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ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows
New "agentic" AI feature combines web browsing with task-execution abilities.
The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it
Replacement is the only option if you break a Pixel Watch, but that could change soon.
Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office
Silk Road criminal tipped police off to dirty cop who stole 50 seized bitcoins.
Karl Urban is a wise-cracking Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II
"I'm not some champion. I don't have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. I'm an actor."
Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support
$2,000 display is hard to recommend when its best feature works with only 14 titles.
Synths hunt down deadly monsters in latest Alien: Earth trailer
"This ship collected specimens. Five new life forms from distant planets. Monsters."
Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS
Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Google hides secret message in name list of 3,295 AI researchers
Gemini 2.5 paper hides Easter egg in massive author list-but why so many contributors?
Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory
Fanfic community craves familiarity much more than novelty-but reports greater enjoyment from novelty.
Will AI end cheap flights? Critics attack Delta’s “predatory” AI pricing.
Your data could soon be used to spike flight costs, as Delta expands AI pilot.
Feds tell automakers to forget about paying fuel economy fines
Trump's tax bill means no penalties from model year 2022 onwards.
EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up
EU will miss self-imposed deadline to wrap up investigation.
Everything we learned from a week with Apple CarPlay Ultra
CarPlay Ultra takes over the main instrument display as well as the infotainment.
More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program
Smaller businesses most likely to be affected as white-label cloud program is also ending.
2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment
Mercedes' new 800 V electric powertrain is ready for the public, and we've driven it.
Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices
Overstep backdoor nukes key log entries, making detection hard.
Steam cracks down on some sex games to appease payment processors
New rule against "certain kinds" of adult content accompanies removal of "incest" games.
Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says
Evidence suggests health department gave preferential treatment to xAI, NAACP says.
Linda Hamilton rocks Stranger Things’ S5 extended teaser
"After what we've been through, it ties us together. Forever."
Introducing the Ars Technica Posting Guidelines version 3.0
We've made an update to clarify and simplify everything.
Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting directors who refused to be fired
CPB defied Trump, kept board members even after losing a court ruling.
Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch
Amazon has launched 78 of its planned 3,232 Kuiper broadband satellites.
YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds
Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."
Mac graphics settings for Cyberpunk 2077 aim for console-like simplicity
The finite number of Mac configurations could be good for players and game devs.
Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development
Fast filling times are seductive, but they don't compensate for H2's many drawbacks.
Rough road to “energy dominance” after GOP kneecaps wind and solar
Experts argue that Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase costs for consumers.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy
Cathartic, punch-fueled land destruction is a great showcase for Switch 2 hardware.
There could be “dark main sequence” stars at the galactic center
Dark matter particle and antiparticle collisions could make some stars immortal.
Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records
Technique transforms the Internet DNS into an unconventional file storage system.
The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner?
NASA is doing all it can to ensure Boeing doesn't abandon the Starliner program.
Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon
"This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop culture into a sermon to keep his audience hooked."
Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
RFK Jr. has falsely called aluminum adjuvants "extremely neurotoxic."
Congress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts
We're still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.
Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy
Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years.
Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban
H20 chips, designed to skirt export bans, are back after Trump meets with CEO.
Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless
Without rare, proprietary tech, these earbuds are useless.
From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?
The adoption of medical scanning tech has improved first-time quality by 90 percent.
Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal
xAI announces Grok for Government, tells Grok to stop calling itself MechaHitler.
GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns
Trump's crypto bills could turn trusted Big Tech companies into the next FTX.
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
Paul Calle thought he had represented the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how.
With technology gap narrowed, BYD is poised to outsell Tesla this year.
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest
A 50-year wait for a second mission wouldn't be surprising. Just ask Uranus and Neptune.
Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets
AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.
Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books
The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger than our Sun.
Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks
GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last.
Plastic surgeon off the hook for alleged COVID fraud, injecting kids with saline
Trump administration says dismissal is "in the interests of justice."
Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk
The governor's office says some emails contain intimate and embarrassing" information.
Office problems on Windows 10? Microsoft’s response will soon be “upgrade to 11.”
Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.
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