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Sampling BMW’s greatest hits shows what’s missing from its modern cars
Driving M cars from 2001, 2013, and 2022 shows some lessons for the future.
Breach of software maker used to backdoor as many as 200,000 servers
Hack of FishPig distribution server used to install Rekoobe on customer systems.
US officially added to WHO’s list of poliovirus outbreak countries
The list includes mainly low- and middle-income countries, plus Israel and the UK.
Device passively registers temperature, switches from heating to cooling
When it gets too hot, it unrolls a reflective material to block absorption of light.
Twitter shareholders approve the $44B merger Musk is trying to get out of
Musk wants out, but shareholders approve $54.20-per-share purchase agreement.
Who said sedans were dead? The 2023 Genesis G80 Electrified, tested
With up to 3.9 miles/kWh, vehicle-to-load, and very fast charging, there's a lot to like.
Google spinoff Aalyria salvages Project Loon technology for the US military
Loon's laser communications and networking software get new life as Aalyria.
What If? 2 is here with even more serious answers to your weird questions
Ars chats with xkcd creator Randall Munroe about his new book, What If? 2.
To defeat FTC lawsuit, Meta demands 100+ rivals share biggest trade secrets
Snap claims Meta wants “to reconstruct virtually every decision Snap has made.”
Tiny robots made of “galinstan” can run faster than a (scaled down) cheetah
Most soft robots are slow, but these feel the need for speed.
Raspberry Pi OS improves menus, networking, camera possibilities
Setting up Wi-Fi, and using a camera for all kinds of projects, both get better.
Nintendo announces a boatload of classic game ports, Japanese RPGs for Switch
A new Fire Emblem and an anime-inspired rhythm boxing game feature.
Artist uses AI to extract color palettes from text descriptions
New technique uses an image synthesis model and some JavaScript to work its magic.
Senators blast Twitter’s alleged security failures as whistleblower testifies
Peiter Zatko testifies, and senators have a list of questions for Twitter CEO.
Amazon’s new Kindle offers twice the storage, a sharper screen, and USB-C for $100
It's $10 more expensive than it used to be, but the improvements are worth it.
GoldenEye 007 re-release finally confirmed—but it’s not the leaked remake
Good news for game preservationists, perhaps not for fans of the leaked remake.
The mystery of why some people don’t catch COVID
Scientists think they might hold the key to helping protect us all.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel gets official name, May 2023 release date
Tears of the Kingdom teaser shows open-world gliding, lots of climbing.
Thunderbolt hits 80Gbps in demo, equaling USB4 Version 2.0 speeds
Intel hasn't disclosed when we'll see this kind of performance in products.
Is your gas stove bad for your health?
A growing body of research suggests that gas stoves can pose health risks.
A common virus is surging—and it can cause a polio-like disease in kids
The rare AFM has peaked in 2-year cycles. But it missed its last cycle amid COVID.
How an enormous project attempted to map the sky without computers
The Carte du Ciel provided signposts for how future astronomical discoveries would be made.
As summer turns to fall, ULA still waiting for its BE-4 rocket engines
"Why, Mr. Spock, you almost make me believe in miracles."
Google’s cost-cutting kills Pixelbook division
Google hasn't made a laptop in 3 years and won't be making one any time soon.
Ubisoft is pretending it was never really that interested in NFTs
"We'll see if [NFT]s really answer the players' needs," CEO says.
Meta spins off PyTorch Foundation to make AI framework vendor-neutral
PyTorch, which powers Tesla Autopilot and 150K other projects, will join the Linux Foundation.
Apple releases iOS 15.7 for old devices and people who don’t want iOS 16 yet
Apple's past and present OSes are all getting updates today.
The 103 classic games that did, and didn’t, make the Atari 50 anniversary cut
Retailer leak suggests games from arcade to Jaguar; surprises apparently still await.
The clock speed wars are back as Intel brags about hitting 6 GHz with 13th-gen CPUs
Raptor Lake boosts clocks, cache, and core counts on the same Intel 7 process.
Dear Mr. President: Seriously, please stop with these science “moonshots”
Science needs sustainable, boring growth, but we just get flashy ill-formed initiatives.
Roku announces a cheaper subwoofer, updates $30 Express streaming device
Roku OS 11.5 with "Continue Watching" also en route.
Intel publishes Arc GPU specifications as their launch creeps ever-nearer
Intel's lineup will likely be competing with new GPUs from AMD and Nvidia soon.
Starlink appeals FCC rejection of $886M grant, calls reversal “grossly unfair”
Starlink says speed tests and $600 dish cost aren't good reasons to deny funding.
Remember Faraday Future? We rode in its new EV, and it wasn’t great
The vehicles it showed off at Monterey Car Week were far from production-ready
Apple raises iPhone 14 battery costs above pre-Batterygate levels
It's the first time genuine iPhone batteries have cost more than $70 since 2017.
Get your first look at the OnePlus 11 Pro and its round camera bump
Plus: Wild rumors say the phone might launch before the end of the year.
Flooded with AI-generated images, some art communities ban them completely
Smaller art communities are banning image synthesis amid a wider art ethics debate.
After Blue Origin’s rocket explodes, its spacecraft makes a dramatic escape
There were no passengers on board this flight carrying scientific instruments.
Netflix partners with Ubisoft to bolster fledgling gaming division
Streaming giant will launch three new mobile games next year based on Ubisoft hits.
Nick Fury takes the spotlight in first trailer for Secret Invasion
Also: trailer for Werewolf by Night, new footage from Loki S2, The Marvels, and more.
This should be the absolute peak of hurricane season—but it’s dead quiet out there
Seasonal activity is running 50 percent below normal levels.
Today’s best deals: HBO Max subscriptions, Apple iPads, and more
Dealmaster also includes the AirPods Max, Disney+, and HyperX gaming headsets.
Mando and Grogu are a clan of two in The Mandalorian S3 teaser
Plus final Andor trailer, Bad Batch S2 delay, and animated Tales of the Jedi trailer.
Forget all you know and lose yourself in the first trailer for Willow
"Running! Horses! Mayhem! Mayhem! Happy kissy ending!"
Google and Amazon want more defense contracts, despite worker protests
Protesters oppose Israeli government contract they say could have military uses.
The rest of PAX West 2022’s standout indie games: Rhythm madness, bloody combat
Without big companies like Microsoft, Sony, indies had more room to shine.
Polio declared a disaster emergency in New York after more poliovirus found
The declaration will expand vaccine access and require vaccine data reporting.
New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities
With polymorphic encoding and a multistage infection chain, Shikitega is hard to detect.
Queen Elizabeth II led a low-tech life—but knighted plenty of sci-tech figures
An Ars list of technologists and scientists honored by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Nvidia’s flagship AI chip reportedly 4.5x faster than the previous champ
Upcoming "Hopper" GPU broke records in its MLPerf debut, according to Nvidia.
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