetic embryos”
The embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy.
Gruesome cache of severed hands is evidence of trophy-taking in ancient Egypt
Study: The practice may have served as "symbolic currency for status acquisition."
Rocket Report: Starship gets a tentative launch date; China tests ocean landing
Also, India gets closer to a human spaceflight.
Bank error in your favor: Google Pay bug accidentally sends users free money
Google tried to take the money back but won't chase users down who spent it.
Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems
The study acknowledges raccoon dogs were present but reports some unlikely animals.
Sony worries Microsoft will only give it a “degraded” Call of Duty
"Our business would never recover," Sony exec says of potential substandard version.
In 2019, Volkswagen decided to create a car OS—how’s that going?
The CEO of CARIAD, VW's software arm, tells Ars what's been going on at work.
Jellyfish and flies use the same hormone when they’ve had enough to eat
The regulation of hunger may go back to the base of the animal family tree.
Samsung and AMD extend Exynos GPU partnership, hope to find customers
Samsung doesn't use Exynos in flagships anymore, but maybe mid-rangers will buy in.
NASA: Uranus has “never looked better” in spectacular Webb Telescope image
Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera also captures subtle new features of polar cap.
Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including “scenes of intimacy”
Ex-staffers tell Reuters about internal image sharing: "We could see their kids."
PC gaming market is set to grow again after pandemic and overstock corrections
Non-Nvidia GPUs, big- and high-res displays, and a refresh cycle cited in report.
Why ChatGPT and Bing Chat are so good at making things up
A look inside the hallucinating artificial minds of the famous text prediction bots.
Bitcoin white paper is hidden away in macOS’s system folder for some reason
184KB PDF appears to be a sample document for macOS's "Virtual Scanner."
Google cracks down on predatory loan apps
Action comes after borrowers report blackmail attempts by lenders.
Useful accessory upgrades for your MacBook Pro or Mac mini
Get the most out of your Mac workstation with tools for productivity and comfort.
Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a madcap love letter to fans
Who needs a plot? This roller coaster of a movie made my inner 10-year-old jump for joy.
After the death of Stadia, VP Phil Harrison has left Google
There's now nothing left of Google's once-grand gaming ambitions.
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