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LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions
LG licenses tech for interpreting TV users' feelings and convictions.
14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back
Op-ed: Trump administration grossly underestimates difficulty of their stated task.
Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home
"Stay out of DOGE's way": IT worker details how Musk group infiltrated US agency.
RoboBee sticks the landing
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?
Miami, Long Beach, Brooklyn, Portland, and now Miami again. Well, sort of.
CDC struggling to fight raging measles outbreak after deep funding, staff cuts
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
Google is adding LLMs to everything, including ad policy enforcement.
Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions
Trump's unreleased plans for semiconductor tariffs loom large.
CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS
Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE.
Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership
Jamison Wagner also faces charges for an arson attack on a Republican office.
Researchers claim breakthrough in fight against AI’s frustrating security hole
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
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”
The slight rise is due to better access to tests in underserved communities.
Google adds Veo 2 video generation to Gemini app
Video generation starts rolling out today for Gemini Advanced subscribers.
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding
Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS "is not budget discipline, it's cultural sabotage."
The physics of bowling strike after strike
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”
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
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
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
Nvidia nudges mainstream gaming PCs forward with RTX 5060 series, starting at $299
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
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
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
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
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?
The rings are real, and they're spectacular.
CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty
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?
Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off?
OpenAI continues naming chaos despite CEO acknowledging the habit
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
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
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
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
FTC's entire" monopoly case rests on decade-old emails, Meta argued.
Samsung’s Android 15 update has been halted
Samsung has stopped the One UI 7 update due to unforeseen bugs.
Report: Apple will take another crack at iPad multitasking in iPadOS 19
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
New announcement seems aimed at appeasing Trump, signals company shift.
F1 in Bahrain: I dare you to call that race boring
After a snoozer in Japan, F1's return to the Middle East went well.
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
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
One federal lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT, and building maintenance.
Google created a new AI model for talking to dolphins
DolphinGemma will get its first test run this summer.
HBO’s The Last of Us is back for season 2, and so are we
One game-player and one newbie return to recap HBO's fungal free-for-all.
An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1
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
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
Even when given access to tools, AI agents can't reliably debug software.
Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals
"... our members are going to be punished."
Holy water brimming with cholera compels illness cluster in Europe
Testing found that the holy water was "heavily contaminated."
That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows
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
Chrome for Android is getting a neat visual upgrade.
Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end
Customers are being pushed to smart meters that have their own signal problems.
Apple silent as Trump promises “impossible” US-made iPhones
How does Apple solve a problem like Trump's trade war?
A guide to the “platonic ideal” of a Negroni and other handy tips
Perfumer by day, mixologist by night, Kevin Peterson specializes in crafting scent-paired cocktails.
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