Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity promote scientific racism in AI search results
AI-infused search engines from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity have been surfacing deeply racist and widely...
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Fallout: London is a huge Fallout 4 mod that is now playable—and worth playing
It took a crew of more than 100 talented modders and another hundred voice actors...
What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs
The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We’ve explained why that’s a...
Rocket Report: Sneak peek at the business end of New Glenn; France to fly FROG
Welcome to Edition 7.17 of the Rocket Report! Next week marks 10 years since one...
Scout Motors’ new pickup and SUV EVs will start at “under $60,000”
Scout provided flights from Washington to Nashville and accommodation so Ars could attend the reveal....
Google’s DeepMind is building an AI to keep us from hating each other
An unprecedented 80 percent of Americans, according to a recent Gallup poll, think the country...
Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King pull onions amid McDonald’s outbreak
Big-name fast food chains, including Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Burger King, are reportedly...
With four more years like 2023, carbon emissions will blow past 1.5° limit
On Thursday, the United Nations’ Environmental Programme (UNEP) released a report on what it terms...
Good Omens will wrap with a single 90-minute episode
The third and final season of Good Omens, Prime Video’s fantasy series adapted from the...
Cable companies ask 5th Circuit to block FTC’s click-to-cancel rule
Cable companies, advertising firms, and newspapers are asking courts to block a federal “click-to-cancel” rule...
When ribosomes go rogue
In the 1940s, scientists at the recently established National Cancer Institute were trying to breed...
Google offers its AI watermarking tech as free open source toolkit
Back in May, Google augmented its Gemini AI model with SynthID, a toolkit that embeds...
How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up
The US Department of Justice may be on the verge of seeking a break-up of...
GBWhatsApp Group Features: Managing and Optimizing Group Chats
Introduction In modern social interaction, group chats have become an essential way for people to...
Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.
You likely have never heard of Babel Street or Location X, but chances are good...