NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years

China is going. NASA is talking about going. What gives? | Continue reading


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AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions. | Continue reading


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Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products

Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts. | Continue reading


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Google tells court it shouldn’t have to distribute third-party app stores

Google: Epic Games wants court to "micromanage" Android app distribution. | Continue reading


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Mayans burned and buried dead political regimes

After burning, the remains were dumped in construction fill. | Continue reading


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Jaguar wins 1-2 in Monaco as it prepares its rebirth as EV-only brand

In 2021, it cancelled an EV months before production—now it's preparing for 2025. | Continue reading


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Two seconds of hope for fusion power

A fusion reactor in San Diego surpasses a limit on plasma density. | Continue reading


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Inside Shōgun: How special effects brought 17th-century feudal Japan to vivid life

VFX producer Michael Cliett on the importance of historical accuracy in the show's VFX. | Continue reading


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Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook

Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation. | Continue reading


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What’s happening at Tesla? Here’s what experts think.

Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end? | Continue reading


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Mini Settlers is a city builder that you can both enjoy and actually put down

No zoning, no pollution, no advisers—just squares, circles, people, and time. | Continue reading


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Rocket Report: Astroscale chases down dead rocket; Ariane 6 on the pad

Rocket Factory Augsburg, a German launch startup, nears a test-firing of its booster. | Continue reading


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Apple’s Q2 2024 earnings reveal a drop in iPhone, iPad sales

Services growth looked rosy as Apple's hardware revenue in China slowed. | Continue reading


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AT&T announces $7 monthly add-on fee for “Turbo” 5G speeds

AT&T Turbo puts you in a faster lane but requires unlimited data and extra fee. | Continue reading


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Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says

Judge: What should Google have done to avoid the DOJ’s crosshairs? | Continue reading


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UHF in UHD: Weird Al’s cult classic movie will get its first 4K release

For those of you just joining us, today we're teaching poodles how to fly. | Continue reading


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One and done: Elden Ring’s first DLC expansion will also be its last

But the studio is "leaving some possibilities" for a sequel that continues the story. | Continue reading


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Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation

The threat is potentially grave because it could be used in supply chain attacks. | Continue reading


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GeForce Now has made Steam Deck streaming much easier than it used to be

Ask someone who previously did it the DIY way. | Continue reading


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Wear OS’s big comeback continues; might hit half of Apple Watch sales

Counterpoint Research projects 27 percent market share this year to Apple's 49. | Continue reading


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Hades II’s new combat options enhance an already great game

New magic system shines in the game's early "Technical Test" period. | Continue reading


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Study: The Maya blessed their ball courts in rituals with hallucinogenic plants

eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool | Continue reading


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First look at the Sony Honda EV: More than a Playstation on wheels

The AFEELA concept previews an EV from the joint venture, due in 2026. | Continue reading


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April updates for Windows 10 and 11 break some VPN software, Microsoft says

VPN connection bug affects all supported versions of Windows 10, 11, and Server. | Continue reading


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Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth

Technology will be used to store wind and solar energy for use later. | Continue reading


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NASA seems unhappy to be questioned about its Artemis II readiness

"The redundancy in the above recommendations does not help." | Continue reading


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The 2024 Acura ZDX Type-S: This electric SUV feels polished but heavy

It's a badge-engineered Ultium EV, but Acura is responsible for all the software. | Continue reading


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Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere

How and why nation-state hackers and cybercriminals coexist in the same router botnet. | Continue reading


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All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week

Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up. | Continue reading


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Anthropic releases Claude AI chatbot iOS app

Anthropic finally comes to mobile, launches plan for teams that includes 200K context window. | Continue reading


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Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts

ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May. | Continue reading


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Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples

"Gamification layer" platform promises to streamline your friendly Skee-Ball wagers. | Continue reading


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Alarming superbug from deadly eyedrop outbreak has spread to dogs

It's unclear how the dogs became infected with the same strain in the eyedrops. | Continue reading


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Email Microsoft didn’t want seen reveals rushed decision to invest in OpenAI

Microsoft CTO made a "mistake" dismissing Google's AI as a "game-playing stunt." | Continue reading


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AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing

A recent test of the emergency alert system found only 1 percent got it via AM. | Continue reading


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ChatGPT shows better moral judgement than a college undergrad

Take the "Moral Turing Test" yourself to see whether you'd trust "artificial" moral advice. | Continue reading


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Rabbit R1 AI box revealed to just be an Android app

It sounds like the company is now blocking access from "bootleg" APKs. | Continue reading


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Supreme Court decides not to block Texas law that age-gates porn websites

Court denies application for a stay but could still hear challenge to the law. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

The BASIC programming language turns 60

Easy-to-use programming language that drove Apple, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964. | Continue reading


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iOS 17.5 makes it less of a hassle to send your iPhone into Apple for repairs

Feature currently only works on iPhones, and not iPads, Macs, or Apple Watches. | Continue reading


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Europe’s ambitious satellite Internet project appears to be running into trouble

The devil, as always, is in the details. | Continue reading


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AI video throwdown: OpenAI’s Sora vs. Runway and Pika

Workers in animation, advertising, and real estate test rival AI systems. | Continue reading


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Daily Telescope: The Horsehead Nebula as we’ve never seen it before

Webb delivers with a new look on an iconic classic. | Continue reading


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CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239

Yet again, CenturyLink failed to fix a long outage until Ars emailed the company. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlink

SES is buying Intelsat, the world's first commercial satellite operator, for $3.1 billion. | Continue reading


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Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer

145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016. | Continue reading


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The iPhone’s next AAA game, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, gets a release date

The game launched on consoles and PC months ago. | Continue reading


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DEA to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, reports say

Marijuana to move from Schedule 1, the most dangerous drug group, to Schedule 3. | Continue reading


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