Perplexity will come to Moto phones after exec testified Google limited access by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-24 20:41 (#6WVKG) After telling the court Google blocked its Moto deal, Perplexity debuts on the new Razrs.
Roku tech, patents prove its potential for delivering “interruptive” ads by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-24 20:23 (#6WVKH) Roku has tested annoying, obtrusive ads as recently as last month.
New Android spyware is targeting Russian military personnel on the front lines by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-24 20:02 (#6WVKJ) Trojanized mapping app steals users' locations, contacts, and more.
NSF director resigns amid 55% budget cut, mass layoffs from Trump admin by Beth Mole on 2025-04-24 19:48 (#6WVGW) The director did not state a reason for the resignation.
Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-24 18:00 (#6WVE4) The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to ensure a proper fit.
Motorola announces super-colorful Razr, Razr+, and Razr Ultra flip phones by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-24 16:26 (#6WVBE) Motorola's flip phone lineup has expanded to three models, including a $1,300 "Ultra."
Nintendo Switch 2’s gameless Game-Key cards are going to be very common by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-24 15:03 (#6WV8D) Switch 2 game upgrades for original Switch games also range from $10 to $20.
2025 VW Golf GTI: Buttons are back on the menu, smiles never went away by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-24 14:42 (#6WV8E) America is a strong market for the GTI, but even we couldn't save the manual.
Sadly for China, rare Earth elements aren’t actually all that rare by Zeyi Yang, wired.com on 2025-04-24 14:01 (#6WV8F) China has limited US access, but other sources remain.
Review: Ryzen AI CPU makes this the fastest the Framework Laptop 13 has ever been by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-24 10:30 (#6WV37) With great power comes great responsibility and subpar battery life.
Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise by Beth Mole on 2025-04-23 21:46 (#6WTQC) The worm indefinitely proliferates into cystic masses in organs, mimicking cancer.
Elle Fanning teams up with a predator in first Predator: Badlands trailer by Samuel Axon on 2025-04-23 21:14 (#6WTQD) Live-action film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg of Prey fame.
Can the legal system catch up with climate science? by John Timmer on 2025-04-23 21:00 (#6WTQE) New estimate: Fossil fuel companies have caused trillions of dollars in damages.
FCC Democrat slams chairman for aiding Trump’s “campaign of censorship” by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-23 20:23 (#6WTQF) Biggest threat to free speech "is coming from our own government," Gomez says.
Backward compatible: Many old Oblivion mods still work on Oblivion Remastered by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-23 19:16 (#6WTJE) The modding community is already hard at work despite lack of "official" support.
AI secretly helped write California bar exam, sparking uproar by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-23 19:05 (#6WTJF) A contractor used AI to create 23 out of the 171 scored multiple-choice questions.
Trump is “desperate” to make a deal—China isn’t, analysts say by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-23 18:42 (#6WTJG) China apparently gains upper hand, while TikTok's fate hangs in the balance.
Netflix drops Wednesday S2 teaser, first-look images by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-23 18:24 (#6WTJH) "Wherever there's murder and mayhem, you will always find an Addams."
Google reveals sky-high Gemini usage numbers in antitrust case by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-23 18:05 (#6WTJJ) Google revealed in court that Gemini now sees 350 million monthly users.
Everything but the Beholders: D&D updates core rules, sticks with CC license by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-23 17:49 (#6WTJK) Campaigns and spinoffs, even commercial, can use basic pieces for free.
Apple and Meta furious at EU over fines totaling €700 million by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-23 16:53 (#6WTF9) EU fines Apple 500M and Meta 200M in first Digital Markets Act penalties.
Zuckerberg stifled Instagram because he loves Facebook, Instagram founder says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-23 16:14 (#6WTFA) Before acquiring Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg swore Facebook had no agenda."
Bethesda isn’t shutting down ambitious fan-made “Skyblivion” remaster project by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-23 15:19 (#6WTFB) "Bethesda has always been supportive of community projects like ours..."
Republican space officials criticize “mindless” NASA science cuts by Eric Berger on 2025-04-23 14:55 (#6WTFC) "Heliophysics is the most unknown-and underrated-part of NASA's science program."
4chan may be dead, but its toxic legacy lives on by Ryan Broderick, wired.com on 2025-04-23 14:40 (#6WTBX) It is likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again.
