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Updated 2025-09-14 03:30
Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
$6.5B acquisition of Ive's firm puts him in charge of moving OpenAI "beyond screens."
Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Shrinking down to size boosted clownfish survival rates up to 78 percent during heat waves.
Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
Verizon wants to escape promises it made in exchange for merger and spectrum.
Paris Agreement target won’t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warn
Calls for a more ambitious climate goal are rising as Earth hits several tipping points.
Brembo develops brakes with almost no brake dust and less wear
Called "Greentell," the brakes and pads feature a laser metal deposition coating.
SilverStone is back with a beige PC case that looks just like your crappy old 486
FLP02 has a throwback facade but can fit a thoroughly modern PC inside.
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Two visions for social media's future pit real connections against AI friends.
Toyota debuts all-new RAV4 with hybrid and PHEV powertrains only
New software platform enables Toyota Safety Sense 4.0 and better infotainment.
AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060
New midrange RDNA 4 GPUs launch starting on June 5, just weeks after RTX 5060.
How 3D printing is personalizing healthcare
Prosthetics are becoming increasing affordable and accessible thanks to 3D printers.
Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.
We interview Ethan Sholly of the selfh.st podcast/newsleter/directory.
Gemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google’s new $250 AI subscription
Gemini 2.5 is rolling out everywhere, and you can pay Google $250 per month for more of it.
Trump’s trade war risks splintering the Internet, experts warn
Trump urged to rethink trade policy to block attacks on digital services.
FCC chairman celebrates court loss in case over Biden-era diversity rule
5th Circuit: FCC can't force broadcasters to report race and gender of employees.
Under RFK Jr., COVID shots will only be available to people 65+, high-risk groups
FDA will require big, pricy trials for approvals for healthy kids and adults <65.
Windows 11’s most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here’s why.
For the first time, new quantum-safe algorithms can be invoked using standard Windows APIs.
New portal calls out AI content with Google’s watermark
But AI-generated content made without the SynthID toolkit remains difficult to detect.
Trump admin lifts hold on offshore wind farm, doesn’t explain why
Reasons for the hold were never backed up, and nobody's explaining why it ended.
Adobe to automatically move subscribers to pricier, AI-focused tier in June
Monthly fees for multi-app subscribers to rise by up to 16.7 percent.
Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
Reading list in advertorial supplement contains 66% made up books by real authors.
Universal releases one last Jurassic World Rebirth trailer
"We put ourselves in a place we don't belong. Survival is a long shot."
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 first drive: Efficient, for a big one
Hyundai's biggest EV is designed for American roads and built in Georgia.
Zero-click searches: Google’s AI tools are the culmination of its hubris
Google's first year with AI search was a wild ride. It will get wilder.
Tuesday Telescope: Finally, some answers on those Martian streaks
Alas, these probably are not reservoirs of life.
Biotech company Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe for $256M
Regeneron will use trove of 23andMe genetic data to develop medical advances.
Space Force official: Commercial satellites can do a lot more than we thought
"They could shave off about a third of the time and over half the cost."
Labor dispute erupts over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite
SAG-AFTRA claims Epic didn't negotiate video game AI voice replacement terms.
Trump to sign law forcing platforms to remove revenge porn in 48 hours
Take It Down Act's 48-hour timeline may be both too fast and too slow.
Microsoft closes 9-year-old feature request, open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux
WSL has also recently added official support for both Fedora and Arch distros.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
Verizon got FCC approval after ending DEI. Now Charter and Cox plan to merge.
F1 in Imola reminds us it’s about strategy as much as a fast car
Who went home happy from Imola and why? F1's title race heats up.
The making of Apple TV’s Murderbot
Ars chats with series creators Paul and Chris Weitz about adapting Martha Wells' book series for TV.
CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe
A portable containment device that can be dropped on a truck.
Removing the weakest link in electrified autonomous transport: Humans
Hands-off charging could open the door to a revolution in autonomous freight.
Anno 117 Pax Romana hands-on: Gorgeous, deep, and tricky to learn
After a return to form in Anno 1800, 117 aims to seize an even bigger audience.
New Orleans called out for sketchiest use of facial recognition yet in the US
Facial recognition cameras ping cops when suspects appear, sparking backlash.
Epic goes to court to force Fortnite back on US iOS
Game has been pulled offline in Europe amid legal tussling.
Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters
Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained.
HBO’s The Last of Us S2E6 recap: Look who’s back!
Some of the most impactful scenes from the game get the HBO treatment.
Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?
Until recently, China's entries in the realm of spaceflight patches often lacked originality.
Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?
Get ready for some nostalgia.
RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say
In areas without fluoridated water, supplements are the only way to get adequate doses.
Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs
Fake 10-second podcasts are easily found fronts for black markets, reports say.
The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
Fortnite AI voice trained on James Earl Jones spoke curse words and insults before patch.
Google to give app devs access to Gemini Nano for on-device AI
New APIs for Google's ML Kit will let developers plug into the on-device AI model.
From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits
The N-of-1 accomplishment provides a template for swift, personalized genetic therapies.
OpenAI introduces Codex, its first full-fledged AI agent for coding
It replicates your development environment and takes up to 30 minutes per task.
Forgive me, Volvo, I was wrong: The 2025 V60 Cross Country review
Volvo's midsize station wagon proves a real charmer.
Carnivorous crocodile-like monsters used to terrorize the Caribbean
While low sea levels helped sebecids spread, rising waters left them isolated.
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly case
How many ads is too many? Meta denies ad load harms users in bid to end trial early.
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