Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official
There have been times when it seemed like X Window System would be with us...
2024
Are we on the verge of a self-improving AI explosion?
If you read enough science fiction, you’ve probably stumbled on the concept of an emergent...
18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images
A man who used artificial intelligence technology to create child sexual abuse imagery was sentenced...
SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechanical...
A how-to for ethical geoengineering research
Over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the world’s temperatures hovered near 1.5° C above pre-industrial temperatures,...
Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?
As Boeing’s latest chief executive, Kelly Ortberg’s job was never going to be easy. On...
Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission
NASA said Friday one its astronauts is in a hospital in Florida for medical observation...
For the first time, beloved IDE Jetbrains Rider will be available for free
The integrated development environment (IDE) Rider by Jetbrains is now available for free for the...
Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us Tuesday for a discussion.
News and talk of GLP-1 drugs are everywhere these days—from their smash success in treating...
AI probably isn’t the big smartphone selling point that Apple and other tech giants think it is
As is their tradition at this time of year, Apple announced a new line of...
US Copyright Office “frees the McFlurry,” allowing repair of ice cream machines
Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge today hailed a decision by the US Copyright Office to...
Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX?
In a blockbuster story published Friday morning, The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk...
McDonald’s E. coli outbreak grows by 50% in 3 days as lawsuits mount
Twenty-six more cases have been identified in a multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to...
Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers
A trend on Reddit that sees Londoners giving false restaurant recommendations in order to keep...
If you thought Astra was going to go away quietly, you were wrong
On Wednesday morning, a surprising email popped into my inbox with the following subject line:...