When Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine hardware last month, some eagle-eyed gamers may have been surprised to see that the official spec sheet lists support for HDMI 2.0 output,...
ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says
A stalker’s “best friend” Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking. ChatGPT allegedly validated the worst impulses of a wannabe influencer accused of...
OnePlus 15 finally gets FCC clearance after government shutdown delay—preorders live
In the Ars review of the OnePlus 15, we were floored by the phone’s incredible battery life and super-fast charging. The device’s other performance characteristics are similarly speedy, as is...
In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications. The language emerged from...
Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis
“To integrate the proboscis, we first removed it from an already euthanized mosquito under a microscope,” Cao explains. Then the proboscis/nozzle was aligned with the outlet of the plastic tip....
Trump wants tiny Japanese-style cars for US even as he cuts mpg goals
It’s been less than a year into the second Trump administration, and to many outside observers, US government policies appear confusing or incoherent. Yesterday provided a good example from the...
Lego announces NASA Artemis SLS rocket set to lift off (literally) in 2026
How do you top a highly detailed scale model of NASA’s new moon-bound rocket and its support tower? If you’re Lego, you make it so it can actually lift off....
The NPU in your phone keeps improving—why isn’t that making AI better?
Shrinking AI for your phone is no simple matter. The NPU in your phone might not be doing very much. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images The NPU in your...
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
Vaccine trial in the Netherlands hopes to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death. Just a tiny amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to...
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid
On Friday, Vinay Prasad—the Food and Drug Administration’s chief medical and scientific officer and its top vaccine regulator—emailed a stunning memo to staff that quickly leaked to the press. Without evidence,...
On Dwarkesh Patel’s Second Interview With Ilya Sutskever
Some podcasts are self-recommending on the ‘yep, I’m going to be breaking this one down’ level. This was very clearly one of those. So here we go. As usual for...
After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers
DRAM contract prices have increased 171 percent year over year, according to industry data. Gerry Chen, general manager of memory manufacturer TeamGroup, warned that the situation will worsen in the...
NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency
Private astronaut Jared Isaacman returned to Congress on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing to become NASA administrator before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in Washington,...
Sony drops new trailer for 28 Years Later: Bone Temple
Then, 28 days after leaving, Spike was rescued from a horde of infected by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), another original survivor who turned out to be the leader of...
Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion
Progress on the project is a further indicator that, despite opposition to wind and solar, the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress appear to back geothermal energy. President Donald Trump...
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Microsoft has lowered sales growth targets for its AI agent products after many salespeople missed their quotas in the fiscal year ending in June, according to a report Wednesday from...
Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints
[S]o many talented voice actors, and you can’t even bother to hire a couple to dub a season of a show??????????? absolutely disrespectful. Naturally, anime voice actors took offense, too....
FCC boss Brendan Carr claims another victory over DEI as AT&T drops programs
AT&T told the Federal Communications Commission that it has eliminated DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies and programs, complying with demands from Chairman Brendan Carr. The FCC boss has refused...
A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets
“China’s first rocket recovery attempt achieved its expected technical objectives.” Nine TQ-12A engines, burning methane and liquid oxygen, power the first Zhuque-3 rocket off the launch pad. Credit: LandSpace China’s...
Fraudulent gambling network may actually be something more nefarious
A sprawling infrastructure that has been bilking unsuspecting people through fraudulent gambling websites for 14 years is likely a dual operation run by a nation-state-sponsored group that is targeting government...
