Feed ars-technica Ars Technica - All content

Favorite IconArs Technica - All content

Link https://arstechnica.com/
Feed http://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
Updated 2025-07-02 12:30
OnlyFans lawyers accidentally reveal which Meta execs allegedly took bribes
Names of Nick Clegg and Nicola Mendelsohn mistakenly not redacted.
Digital license plates approved for all vehicles in California
Only one company makes the e-ink plates, subscriptions start at $19.95 per month.
32 years in, Microsoft has decided to rebrand “Microsoft Office”
Apps aren't changing, and Office will still be available as a standalone purchase.
“Battery Genome Project” creators want shared data, better EVs
Understanding how different variables affect battery performance.
Carmack: “There’s a bunch that I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality
Lonely lecture as a VR avatar is a far cry from last year's "thousands of people" goal.
New Apple services and apps are rolling out on Windows 11 and Xbox
Music for Xbox is here now; Music and TV for Windows will come later.
Microsoft fights to save Activision merger, says Sony protest is “self-serving”
Microsoft says UK relied on Sony's "exaggerated" claims about Call of Duty.
TikTok wants to be Amazon, plans US fullfillment centers and poaches staff
TikTok to launch live shopping in the US over the holidays.
Kids 5-11 can now get the bivalent, BA.5-targeting COVID booster
Federal officials urge Americans to get their boost by Halloween.
Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android [Updated]
Big Tech's cross-platform password replacement arrives in the Google ecosystem.
Nasal COVID vaccine blows clinical trial, flinging researchers back to the lab
The trial used the same vaccine formula as the AstraZeneca vaccine given intramuscularly.
Webb captures truly strange set of rings built by massive stars
Over the past 120 years, stellar winds have built concentric circles of dust.
Pixel Watch review: Beautiful, fast, and way too expensive
It could be better, but it might be good enough for a wearables-starved ecosystem.
The Polestar 3 SUV will cost $83,900 “loaded,” goes on sale Q4 2023
Production of the new EV starts in China in 2023, then South Carolina in 2024.
Biden gambles with global chip supply by halting US firms’ operations in China
Power of US export curbs could diminish quickly without other nations joining.
NASA says the Artemis I mission will be ready to launch in one month
Set your alarm for 7 minutes after midnight on November 14.
Report: “Thousands” of Intel layoffs planned as PC demand slows and revenues fall
Sales of consumer and server CPUs are down as pandemic-era demand slows.
All the Best Prime Day Deals still running for Amazon’s Early Access sale [Updated]
We've sorted through Amazon's pre-holiday sale to find the stuff that's worth your time.
Microsoft takes AI image generation mainstream, strolling into ethics minefield
Microsoft sidesteps AI-powered art debate, embraces image generation as a tool for creatives.
Microsoft’s Audio Dock adds ports, a woofer, & tweeters to your setup for $250
USB-C docking station opts for video conferencing features over a vast port selection.
Microsoft whiffs a desperately needed internal refresh for the Surface Studio desktop
A generation-old quad-core processor is doing this $4,300 desktop no favors.
Surface Laptop 5 gets a boost from new Intel CPUs, but AMD option is going away
Microsoft refreshes its 13.5- and 15-inch laptops without reinventing them.
Surface Pro 9 comes in both Intel and Arm flavors, absorbing the Surface Pro X
For this refresh, Microsoft works up the courage to remove the headphone jack.
Twitter reviewing policies around permanent user bans
Platform is unlikely to reverse decision to block former US President Donald Trump.
Roku’s new lights, doorbells, and switches are TV-centered (and very familiar)
Roku offers control of your cams, lights, and switches from your biggest screen.
Review: Dell’s MS700 wireless mouse has a twisted parlor trick but limited use
Dell's new Bluetooth mouse is equipped for portability, but not productivity.
SpaceX announces a second private flight to the Moon aboard Starship
"We can't force the timeline. It will happen when it happens."
After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is boosting 5G speeds
OpenSignal tests show C-band's impact on 5G download speeds.
Nikon Small World microscopy contest 2022: Meet this year’s top 10 winners
Your annual reminder that science can be beautiful as well as informative.
Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast
Voice synthesis PR stunt calls upon the dead to help sell an AI product.
Meta continues to shovel money into the growing VR gaming segment
Revenues are increasing, but maybe not fast enough to justify massive costs.
DART mission successfully shifted its target’s orbit
The asteroid Dimorphos had its 12-hour orbit shortened by a half-hour.
Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows
53% of Super Cruise and 42% of Autopilot users treat systems as autonomous.
VirtualBox 7.0 adds first ARM Mac client, full encryption, Windows 11 TPM
The ARM Mac client is so shaky it requires three different warnings.
That Florida “analysis” on COVID vaccines is—you guessed it—total garbage
This dumpster fire of an analysis is just what you'd expect from Florida's Ladapo.
Musk’s one-on-one with Kanye signals naïveté moderating Twitter hate speech
Elon Musk chose to address the hate speech via a heart-to-heart with Kanye.
Meta announces Quest Pro, a $1,499 “mixed reality” device coming Oct. 25
"High-end device" features thinner design, higher resolution, open peripheral vision.
Honda and LG are investing $3.5 billion in new Ohio battery factory
It has a planned capacity of 40 GWh/year of lithium ion cells by end of 2025.
Modern Warfare II players will need to provide a unique phone number
Security system made for free-to-play cheaters also applies to the coming $70 title.
Intel is making a NUC desktop that’s big enough for a triple-slot GPU
You can build a smaller PC yourself, though the NUC will take out the guesswork.
Glamping on the roof of a Kia Sorento is better than it sounds
Throw a Roofnest on top of a car and you’ve got yourself a weekend away.
Hurricane Ian destroyed their homes. Algorithms sent them money
Google's AI scanned satellite imagery to identify the worst-hit neighborhoods.
Stadia’s dead, but new Chromebooks keep Google’s cloud-gaming dreams alive
High-refresh Chromebooks are optimized for GeForce Now, Luna, Xbox Cloud Gaming.
RTX 4090 review: Spend at least $1,599 for Nvidia’s biggest bargain in years
Our review also dives deeply into DLSS 3—and how it may affect future Nvidia GPUs.
Amazon’s best headphone deals include pairs we like from Sony, Beats, and Bose
Our top picks for ANC headphones and true wireless earbuds match record-low prices.
Why countries run or walk toward a fossil-free world
Research looks at the factors behind how fast countries move toward renewables.
Galileo confirmed as author of pseudonymous 17th century astronomy text
Text is biting rebuttal to a philosopher's ideas about the 1604 supernova ("stella nova").
iPhone now supports 86-year-old Dvorak keyboard layout natively, delighting Woz
Trendy 1930s QWERTY-alternative plays catch-up on iPhone.
Apple’s new iPhone update fixes bugs in Camera, Mail, and notifications
New features will likely come later in iOS 16.1.
Windows 95 went the extra mile to ensure compatibility of SimCity, other games
Pickup trucks full of software boxes, Win95VersionLie, and other tricks.
...220221222223224225226227228229...