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In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’shttps://www.shoneys.com/. It is an experience that I do not recommend. But it did teach...
Deadly threat These bacteria have a large arsenal of molecular munitions, including various toxins, that all help the bacteria hijack cells, siphon nutrients,...
Test of Humanoid Robots at Tokyo Airport Japanese companies will test the G1 robot from Unitree Robotics and the Walker E robot from UBTECH Robotics, according...
Announcement GitHub has announcedhttps://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/ that it will shift to a usage‑...
Background University of Oregon chemist Christopher Hendon loves his coffee—so much so that studying all the factors that go into creating the perfect cuppa co...
Background When Super Cruise debuted in the Cadillac CT6 back in 2017https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/04/cadillac-super-cruises-to-the-front-with-the-most-adv...
Introduction These days the hype is all about AI and robots, but almost a decade ago the tech du jour was self‑driving. You couldn’t swing a lanyard at CEShttp...
Intelligence and brain size When we talk about “intelligence,” we’re describing something complex and, frankly, nebulous; it’s impossible to really quantify, b...
Timeline Update NASA’s Artemis III mission is now expected to launch no earlier than late 2027, with a possible landing attempt in 2028. Comments from Jeff Isa...
Immediate remediation steps 1. Check your installed version bash pip show elementary-data | grep Version 2. If the version is 0.23.3, uninstall it and install...
Background Since Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019https://www.hpcwire.com/2019/07/22/microsoft-investing-1b-in-openai-artificial-general-intellig...
It comes after 12 !STS-13 patchhttps://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/news-042526c-lg-640x427.jpg The STS-13 crew, redesignated STS-41‑C, creat...
Audio Enhancements Super ZSNES can replace the original audio samples with uncompressed versions see the “restoredhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndBgOrTWxo”...
The ties that bind The Manus founders, Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao, have already relocated most of their team from China to Meta’s Singapore office and have taken...
All 22 members of the National Science Board were terminated by the Trump administration via a terse email on Friday. The administration has provided no explana...
Isaacman’s corrosion comments were in response to a question about the future of the HALO module. NASA halted developmenthttps://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/n...
New Teaser Unveiled at CCXP Mexico City Paramount+ released a new teaser for the upcoming fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds during the CCXP event...
Trailer Release Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live‑action series, Spider‑Noirhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Noir, at CC...
Investment Details Google will invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, and that amount could rise to $40 billion if Anthropic meets certain performance targe...
Approval in Europe The European Commission has authorized Moderna to market its mRNA‑based combination vaccine against flu and COVID‑19, making it the world’s...
Background The Federal Communications Commission clarified this week that its sweeping ban on foreign‑made consumer routers also affects portable hotspot devic...
Introduction Universities are increasingly finding that hijacked subdomains are being used to host pornographic content. Because university domains carry stron...
Unwieldy wounds Healing from wounds has three main phases. The first is an inflammatory phase that prevents or limits further damage. There’s a proliferative p...
US Army soldier indicted for insider trading on Polymarket A U.S. Army soldier was arrested for insider trading after being accused of making prediction‑market...
On top of that, when analyzing the beaks, the team noticed a distinct pattern. The wear wasn’t uniform. The right edge of the jaw was consistently more worn dow...
!chart of memory and storage component priceshttps://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/d2f84980-1c29-11f1-ad78-f50e013bd5dd.png Credit: Counterpoin...
Fans used AI to celebrate safe return After nine days of searching, Neukgu was finally returned to the zoo, where he is now recovering outside the social media...
For a decade, NASA promoted the idea of building a space station around the Moon known as the Lunar Gateway. It touted the facility as both a platform for explo...
But the world looks quite different in 2026. Electrification might still be on for the masses in China and Europe, but the people who buy cars with price tags t...
Opposition to the Bill > “It’s a complete rewrite of the Endangered Species Act, and there’s not one provision in the bill that would make it more likely that...
Specifically, the committee recommended that the State Department assess whether the distillation attacks violate laws like the Economic Espionage Act and the C...
'markdown A 225‑year effort… and counting > “Such experiments bring order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”
There is no practical benefit for Kyber developers to have chosen a PQC key‑exchange algorithm. The Kyber ransom note gives victims one week to respond. Quantum...
Senate Hearing Highlights In a Congressional hearing on Wednesdayhttps://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-on-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-huma...
Overview It’s a good time to be in the market for a MacBook, between the affordability of the MacBook Neohttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/apple-macbook-...
Overview It’s a good time to be in the market for a MacBook, between the affordability of the MacBook Neohttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/apple-macbook-...
> “Once you install the patch, all inadvertently‑preserved notifications will be deleted and no forthcoming notifications will be preserved for deleted applicat...
At launch, the i7 will be available in 50 xDrive and 60 xDrive strengths, with dual‑motor powertrains tuned for 449 hp 335 kW and 487 lb‑ft 660 Nm and 536 hp 40...
Background The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime chokepoint through which roughly one‑fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass. Iran...
Full Self-Driving Subscriptions Part of Musk’s compensation is now tied in part to the number of active full self‑driving subscriptions, helped by Tesla recent...
When we attribute a statement, a position, or a quote to a named source, that material comes from direct engagement with interviews, transcripts, published stat...
> Kennedy replied without hesitation: “I’m not going to make that kind of commitment.” > > “Because you probably won’t,” Ruiz said. “You’ll probably fire her, t...
Low-cost optical terminals NASA’s primary ground stations for optical communications on Artemis II were telescopes at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, Ne...
Microsoft released an emergency patch for its ASP.NET Core to fix a high‑severity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges...
Background Anthropic caused a stir among developers with what appeared to be a surprise change to its pricing plan: the company signaled that Claude Code, the...
Background Warner Bros.’ 2023 decision to shelve its live‑action/animated film, Coyote vs. Acmehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_vs._Acme, sparked outrage i...
Under the newly adopted policies, the Corps of Engineers must weigh the energy produced per acre for any projects under its oversight against the potential impa...
Overview If charging speed is one of the major stumbling blocks preventing people from considering an electric vehicle, then ChargePoint’s new Express Solo DC...
