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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam
Some victims lost everything to the Celsius Network's fraud.
Don’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church
Prevost played Wordle and Words with Friends before leaving for the conclave.
Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it
The UK is allowed to export 100,000 cars a year to the US at the lower rate.
Doom: The Dark Ages review: Shields up!
Prepare to add a more defensive stance to the usual dodge-and-shoot gameplay loop.
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US
EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists.
A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole
Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core.
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab to demo cargo delivery; America’s new ICBM in trouble
SpaceX's plan to turn Starbase into Texas' newest city won the approval of voters-err, employees.
New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
CDC study finds big declines in hospitalizations-and they may be underestimates.
A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead
Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.
AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use-and hide its use, fearing stigma.
Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications
Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected.
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms.
Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids
Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband.
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian
Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink.
Microsoft effectively raises high-end Surface prices by discontinuing base models
Discontinuation of 256GB models gives older Surface PCs an effective price hike.
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations.
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search
Google doesn't think Eddie Cue is right about search.
Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions
Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings.
Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use
People with high score on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news.
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms.
USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive”
According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's future rests on the two-seat driverless pod.
Elon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gates
"The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one."
NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues
"The Budget reduces the space station's crew size and onboard research."
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
Genetically engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants
Five clusters of genes from different organisms put into a single bacterial strain.
Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home
Matter is taking care of a few common smart home headaches.
We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution
Wave of crypto kidnappings hits Europe.
Cue: Apple will add AI search in mobile Safari, challenging Google
Prior to AI, my feeling around this was none of the others were valid choices."
Starlink: Here’s a free satellite dish—if you pay $120 a month instead of $90
Accepting free dish blocks $90 monthly price available in excess-capacity areas.
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.
Ars Technica’s gift guide for Mother’s Day: Give mom some cool things
Wondering what to get the mom who has everything? We've got some ideas!
Everything you ever wanted to know about four-wheel steering
With roots in early 20th-century trucks, 4WS is not widely understood.
Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities
"One way you can tell is it's always such a nice report," founder tells Ars.
Trump tariffs could make Americans pay $123B more annually for 10 common gadgets
Average US price of smartphones, game consoles, and laptops may soon exceed $1,000.
The Third Crisis dawns in Foundation S3 teaser
"If we fail, humanity will be lost forever. We act, or we lose."
Ford raises prices on Mexican-made cars—but not the full tariff cost
Mach-Es, Bronco Sports, and Mavericks already in inventory won't see a price increase.
Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming
Climate change is making high-altitude winds much more volatile.
Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
"Hypersonic systems are now pushing the envelope beyond what can be done by the human body."
Trump and DOJ try to spring former county clerk Tina Peters from prison
Trump directs DOJ to help secure release of Peters from Colorado prison.
Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator
Vinay Prasad is known for Twitter fights, comparing COVID responses to rise of Nazis.
FAA green-lights Starship launches every other week from Starbase
If SpaceX can clean up Starship's reliability issues, the company is free to fly.
Apps like Kindle are already taking advantage of court-mandated iOS App Store changes
Epic v. Apple litigation ushers in minor but user-friendly changes.
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale Turbo review: Italian charm that cuts both ways
Lighter and cheaper than the PHEV, engaging to drive-some rough edges, though.
Nvidia GeForce xx60 series is PC gaming’s default GPU, and a new one is out May 19
New mainstream card has hardware upgrades but is still stuck with 8GB of RAM.
How long will Switch 2’s Game Key Cards keep working?
Nintendo's history suggests we can look forward to decades of support.
Trump administration cuts off all future federal funding to Harvard
Odd letter ostensibly about funding asks Harvard "why is there so much HATE?"
Find my… bicycle?
Knog's Scout gives bikes a motion-sensitive alarm and Bluetooth tracking.
Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe
Last month, Tesla sold just 512 cars in the UK and 885 cars in Germany.
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