What else is known about Handala Hack? The group has existed since at least 2023. It takes its name from a character in the political cartoons of Palestinian artist Naji...
Live Nation director boasted of gouging ticket buyers, “robbing them blind”
Unsealed messages add wrinkle to trial after US agreed to settle with Live Nation. Credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg Newly unsealed documents show that a Live Nation regional director boasted...
HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers
The third option is for manufacturers to make available, such as via the manufacturer’s website, “to purchasers remanufactured cartridges, either manufacturer or nonmanufacturer branded, for, at minimum, registered products.” As...
Trump’s DOJ is not falling for Sam Bankman-Fried’s MAGA makeover on X
Filed under “random probably bad ideas” SBF is still twisting facts to hide FTX crypto losses, DOJ says to block new trial. Ever since Donald Trump took office and declared...
Lucid announces midsize EV platform, says profitability lies with SUVs
Lucid’s entry into the highly competitive, high-volume midsize SUV market will be key to achieving profitability, the company told investors today. And it’s going to do that with a trio...
Perplexity’s “Personal Computer” brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
Last month Perplexity announced the confusingly named “Computer,” its cloud-based agent tool for completing tasks using a harness that makes use of multiple different AI models. This week, the company...
Centuries before the Inca, Peru’s wealthy imported parrots from afar
The Inca Empire’s system of roads were built on centuries-old trade routes. This large, elaborate Ychsma funerary bundle features a wooden mask painted with cinnabar and adorned with a parrot-feather...
Apple’s MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks
Apple’s MacBook Neo is the company’s first serious effort to break into the sub-$1,000 laptop business, challenging midrange Windows laptops and Chromebooks with its $599 starting price and its focus...
Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Valve said point-blank that transferability of in-game items “is a right we believe should not be taken away, and we refuse to do that” despite the NYAG’s request. Valve also...
Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV
Between the antics particular to a certain car company and the industrial chaos that was set off by COVID (then compounded by the invasion of Ukraine) it’s easy to have...
AI #159: See You In Court
The conflict between Anthropic and the Department of War has now moved to the courts, where Anthropic has challenged the official supply chain risk designation as well as the order...
Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android
Buy once (or more) to play anywhere While Google announced last year it was opening the door to all Android games on Windows, things haven’t exactly worked out like that....
Report: RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda curbed as GOP realizes it’s unpopular
Kennedy’s plans were only getting started. The staunch anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist made his most brazen attack on vaccines in January, slashing the CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule from 17...
FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation
In addition to parrying with SpaceX over its proposed, vastly larger orbital data center constellation, Amazon is seeking some regulatory relief of its own. Most pressing for Amazon is a...
14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns
Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by Asus—that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously carries traffic used...
Explain it like I’m 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?
The key to working at a place like Ars Technica is solid news judgment. I’m talking about the kind of news judgment that knows whether a pet peeve is merely...
Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April
When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen interface running on top of Windows 11. The handheld was still...
“Use a gun” or “beat the crap out of him”: AI chatbot urged violence, study finds
The testing occurred between November 5, 2025, and December 11, 2025, and results were shared with the companies. Because the tests were three to four months ago, the latest versions...
Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers
WSJ reports include Binance comments It also seems worth noting that Binance’s complaint claimed that the Journal made no changes to its report to include statements from the company; however,...
A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen
The museum is celebrating 25 years of the original F&F film with a 23-car exhibit. The Dodge Charger and Toyota Supra from The Fast and the Furious are among the...
