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New Mexico sued Snapchat after using AI to reveal child safety risks.

The DEA's quota increase is for Vyvanse and its generic forms.

"China is likely to become the first country to return samples from Mars."

Disney+ finally profitable but not making as much per subscriber as competition.

Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions.

Durov: Telegram will do more to fight criminals who "abuse our platform."

"It was just so hot in that voting booth!"

Hyundai N's attention to detail is on vivid display with this performance EV.

Core drilling is tricky. Getting a 6 GHz signal through concrete is now easier.

A budget offering with a torque sensor (good!) and a whole lot of issues (not good).

"Branson was determined to be the first billionaire in space."

Falling prices mean you can get more for your money than you could last year.

Boeing could earn nearly $2 billion more from NASA if it fully executes on the Starliner contract.

"I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life."

WhisperGate campaign targeted Ukrainian critical infrastructure and allies worldwide.

Eruptions seem to have continued long after widespread volcanism had ended.

Puzzle of child's misdiagnosed cheek lesion solved with one look at dad

Ars cited in lawsuit AT&T recently filed against Broadcom.

Verizon once sold part of its network to Frontier; now it's buying the company.

Here's what we already know about the new flagship iPhones.

To be fair, it's hard to live without Wi-Fi.

Despite limitations, "MarioVGG" makers think AI video could one day replace game engines.

Elon Musk takes grandest stands yet in defense of free speech.

BMW sees hydrogen as complementary to battery EVs on a region-by-region basis.

Too much water on exoplanet surfaces would mean high pressure ices, not life.

Feds say it's the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.

The Dataset Providers Alliance wants to make AI data licensing ethical.

Sudden subscription fees, lost features causing users "death by a thousand cuts."

The larger Vega-C will take over, primarily to launch European government satellites.

"We still have a lot of work to do to close out the heat shield investigation."

NaNoWriMo refuses to condemn AI as accessibility tool, faces criticism from writers.

Publishers prevail despite lack of proof of market harm.

"Anything you can dream about here, you can make."

Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission.

Most serious vulnerabilities carry severity ratings of 9.8 and 8.1 out of a possible 10.

Mechanical dragons now deliver fire on command.

Llama2-70B failed to capture "complex context," but updated models might do better.

DOJ reportedly seeks evidence of alleged unfair supply and pricing of AI chips.

Dumping proprietary garbage for a FOSS solution that just works.

About 4 in 10 cats and nearly 8 in 10 dogs like to play fetch, especially males.

Top venture firms back SSI to develop "safe" AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.

Scientists are exploring the underwater aftermath of the 2022 Hunga eruption.

Strong first impressions of a game filled with enemy hordes and dark metal lore.

Starlink complies with order to block X but vows to keep fighting asset freeze.

Isolated community marked by inbreeding, violence, and devout worship.

The new battery charges at a higher rate, and onboard power can be used in motion.

Windows-on-Arm has gotten better, but we're still waiting for good budget PCs.

"I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something."

The highly pathogenic strain has now spread to 197 herds in 14 states.