5 big EV takeaways from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Aarian Marshall, WIRED.com on 2025-07-12 11:12 (#6YKQ6) Experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment.
AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-11 22:01 (#6YKFH) Popular chatbots serve as poor replacements for human therapists, but study authors call for nuance.
Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection by Beth Mole on 2025-07-11 21:35 (#6YKFJ) The bacterium is widespread in the environment, but only rarely causes disease.
New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-11 20:56 (#6YKFK) New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs.
Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-11 18:54 (#6YKB7) There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.
Review: Stellar cast makes Superman shine bright by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-11 18:27 (#6YKB8) James Gunn's entertaining reboot has a few flaws but so much heart
Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-11 17:52 (#6YKB9) DOJ approves T-Mobile/US Cellular deal despite bemoaning "the Big 3's oligopoly."
A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-11 16:42 (#6YK8N) People don't upgrade phones every year anymore-longevity matters.
RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear by Beth Mole on 2025-07-11 15:49 (#6YK8P) The fear is that the USPSTF will go the same way as the CDC's vaccine advisory panel.
Lamborghini follows successful racing Huracan with new Temerario GT3 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-11 14:30 (#6YK61) A Lamborghini just won the 24 Hours of Spa, but there will soon be a new car.
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-11 13:17 (#6YK38) United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time.
In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops by Tina Deines, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-11 11:11 (#6YK0Q) Solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture cools the panels to increase their productivity.
It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-11 10:30 (#6YK0R) "Once more, we play our dangerous game-a game of chess-against our old adversary."
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-07-11 00:05 (#6YJRA) "The title of this amendment is 'Houston, We Have a Problem.'"
Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage by Beth Mole on 2025-07-10 22:19 (#6YJN5) Although she eventually recovered, she was close to needing a liver transplant.
Nearly everyone opposes Trump’s plan to kill space traffic control program by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-10 22:06 (#6YJN6) Space Force officials and more than 450 aerospace companies are against the White House's proposal.
Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-10 21:54 (#6YJN7) Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches.
Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-10 21:12 (#6YJN8) AI police tool is designed to avoid accountability, watchdog says.
T-Mobile follows orders from Trump FCC, ends DEI to get two mergers approved by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-10 20:19 (#6YJJR) Brendan Carr demanded that firms seeking mergers end DEI, and T-Mobile complied.
Life after two-stroke: Rotax electrifies its bike and kart powertrains by Roberto Baldwin on 2025-07-10 19:38 (#6YJJS) A new EV is expected to be announced in August.
Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-10 18:30 (#6YJJT) Vouchers could save buyers $10 or $20 on the cost of many Switch games.
Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions by Eric Berger on 2025-07-10 16:43 (#6YJD4) "A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our production."
Everything tech giants will hate about the EU’s new AI rules by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-10 16:29 (#6YJD5) EU rules ask tech giants to publicly track how and when AI models go off the rails.
Ars Live recap: Climate science in a rapidly changing world by John Timmer on 2025-07-10 16:16 (#6YJD6) We talked with climate scientist Zeke Hausfather about recent temperature records.
Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-10 16:05 (#6YJD7) xAI claims new multi-agent model hits top benchmarks as Nazi controversy lingers.
Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes by Kristin Shaw on 2025-07-10 15:47 (#6YJD8) Brakes get punished more than ever now that Le Mans is a sprint from start to finish.
Mazda reveals next-gen CX-5 details, including a hybrid, due in 2027 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-10 15:10 (#6YJAF) The new CX-5 also features a new Android Automotive-based infotainment system.
Gemini can now turn your photos into video with Veo 3 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-10 15:02 (#6YJAG) Google is making it easier to create videos with Gemini, but you only get a few shots per day.
Ars Technica and GOG team up to bring you a pile of our favorite games by Lee Hutchinson on 2025-07-10 14:24 (#6YJAH) Some games are old, some are new-ish, but they're all experiences we'd love to share.
Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant by Beth Mole on 2025-07-10 13:21 (#6YJ7G) It's unclear why the use of BTMPS has taken off-but scientists have some ideas.
Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing by Jackie Rocheleau, Knowable Magazine on 2025-07-10 11:10 (#6YJ7H) Researchers hope a new technique can treat a variety of damaged organs.
Here’s why Trump appointed the secretary of transportation to lead NASA by Eric Berger on 2025-07-10 01:32 (#6YHWK) "Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let's launch."
ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-09 21:59 (#6YHR7) Soundslice caught OpenAI's bot telling users about a fake music notation feature-then built it.
Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t. by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-09 21:00 (#6YHR8) Cloudflare pushes Google to separate bots for AI Overviews and search indexing.
Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-09 20:45 (#6YHR9) Iterative update will supposedly be a bridge to a later, more extensive redesign.
Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-09 20:08 (#6YHRA) Extensions load unknown sites into invisible Windows. What could go wrong?
“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’s canceled research by John Timmer on 2025-07-09 19:55 (#6YHRB) Congressional Democrats host scientists whose grants have been canceled.
Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-09 19:30 (#6YHNF) FCC considering Verizon request to end 60-day handset unlocking requirement.
AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-09 18:35 (#6YHNG) AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history.
Dark visions and monsters abound in Wednesday S2 trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-09 18:24 (#6YHNH) "It's Addams with two D's. Like 'padded room.'"
Samsung’s 7th-gen foldables slim down, may finally fit in your pocket by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-09 18:03 (#6YHNJ) Samsung's new foldables are on sale today and will ship July 25.
2025 Volvo EX90: A low-key luxury electric SUV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-09 17:24 (#6YHNK) We spend a week with Volvo's three-row electric SUV.
Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna by Eric Berger on 2025-07-09 17:00 (#6YHNM) "This system will be the first building block in our network."
Linda Yaccarino quits X without saying why, one day after Grok praised Hitler by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-09 16:28 (#6YHNN) X CEO says she's out as X scrambles to remove Grok's antisemitic posts.
Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-09 12:48 (#6YH91) Europe takes another step toward fostering competition in a stagnant launch market.
Wildfires are challenging air quality monitoring infrastructure by Claudia López Lloreda, Undark Magazine on 2025-07-09 11:30 (#6YH6C) Can the US's system to monitor air pollutants keep up with a changing climate?
Critical CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability has been under active exploit for weeks by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-09 11:20 (#6YH6D) Exploits allow hackers to bypass 2FA and commandeer vulnerable devices.
Ars staffers share some of their favorite unexpected 3D prints by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-09 11:00 (#6YH6E) Once you solve one problem with a 3D printer, you'll go looking for others.
Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters” by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-08 22:56 (#6YGVM) X removed many harmful Grok posts but not before they reached tens of thousands.
Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-08 22:06 (#6YGSG) FTC failed to follow rulemaking process required by US law, judges rule.