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Microsoft shares its process (and discarded ideas) for redone Windows 11 Start menu
Updated Start menu design is currently being tested in Windows Insider previews.
Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking.
If Congress actually cancels the SLS rocket, what happens next?
Here's what NASA's exploration plans would actually look like if the White House got its way.
Doom: The Dark Ages is surprisingly playable on the Steam Deck
"Low" graphics settings and 800p resolution hit 30 to 40 fps on Valve's hardy handheld.
Google announces Material 3 Expressive, a colorful evolution of Android design
Google's take on Android is getting brighter and bolder later this year.
FCC threatens EchoStar licenses for spectrum that SpaceX wants to use
SpaceX alleged EchoStar is barely using spectrum, said it's "ripe for sharing."
Office apps on Windows 10 are no longer tied to its October 2025 end-of-support date
Windows 10 will stop getting free security updates on October 14, 2025.
Samsung reveals the super-slim Galaxy S25 Edge with a laughably small battery
The S25 Edge is impressively thin, but at what cost?
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.
Ana de Armas is caught in Wick’s crosshairs in final Ballerina trailer
"When you think of me, you should think of fire. Risen from ashes, again and again."
GM’s LMR battery breakthrough means more range at a lower cost
Due in 2028, lithium manganese-rich means less cobalt-and therefore less weight.
Welcome to the age of paranoia as deepfakes and scams abound
AI-driven fraud is leading people to verify every online interaction they have.
New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots
Malicious "context manipulation" technique causes bot to send payments to attacker's wallet.
2025 Bentley Continental GT: Big power, big battery, big price
We spend a week with Bentley's new plug-in hybrid grand touring car.
Dutch scientists built a brainless soft robot that runs on air
It runs like a stotting gazelle and swims like a dog.
Tuesday Telescope: Taking a look at the next generation of telescopes
A large moon and an extremely large telescope.
VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them
"We acknowledge that notifying users after the deactivation was a poor experience..."
FCC commissioner writes op-ed titled, “It’s time for Trump to DOGE the FCC“
"The FCC is a prime candidate for DOGE-style reform," Nathan Simington writes.
Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use
Cops scuffle with Trump picks at Copyright Office after AI report stuns tech industry.
New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s.
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard.
US and China pause tariffs for 90 days as Trump claims “historic trade win”
US drops China tariff from 145% to 30% while governments seek longer-term deal.
Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy
Updated EULA language includes new threat to "render the... device permanently unusable."
A new era in cancer therapies is at hand
New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy.
The tinkerers who opened up a fancy coffee maker to AI brewing
An Ars author slightly surrenders to chatbot-made profiles and automated brews.
The Last of Us episode 5 recap: There’s something in the air
Omnipresent threats beset our heroes as they wade deeper into Seattle.
The Justice League is not impressed in Peacemaker S2 teaser
"We haven't always been great people, but we are the 11th Street kids, and no one will ever break us apart."
Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star
The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception.
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
TB is the deadliest infection in the world-but it doesn't often look like this.
New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse.
Wearables firm’s endless free hardware upgrades were too good to be true
Customers accuse Whoop of baiting and switching as it adjusts its business model.
Google’s search antitrust trial is wrapping up—here’s what we learned
Google and the DOJ have had their say; now it's in the judge's hands.
Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made
Linus Torvalds sees "zero real reason for anybody to waste one second" on them.
Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal”
Trump move also takes grants away from veterans and people with disabilities.
Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout
One participant is reportedly facing criminal charges in juvenile court.
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.
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