Biden admin wants Europe to reject forced payments from Big Tech to ISPs
US: Mandatory fees would give ISPs a new bottleneck and raise costs for users.
Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes
Governor had no conversations with drivers before vetoing bill, senator says.
AI writing assistants can cause biased thinking in their users
A biased "assistant" was able to influence the arguments made in essays.
Bring back Tears of the Kingdom’s item duplication, you cowards
Newly fixed "glitch" should become an official "secret code" for sandbox tinkerers.
A decade after it mattered, Windows XP’s activation algorithm is cracked
Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must…
Massive trove of Tesla files contains thousands of safety complaints
A Tesla employee gave more than 100GB of data to Germany's Handelsblatt.
TikTok—banned or not, it’s probably here to stay, an Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Experts discussed the legal impossibility of a nationwide TikTok ban.
Dealmaster: Lenovo’s ThinkPad doorbusters top Memorial Day deals
Savings on laptops, blenders, sports watches, headphones, and more for Memorial Day.
Rocket Report: ULA calls off Vulcan test firing, Virgin Galactic soars again
"SpaceX continues to totally redefine the world’s access to space."
Neuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trials
Company isn't enrolling patients yet, but has cleared a major hurdle.
Rare bacteria in unusual food helped disease detective quickly squash outbreak
Health officials cracked the case starting with just two cases.
Soil samples from Iron Age toilets show dysentery was widespread in Jerusalem
Study results indicate "long-term presence" of Giardia parasite in Near East populations.
Ford EVs will get access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in 2024
Current Ford EVs will be able to use more than 12,000 chargers with an adapter.
Microsoft president declares deepfakes biggest AI concern
Brad Smith urges steps to curtail deepfakes "with an intent to deceive or defraud."
Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions
Researchers say never-before-seen malware may be used in Russian training exercises.
A new report finds NASA has spent an obscene amount of money on SLS propulsion
"NASA and its contracts will continue to exceed planned cost and schedule."
YouTube is killing off YouTube Stories, its Snapchat clone
Google's clone of TikTok is a decent replacement for its clone of Snapchat.
Finally, you can play Tetris on a giant chicken nugget
Latest McDonald's China promotion is probably the weirdest official Tetris ever.
Supreme Court limits the EPA’s authority under the Clean Water Act
Court limits regulations to wetlands that directly connect to bodies of water.
OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs
Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare."
