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Updated 2025-09-16 12:45
US vaccinations fall again as more parents refuse lifesaving shots for kids
US becomes more vulnerable to outbreaks at vaccination rates fall into 92 percent range.
Here’s how SIM swap in alleged bitcoin pump-and-dump scheme worked
False information posted to official SEC account caused spike in the currency.
It’s increasingly unlikely that humans will fly around the Moon next year
It's not just Orion's heat shield; the mission's ground systems are running out of time.
EU considers calculating X fines by including revenue from Musk’s other firms
Musk could face DSA fines of up to 6% of global revenue-including SpaceX sales.
Android 15’s security and privacy features are the update’s highlight
New tools aim at phone snatchers, snooping kids or partners, and cell hijackers.
Feds test whether existing laws can combat surge in fake AI child sex images
Kids defenseless against AI-generated sex images as feds expand crackdown.
ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle
"I'm pretty confident... that we'll get to the bottom of this pretty quickly and move on."
Meta fires staffers for using $25 meal credits on household goods
Some workers pooled their money or had meals delivered to their homes.
Two accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companies
Hospitals, government agencies, and a large roster of tech companies all targeted.
DNA confirms these 19th-century lions ate humans
Tsavo Man-Eaters" killed dozens of people in late 1890s, including Kenya-Uganda Railway workers.
X’s depressing ad revenue helps Musk avoid EU’s strictest antitrust law
X invoked tanking ad revenue to remove threat of DMA gatekeeper designation.
There’s another massive meat recall over Listeria—and it’s a doozy
No cases reported so far, but officials are scrambling to track tainted products.
Student was punished for using AI—then his parents sued teacher and administrators
Parents claim there was no rule banning AI, but school cites multiple policies.
FTC “click to cancel” rule seeks to end free trial traps, sneaky auto-enrollments
No more jumping through endless hoops to cancel subscriptions, FTC rule says.
Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
What's with the sudden interest in nuclear power among tech titans?
Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks
Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this.
Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam
Scammers used AI deepfake tools to create fake online personas, tricking victims in video calls.
$250 Analogue 3D will play all your N64 cartridges in 4K early next year
FPGA-powered hardware will capture CRT glow with "bespoke, purpose-built upscaler"
Startup can identify deepfake video in real time
Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams.
How to install Windows 11 on supported and unsupported PCs, 24H2 edition
Supported or not, new or old, this is everything you need to know.
Amazon refreshes its monochrome Kindle lineup, including a bigger Paperwhite
Amazon's new monochrome e-readers focus on the usual quality-of-life upgrades.
Amazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280
High price, but it's in line with what Amazon has charged for older premium Kindles.
What we can learn from animals about death and mortality
Susana Monso chats with Ars about her new book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death.
Drugmakers can keep making off-brand weight-loss drugs as FDA backpedals
FDA is reviewing its decision to remove tirzepatide drugs from the shortage list.
FCC Republican opposes regulation of data caps with analogy to coffee refills
Republican commissioner: You wouldn't require free coffee refills, would you?
North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs
Once, FASTCash ran only on Unix. Then came Windows. Now it can target Linux, too.
Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers
Wood offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.
SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster
SpaceX: "Small-but-meaningful updates" can boost speed from about 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
Reports: Tesla’s prototype Optimus robots were controlled by humans
But the prototypes used "artificial intelligence" to control their walking.
Spotify criticized for letting fake albums appear on real artist pages
Real bands struggle to remove fake albums from their Spotify pages.
Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI
New Google agreement could boost development of small modular reactors-if they work.
What do planet formation and badminton have in common?
Dust grains in protoplanetary disks align via the same aerodynamics as the sport.
Apple A17 Pro chip is the star of the first iPad mini update in three years
Refreshed tablet supports Apple Pencil Pro, starts at $499 for 128GB.
The base model is always the best—we drive the 2025 Porsche Macan
We drive the RWD Macan and the twin-motor Macan 4S.
NASA launches mission to explore the frozen frontier of Jupiter’s moon Europa
"We're interested in whether Europa could support simple life-single-celled organisms."
Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content
New text-to-video tool focuses on video pros, made with content owner permission.
Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities
Irrelevant red herrings lead to "catastrophic" failure of logical inference.
Expert witness used Copilot to make up fake damages, irking judge
Judge calls for a swift end to experts secretly using AI to sway cases.
Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
Christensen kick-started online culture by inspiring thousands of hobbyist communities.
The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved web pages are back online
Wayback Machine back in read-only mode after DDoS, may need further maintenance.
Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop
The actual recommendations might surprise you-along with the state of modern dentistry.
Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing.
A quirk in the Unicode standard harbors an ideal steganographic code channel.
People think they already know everything they need to make decisions
When given partial info, most people felt confident they knew all they needed to.
Smart gardening firm’s shutdown a reminder of Internet of Things’ fickle nature
Company closing "due to a number of challenges with this business."
Rebellion brews underground in Silo S2 trailer
"What if everything you know to be true was just one big lie?"
Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from today
Windows 10 is by far the most-used version of Windows, and support ends soon.
Musk’s X blocked links to JD Vance dossier after hearing from Trump campaign
Report: Trump campaign "connected with X to prevent the circulation of links."
Two comets will be visible in the night skies this month
Halloween visitors from the distant Oort Cloud.
SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
"Starships are meant to fly. It sure as hell flew today. So let's get ready for the next one."
Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
Colonized artificial reef structures could absorb the power of storms.
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