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Internal combustion engine drivers would pay only $20 a year, and only from 2030.

A look back at GPT-4's legacy as OpenAI pulls the pioneering 2023 AI model from ChatGPT.

The '90s called. They want their flawed age verification methods back.

Laptops with Core Ultra 200V CPUs, Arc 130V or 140V GPUs should benefit.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the super-positive update to GPT-4o is being pulled.

A partial defense of (some of) AI Overview's fanciful idiomatic explanations.

One court said FCC violated right to trial, but other courts haven't ruled yet.

The rocket's first stage may have exploded moments after it separated from the upper stage.

"This was never approved and is not going to happen," says Amazon.

Republican backlash could lead to changes in Montana's courts and environmental laws.

Google says zero-day threats are trending upward even as total detections fell in 2024.

Trump slightly softens his stand on auto industry imports, but 25% tariffs stay.

The trick: Add corn starch separately to make the sauce rather than using pasta water.

The assessment is required by law, but the administration is not noted for caring.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Florida with 27 Kuiper satellites.

BYD now outsells Tesla, so we decided to see what the fuss is about.

"Okay, where's my camera? I gotta record that."

LLM-produced code could make us much more vulnerable to supply-chain attacks.

Ars staffers reflect upon the things they love most about this masterpiece of absurdist comedy.

FDA was supposed to decide on Novavax vaccine by April 1, but it now wants more data.

Major power facilities require power to operate, and there's lots of unmet demand.

ChatGPT will now recommend products to be bought offsite-but no sponsored ads just yet.

Short seller publishes report detailing allegations about Backblaze's financials.

Legal challenges will likely immediately follow law's passage, experts said.

"When the flight docs say I'm ready to go back, I'm ready to do it."

Degraded ecosystems and dioxin-contaminated soils and waters reflect the long-term ecological impact.

Senate memo: DOGE can help Musk stop investigations and make lawsuits disappear.

We always forget how good the AWD Golf R is to drive.

OnePlus says supply chain tweaks have allowed it to lower the price of its new wearable.

Cause likely not malicious; Red Electrica blames outage on "grid oscillation."

New ChoiceJacking attack allows malicious chargers to steal data from phones.

Our remaining heroes (and us) come to terms with what happened last week.

We loved the show's wicked humor, great characters, and mix of cases-of-the-week with longer narrative arcs.

Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.

How does a fresh coat of paint help this 19-year-old RPG against modern competition?

Unlike a recent hypersonic missile test, officials didn't immediately confirm Friday's flight was a success.

US hasn't seen this many cases this early in a year since the 1990s before we hit "elimination."

Lindell brief has many defects including "cases that do not exist," judge says.

Top AI models excel at math problems but lack reasoning needed for Math Olympiad proofs.

Looming tariffs are already making electronics shopping harder.

"Microlensing" lets us find planets at much greater distances from their star.

Just the dialogue-no sound effects or music cues.

FBI accepts tips by TOR in likely attempt to woo China-based informants.

xAI faces calls to deny permits to power gas turbines at supercomputer facility.

Affected units will work locally, but smart features will shut down in October.

Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.

The improved Recall still tries to record everything you do on your PC.

TP-Link denies selling products below cost amid allegation of predatory pricing.

Scientists are worried because they can't fully explain the big jump, but it might mean that carbon absorption is slowing down.

Domestic AVs can now get FMVSS exemptions for no rearview mirrors or steering wheels.