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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 on the stage at Kennedy Space Center after the successful launch of the Demo-2 crew...

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...

Elon Musk turns X’s block button into a “glorified mute button”

X change lets blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. Credit:...

Charger recall spells more bad news for Humane’s maligned AI Pin

Humane first reported overheating problems with the portable charger in June. Humane's AI Pin. Credit: Humane Humane’s...

Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro boasts a bigger screen and better camera zoom

A 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera and the A18 Pro chip headline Apple's flagship. As expected, Apple announced the new iPhone Pro models today during a livestream:...

Apple Watch Series 10 is smaller, thinner, lighter, and has mini-Intelligence

No word on whether S10 chip inside will allow for broader AI features. The newest Apple Watch is all about a big screen, a thinner case, and...

Nvidia’s AI chips are cheaper to rent in China than US

Supply of processors helps Chinese startups advance AI technology despite US restrictions. The cost of renting cloud services using Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence chips is...

Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than new parts

Falling prices mean you can get more for your money than you could last year. It's been a while since our last system guide, and a...

AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support

Ars cited in lawsuit AT&T recently filed against Broadcom. AT&T filed a lawsuit against Broadcom on August 29 accusing it of seeking to “retroactively change...

Verizon to buy Frontier for $9.6 billion, says it will expand fiber network

Verizon once sold part of its network to Frontier; now it's buying the company. Verizon today announced a deal to acquire Frontier Communications, an Internet service provider...

What to expect from Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event

Here's what we already know about the new flagship iPhones. For years, Apple's September event has focused almost exclusively on new flagship iPhones and new...

Intel Core Ultra 200V promises Arm-beating battery life without compatibility issues

Another mixed year for CPU speed, but battery and graphics upgrades are welcome. Intel has formally announced its first batch of next-generation Core Ultra processors,...

Starlink tells Brazil it won’t block X until government unfreezes its assets

More than one Musk company involved in battle with powerful Brazilian judge. Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service said it would defy an order to block...

Bugs, performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips

Export controls bar import of Nvidia chips, but homegrown alternative is struggling. China’s efforts to match US computing power in artificial intelligence are being hampered...

Harmful “nudify” websites used Google, Apple, and Discord sign-on systems

Sign-on systems from Big Tech companies have been incorporated into deepfake generators. Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to...

Texas judge decides Texas is a perfectly good venue for X to sue Media Matters

Judge says Musk critic "targeted" advertisers in Texas, denies motion to dismiss. A federal judge in Texas yesterday ruled that Elon Musk's X Corp. can...

Tumblr migrates more than 500 million blogs to WordPress

Parent company Automattic insists the user experience won't change a bit. Once-great social media and blogging platform Tumblr has gone through a number of big...

EU investigating if Telegram played down user numbers to avoid regulation

The new probe is separate from the French investigation into the platform. Brussels is investigating whether Telegram breached EU digital rules by failing to provide...
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