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Microsoft finally releases generic install ISOs for the Arm version of Windows

Generic install media brings Arm PCs closer to feeling like any old x86 PC. Credit: Microsoft For some PC buyers, doing a clean install of Windows right out of the box...

EU fines Meta €800 million for breakEUing law with Marketplace

EU: Tying the free Facebook Marketplace to the social network undermines rivals. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing...

Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all

Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. President Donald Trump steps...

Discord terrorist known as “Rabid” gets 30 years for preying on kids

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor |...

Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto Meta...

Musk can’t avoid testifying in SEC probe of Twitter buyout by playing victim

Class action alleges secret Twitter stock scheme ahead of Musk's SEC testimony. After months of loudly protesting a subpoena, Elon Musk has once again agreed...

Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better screens

Framework Laptop 13 gets its fourth major round of upgraded, modular parts. Framework will release a fourth round of iterative updates and upgrade options for...

Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

UniSuper's 647,000 users faced two weeks of downtime because of a Google Cloud bug. Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when...

Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit

Will quibbling over the meaning of "shadow libraries" help Nvidia's case? Some of the most infamous so-called shadow libraries have increasingly faced legal pressure to...

SpaceX sets date for next Starship flight, explains what went wrong the last time

Clearing blocked filters and clogged valves is the order of the day. SpaceX is targeting June 5 for the next flight of its massive Starship...

Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview

24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar year." The Windows 11 24H2 update isn’t scheduled to be released until sometime this...

Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has

Opinion: Actively searching without Google or Bing is harder than it looks. Bing, Microsoft's search engine platform, went down in the very early morning today. That...

A root-server at the Internet’s core lost touch with its peers. We still don’t know why.

For 4 days, the c-root server maintained by Cogent lost touch with its 12 peers. For more than four days, a server at the very...

New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast

While it won't make a useful spaceship engine, it may tell us more about relativity. A team of physicists has discovered that it’s possible to...

One difference with this wave of Arm PCs? All the big PC makers are actually on board

Windows RT and Windows 10-on-Arm each launched with just a handful of devices. Here at Ars, we’ve been around long enough to chronicle every single...

Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company

One month after launch of its "smartphone replacement," Humane already seems doomed. The wearable startup Humane, makers of the bizarre Humane AI Pin, is already...

Google sends DOJ unexpected check in attempt to avoid monopoly jury trial

Google steals DOJ tactic to dodge owing damages by paying DOJ upfront. Last week, Google sent a cashier's check to the US government that it...

We get more useful energy out of renewables than fossil fuels

It costs less energy to get fossil fuels, but we can't use them as efficiently. It doesn't take a lot of energy to dig up...

iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos

Bug was discovered by Redditors and forum users a few days ago. Apple has released its first bug fix update for iOS and iPadOS. The...
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