Bicycle bling: All the accessories you’ll need for your new e-bike by Chris Cona on 2025-04-23 13:43 (#6WT8R) To accompany our cargo bike shopper's guide, here's the other you'll want.
Tesla’s Q1 results show the financial cost of Musk’s support for Trump by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-23 12:47 (#6WT8S) As Elon Musk helps undo regulations, regulatory credits keep Tesla profitable.
Universities (finally) band together, fight “unprecedented government overreach” by Nate Anderson on 2025-04-22 22:51 (#6WSXE) New statement is weak-but a start.
Drunk man walks into climate change, burns the bottoms of his feet off by Beth Mole on 2025-04-22 22:25 (#6WSXF) Climate change is a danger to health in a wide variety of ways.
OpenAI wants to buy Chrome and make it an “AI-first” experience by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-22 21:55 (#6WSXG) OpenAI would love to own Chrome, and it's allegedly not alone.
Google won’t ditch third-party cookies in Chrome after all by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-22 19:36 (#6WSRH) Google drops plans for a one-click prompt to disable tracking cookies.
Taxes and fees not included: T-Mobile’s latest price lock is nearly meaningless by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-22 19:00 (#6WSRJ) T-Mobile makes 5-year price guarantee after refusing to honor lifetime price lock.
Harvard sues to block government funding cuts by John Timmer on 2025-04-22 18:28 (#6WSNK) Suit claims the funding freeze violates First Amendment, Title VI procedures.
Man buys racetrack, ends up launching the Netflix of grassroots motorsports by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-22 18:14 (#6WSNM) FRDM+ is profitable, has its own smart TV apps. Subscriptions start at $20/month.
12-year-old Doom 2 challenge map finally beaten after six-hour, 23K-demon grind by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-22 16:31 (#6WSNN) Streamer Coincident gets a dream run on the Okuplok's nightmarish "slaughter map."
You can play the Unreal-powered The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster today by Samuel Axon on 2025-04-22 16:17 (#6WSK6) "Surprise" dropped today, the game overhauls leveling and graphics.
Google Messages can now blur unwanted nudes, remind people not to send them by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-22 15:51 (#6WSK7) Google's Sensitive Content Warnings can keep Messages rated PG.
FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims by Rafe Uddin and Stefania Palma, Financial Times on 2025-04-22 13:23 (#6WSD0) It's the latest legal move against Big Tech by the Trump administration.
2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS first drive: A big ride and handling upgrade by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-22 13:00 (#6WSD1) It's not a track car, but we drove it on a track.
Tuesday Telescope: A rare glimpse of one of the smallest known moons by Eric Berger on 2025-04-22 12:00 (#6WSD2) I'll bet you don't spend a ton of time thinking about Deimos.
A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-22 11:30 (#6WSBE) "Are we the first generation of digital nomad in space?"
Controversial doc gets measles while treating unvaccinated kids—keeps working by Beth Mole on 2025-04-21 23:28 (#6WS4V) Ben Edwards has grown popular in Texas for providing unproven measles treatments.
Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild? by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-21 19:18 (#6WRYW) New data suggests that the human inclination toward feasting in groups is part of our deep evolutionary history.
White House plagued by Signal controversy as Pentagon in “full-blown meltdown” by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-21 19:08 (#6WRYX) Trump insists defense secretary who shared secrets on Signal doing a great job."
Teen coder shuts down open source Mac app Whisky, citing harm to paid apps by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-21 18:46 (#6WRYY) Developer tells Ars free app could "seriously threaten CrossOver's viability."
Trump can’t keep China from getting AI chips, TSMC suggests by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-21 17:33 (#6WRW8) As Trump eyes chip controls, TSMC fears its tariff-proof era will end.
In depth with Windows 11 Recall—and what Microsoft has (and hasn’t) fixed by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-21 16:51 (#6WRW9) Original botched launch still haunts new version of data-scraping AI feature.
Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-21 16:49 (#6WRWA) The court ruled that Google has a search monopoly. Now, we learn the consequences.
Annoyed ChatGPT users complain about bot’s relentlessly positive tone by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-21 16:22 (#6WRSR) Users complain of new "sycophancy" streak where ChatGPT thinks everything is brilliant.
HBO’s The Last of Us reaches “The Moment” game fans have been dreading by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-21 16:13 (#6WRSS) A shocking scene hits a bit different thanks to some odd narrative choices.