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IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up.
Amazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads debuts
Selling subscriptions to Prime Video with ads is more lucrative for Amazon.
Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target "massive waste and fraud."
What did the snowball Earth look like?
Entire continents, even in the tropics, seem to have been under sheets of ice.
How Valve made Half-Life 2 and set a new standard for future games
From physics to greyboxing, Half-Life 2 broke a lot of new ground.
GOG’s Preservation Program is the DRM-free store refocusing on the classics
GOG still puts up new DRM-free titles, but it sees opportunities in oldies.
Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing
The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million.
Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there’s no software fix
Owners of the affected trucks will require replacement hardware.
Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history
Former airman's arrest raised questions about who gets access to confidential docs.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
The teen had no clear exposures to animals. No contacts have tested positive.
New single-motor Polestar 3 SUV starts at $67,500, orders open now
The Swedish automaker has added an entry-level version of the Polestar 3.
Seeking favor with Musk and Trump, advertisers plot return to X
Lack of moderation, spike in racist content had led to an exodus by brands.
Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later
Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series.
This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower
A younger rival may have learned how to sabotage those showers by disrupting water flow.
New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike
FrontierMath's difficult questions remain unpublished so that AI companies can't train against it.
For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce
"If we hold strong together, we will come through this."
What if AI doesn’t just keep getting better forever?
New reports highlight fears of diminishing returns for traditional LLM training.
Record labels unhappy with court win, say ISP should pay more for user piracy
Music companies appeal, demanding payment for each song instead of each album.
Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown
Trump plans to shake up the SEC by installing pro-crypto leaders.
Spotify’s Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life
It's more of a desktop thing now, but it has picked up some new features.
Review: The fastest of the M4 MacBook Pros might be the least interesting one
Not a surprising generational update, but a lot of progress for just one year.
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Amazon ready to use its own AI chips, reduce its dependence on Nvidia
Annapurna Labs, acquired by Amazon in 2015, will release the Trainium 2 in December.
Mazda gives the 2025 CX-50 a big efficiency boost to 38 mpg with hybrid power
A great interior and decent economy, but a harsh ride and numb steering.
Smaller than an Escalade IQ, bigger than a Lyriq: The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq
After small, midsize, and XL electric SUVs, Cadillac fills in the gap.
There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
"I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we're not going to talk about it."
FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts
Lawsuit seeks "at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred" by SBF.
Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?
Anthropic's new hire is preparing for a future where advanced AI models may experience suffering.
Man gets 10 years for stealing $20M in nest eggs from 400 US home buyers
Instead of celebrating a closing, some US home buyers lost everything.
Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports
Diesel equipment will be replaced with hydrogen- or electric-power gear.
Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX.
How a stubborn computer scientist accidentally launched the deep learning boom
"You've taken this idea way too far," a mentor told Prof. Fei-Fei Li.
Marvel drops Captain America: Brave New World trailer
Plus special look at Thunderbolts*, in which Florence Pugh returns as government assassin Yelena Belova.
Review: Catching up with the witchy brew of Agatha All Along
Spoilers ahead! This imaginative sequel to WandaVision is a reminder of just how good the MCU can be.
Research monkeys still having a ball days after busting out of lab, police say
They pose no risk to human health, and they're living their best lives.
Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal
Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations.
New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrations
Broadcom acquisition was a "wake-up call" for VMware-dependent SMBs.
Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support
Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple's home apps all at once?
Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data
Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial.
Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids
FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online.
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while.
DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were
Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives.
Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything
The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta's litigiousness.
The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74
His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation.
Apple botched the Apple Intelligence launch, but its long-term strategy is sound
I've spent a week with Apple Intelligence-here are the takeaways.
TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers
US restrictions on semiconductor tech are spurring the move.
Notepad.exe, now an actively maintained app, has gotten its inevitable AI update
Other Windows Insider updates include new CPU instructions for Prism x86 emulator.
Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran
The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week.
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Last year, FDA advisers unanimously voted that oral phenylephrine is ineffective.
Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide
Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.
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