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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead

Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.

9 May 2025 2:29 am
Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications

Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.

9 May 2025 12:15 am
Senate passes cruel Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband.

8 May 2025 10:56 pm
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian

Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink.

8 May 2025 10:07 pm
Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use

People who scored high on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news.

8 May 2025 8:24 pm
Trump admin to roll back Bidens AI chip restrictions

Officials call previous framework unenforceable as May 15 deadline looms.

8 May 2025 8:07 pm
Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants

Five clusters of genes from different organisms put into a single bacterial strain.

8 May 2025 2:20 am
Starlink: Heres a free satellite dishif you pay $120 a month instead of $90

Accepting free dish blocks $90 monthly price available in excess-capacity areas.

8 May 2025 12:11 am
7 May 2025 11:38 pm
Ars Technicas gift guide for Mothers Day: Give mom some cool things

Wondering what to get the mom who has everything? We've got some ideas!

7 May 2025 11:28 pm
Everything you ever wanted to know about four-wheel steering

With roots in early 20th-century trucks, 4WS is not widely understood.

7 May 2025 11:26 pm
Open source project curl is sick of users submitting AI slop vulnerabilities

One way you can tell is it's always such a nice report, founder tells Ars.

7 May 2025 10:19 pm
Trump tariffs could make Americans pay $123B more annually for 10 common gadgets

Average US price of smartphones, game consoles, and laptops may soon exceed $1,000.

7 May 2025 10:03 pm
FAA green-lights Starship launches every other week from Starbase

If SpaceX can clean up Starship's reliability issues, the company is free to fly.

7 May 2025 12:16 am
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale Turbo review: Italian charm that cuts both ways

Lighter and cheaper than the PHEV, engaging to drivesome rough edges, though.

6 May 2025 10:18 pm
Find my bicycle?

Knog's Scout gives bikes a motion-sensitive alarm and Bluetooth tracking.

6 May 2025 8:24 pm
Data centers say Trumps crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI

Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.

6 May 2025 6:56 pm
Lighter, cheaper Surface Laptop saves a little money but gives up a lot

$899 laptop looks fine, but the cost savings might not be worth it.

6 May 2025 6:30 pm
Microsofts 12-inch Surface Pro is cheaper but unfixes a decade-old design problem

New Surface Pro undoes a key improvement first used in 2014's Surface Pro 3.

6 May 2025 6:30 pm
Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine

SSPE is rare, but tragicmore so because it's completely vaccine-preventable.

6 May 2025 5:20 am
6 May 2025 3:07 am
Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack

Attack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors' devices.

6 May 2025 12:35 am
Only elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes society

Snuff tubes and spoons unearthed at Chavn de Huntar in Peru had traces of vilca and nicotine.

6 May 2025 12:30 am
Why Google Geminis Pokmon success isnt all its cracked up to be

Assistance from an external agent harness was key to the model's success.

5 May 2025 10:59 pm
After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

Trump admin appeals to SCOTUS after two courts ruled DOGE can't access data.

5 May 2025 10:33 pm
Software update makes HDR content unwatchable on Roku TVs

Roku says it's investigating the problem.

5 May 2025 10:22 pm
Largest deepfake porn site shuts down forever

Unknown hero pulls the plug on biggest AI porn platform.

5 May 2025 9:11 pm
F1 in Miami: Like normal F1, but everyone wears pastels

The Miami event exemplifies the new breed of F1 venues, but it races well.

5 May 2025 8:08 pm
On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk

Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990.

5 May 2025 7:05 pm