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Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, if you can pay for them

Businesses often use hardware and software that still needs x86 to run properly. Microsoft's new Surfaces are all business. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and both sizes of Surface Laptop from...

Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more

Side channel gives unauthenticated remote attackers access they should never have. Apple is introducing three...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Nvidia's...

Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1...

Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy

A roundup of executive orders issued by Trump after his second inauguration. US President Donald...

Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect

Reach your little Pis from nearly any browser—and free up your RealVNC slots. One Raspberry Pi often leads to another. Soon enough, you're running out...

TikTok and its Chinese owner sue US government over “foreign adversary” law

Law curtails "massive amounts of protected speech," TikTok and ByteDance allege. TikTok and its owner ByteDance today sued the federal government to block the "Foreign...

Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed

FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage." The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing failed to complete required inspections...

The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates

The new Pixel 8a looks like a mid-range champion. Today is a big event day for Apple, but that doesn't mean Google is going to...

New “Apple Pencil Pro” can do a barrel roll

New Magic Keyboard promises a Macbook-like experience, while the Pencil gets new tricks. With new iPads come new keyboards and pencils, and the big news...

Apple kills $329 iPad with home button, Lightning port

No more home button. Apple is lowering the price of its 10th-generation iPad from $399 to $349, the company announced at its Let Loose event today. The 10th-generation iPad did...

WattEV opens US’ first megawatt charge station with 1.2MW speeds and solar

WattEV has just opened the first electric truck charging depot in the US to use the new Megawatt Charge System, capable of delivering up...

Tesla releases new Optimus humanoid robot video that creates controversy

Tesla has released a new video of a prototype of Optimus, its humanoid robot, and it created some controversy as some disagree about how...

Texas goes big on solar + storage that can power 41,000+ homes

A 208-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 80 megawatt hours (MWh) of storage has come online west of San Antonio, Texas. Solar + storage developers Cypress...

Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing Google is killing off the Google Fit APIs. The platform originally existed...

Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction

Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says. The US government has pressured telcos to rip out network gear...

SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic

Ars spoke with the three Americans alive who have test-flown a new spacecraft in orbit. If you want to know what it's like to take...

SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms

Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto." Continuing its crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may potentially...

Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations

"One of the largest counterfeit-trafficking operations ever." A Florida resident was sentenced to 78 months for running a counterfeit scam that generated $100 million in...
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