LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-16 20:14 (#6WP17) LG licenses tech for interpreting TV users' feelings and convictions.
14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back by Molson Hart on 2025-04-16 19:56 (#6WP18) Op-ed: Trump administration grossly underestimates difficulty of their stated task.
Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-16 19:04 (#6WNYG) "Stay out of DOGE's way": IT worker details how Musk group infiltrated US agency.
RoboBee sticks the landing by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-16 18:00 (#6WNYH) New robotic landing gear draws on the crane fly's unique appendages for landing on uneven surfaces.
What happened when Formula E visited an American oval track? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-16 17:33 (#6WNYJ) Miami, Long Beach, Brooklyn, Portland, and now Miami again. Well, sort of.
CDC struggling to fight raging measles outbreak after deep funding, staff cuts by Beth Mole on 2025-04-16 17:13 (#6WNW3) In first 4 months of the year, US measles cases are over double last year's count.
Google suspended 39.2 million malicious advertisers in 2024 thanks to AI by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-16 16:58 (#6WNW4) Google is adding LLMs to everything, including ad policy enforcement.
Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-16 16:48 (#6WNW5) Trump's unreleased plans for semiconductor tariffs loom large.
CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-16 16:36 (#6WNW6) Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE.
Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership by Caroline Haskins, wired.com on 2025-04-16 13:26 (#6WNNB) Jamison Wagner also faces charges for an arson attack on a Republican office.
Researchers claim breakthrough in fight against AI’s frustrating security hole by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-16 11:15 (#6WNJ2) Prompt injections are the Achilles' heel of AI assistants. Google offers a potential fix.
Looking at the Universe’s dark ages from the far side of the Moon by Paul Sutter on 2025-04-16 11:00 (#6WNJ3) Building an observatory on the Moon would be a huge challenge-but it would be worth it.
Autism rate rises slightly; RFK Jr. claims he’ll “have answers by September” by Beth Mole on 2025-04-15 22:09 (#6WN7Y) The slight rise is due to better access to tests in underserved communities.
Google adds Veo 2 video generation to Gemini app by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-15 19:43 (#6WN41) Video generation starts rolling out today for Gemini Advanced subscribers.
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-15 19:31 (#6WN42) Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS "is not budget discipline, it's cultural sabotage."
The physics of bowling strike after strike by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-15 19:00 (#6WN43) New model uses 6 differential equations relating to a rotating rigid body for best strike conditions.
4chan has been down since Monday night after “pretty comprehensive own” by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-15 18:43 (#6WN44) Early info is unreliable, but the site has been mostly unavailable for hours.
Netflix plans to bring streaming into the $1 trillion club by 2030 by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-15 18:32 (#6WN45) Netflix aims to double its revenue over the next five years, WSJ reports.
Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-15 17:24 (#6WN1E) Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
Nvidia nudges mainstream gaming PCs forward with RTX 5060 series, starting at $299 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-15 16:36 (#6WMY5) RTX 5060 includes 8GB for $299; RTX 5060 Ti has 8GB or 16GB for $379 and $429.
Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold by John Timmer on 2025-04-15 16:20 (#6WMCE) Harvard won't give government a say in faculty hiring; Trump threatens its tax status.
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-15 16:00 (#6WMY6) The latest Google update will make your phone more secure if you don't touch it
ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-15 15:06 (#6WMTR) FCC's "Delete, Delete, Delete" docket is filled with requests to eliminate rules.
FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink by Kieran Smith and Peggy Hollinger, Financial Times on 2025-04-15 13:27 (#6WMTS) Author of Project 2025 chapter says EU regulators have bias" against US tech firms.
Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion? by Eric Berger on 2025-04-15 12:00 (#6WMQF) The rings are real, and they're spectacular.
CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty by Beth Mole on 2025-04-14 23:18 (#6WMCD) The estimates are small and uncertain, but balancing risks and benefits is critical.
Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world? by Eric Berger on 2025-04-14 21:56 (#6WMAS) Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off?
OpenAI continues naming chaos despite CEO acknowledging the habit by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-14 20:53 (#6WM92) OpenAI's brand-new "GPT-4.1" has a funky name but reasonable performance for the price.
Lunar Gateway’s skeleton is complete—its next stop may be Trump’s chopping block by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-14 20:29 (#6WM93) The NASA official in charge of Gateway briefed Ars on the program's challenges and achievements.
Razer built a game-streaming app on top of Moonlight, and it’s not too bad by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-14 20:06 (#6WM94) Razer took an open source app and made it simpler. A lead dev is all for it.
Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab by Jacek Krywko on 2025-04-14 19:30 (#6WM95) Its performance isn't great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion.
Zuckerberg’s 2012 email dubbed “smoking gun” at Meta monopoly trial by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-14 19:11 (#6WM96) FTC's entire" monopoly case rests on decade-old emails, Meta argued.
Samsung’s Android 15 update has been halted by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-14 16:50 (#6WM3V) Samsung has stopped the One UI 7 update due to unforeseen bugs.
Report: Apple will take another crack at iPad multitasking in iPadOS 19 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-14 16:40 (#6WM3W) It would be Apple's first overhaul of iPad multitasking since 2022's iPadOS 16.
Amid Trump tariff chaos, Nvidia launches AI chip production on US soil by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-14 15:55 (#6WM3X) New announcement seems aimed at appeasing Trump, signals company shift.
F1 in Bahrain: I dare you to call that race boring by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-14 14:49 (#6WM1F) After a snoozer in Japan, F1's return to the Middle East went well.
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-14 14:30 (#6WM1G) Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more.
NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end by Lisa Song, ProPublica on 2025-04-14 13:31 (#6WKY7) One federal lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT, and building maintenance.
Google created a new AI model for talking to dolphins by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-14 13:00 (#6WKY8) DolphinGemma will get its first test run this summer.
HBO’s The Last of Us is back for season 2, and so are we by Kyle Orland & Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-14 12:00 (#6WKY9) One game-player and one newbie return to recap HBO's fungal free-for-all.
An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 by Jeremy Reimer on 2025-04-14 11:00 (#6WKV8) In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet.
After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs by Aime Williams and Demetri Sevastopulo, and Ryan Mc on 2025-04-12 22:25 (#6WK55) Some consumer electronics are also exempted in a major boost to Big Tech.
AI isn’t ready to replace human coders for debugging, researchers say by Samuel Axon on 2025-04-11 22:26 (#6WJPQ) Even when given access to tools, AI agents can't reliably debug software.
Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-11 21:23 (#6WJPR) "... our members are going to be punished."
Holy water brimming with cholera compels illness cluster in Europe by Beth Mole on 2025-04-11 18:59 (#6WJFT) Testing found that the holy water was "heavily contaminated."
That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-11 18:45 (#6WJFV) Snapshotting and AI processing a screen every 3 seconds. What could possibly go wrong?
Chrome’s new dynamic bottom bar gives websites a little more room to breathe by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-11 18:26 (#6WJFW) Chrome for Android is getting a neat visual upgrade.
Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-11 17:43 (#6WJFX) Customers are being pushed to smart meters that have their own signal problems.
Apple silent as Trump promises “impossible” US-made iPhones by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-11 17:32 (#6WJFY) How does Apple solve a problem like Trump's trade war?
A guide to the “platonic ideal” of a Negroni and other handy tips by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-11 16:53 (#6WJFZ) Perfumer by day, mixologist by night, Kevin Peterson specializes in crafting scent-paired cocktails.