Join us tomorrow for Ars Live: How Asahi Linux ports open software to Apple’s hardware
One of the key differences between Apple’s Macs and the iPhone and iPad is that...
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Cheerios effect inspires novel robot design
There’s a common popular science demonstration involving “soap boats,” in which liquid soap poured onto...
China hits US with ban on critical minerals used in tech manufacturing
China has immediately retaliated against the US following new export curbs that the Biden administration...
Raw milk producer optimistic after being shut down for bird flu detection
Bird flu has landed on a California farm that shuns virus-killing pasteurization, leading to a...
Two decades after Enron’s bankruptcy, the company is back as a crypto firm?
Oh, Enron, I thought—hoped and dreamed?—you were long, long gone, confined to the dustbin of...
Fuelled by €24M, UK startup gears up to put more thermal satellites in orbit
British startup SatVu has secured £20mn (€24mn) to fuel the development of its hyper-accurate thermal...
Nvidia, Accel back Netherlands-based AI firm Nebius in $700M deal
Amsterdam-headquartered Nebius, which builds full-stack AI infrastructure for tech firms, has secured $700mn in a...
Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?
Ralph Loya was pretty sure he was going to lose the corn. His farm had...
Elon Musk loses bid to reinstate massive Tesla pay plan, now worth $101B
A Delaware judge today rejected Elon Musk’s bid to reinstate a Tesla pay package that...
Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is more than just an AI language model with a fancy interface. It’s...
People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage”
Rob Bauer, the chair of a NATO military committee, reportedly said, “It is more competent...
Glowing sea slug behaves like a jellyfish, lizard, and Venus flytrap
Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the...
US blocks China from foreign exports with even a single US-made chip
Joe Biden’s final move to stop China from racing ahead of the US in AI...
Elon Musk asks court to block OpenAI conversion from nonprofit to for-profit
Elon Musk on Friday filed a motion for preliminary injunction asking a federal court to...
Blizzard’s pulling of Warcraft I & II tests GOG’s new Preservation Program
When an updated, remastered, or otherwise spiffed-up version of a game is released, nobody—not long-time...