The “death of self-driving cars” has been greatly exaggerated
GM’s Cruise aims to turn self-driving into a billion-dollar business.

This month’s 6 most intriguing monitor and TV tech debuts
Provocative tech with real potential to impact future display products.

Researchers tell owners to “assume compromise” of unpatched Zyxel firewalls
Poor patching hygiene is fueling a flurry of "downstream attacks" on other targets.

AI-expanded album cover artworks go viral thanks to Photoshop’s Generative Fill
Generative Fill uses AI to dream up larger versions of famous artwork.

Reddit’s API pricing results in shocking $20 million-a-year bill for Apollo
Apollo developer says pricing isn't "remotely reasonable."

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is coming to PC—and it will be a technical showstopper
We'll see how lower-spec PCs handle its innovative fast-loading features.

Report: The Pixel Watch 2 dumps Samsung Exynos SoCs for Qualcomm
Anything would be an upgrade over the 4-year-old Exynos in the Pixel Watch.

Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds say
The rule would save 360 lives and prevent 24,000 crashes a year, NHTSA says.

The solid legal theory behind Nintendo’s new emulator takedown effort
Dolphin's included decryption key is key to Nintendo's DMCA arguments.

This is the first X-ray taken of a single atom
SX-STM enables detection of type of atom, simultaneous measurement of its chemical state.

Throw out all those black boxes and say hello to the software-defined car
Instead of dozens or hundreds of modules, a car will use four or five computers.

Federal judge: No AI in my courtroom unless a human verifies its accuracy
Judge wary of AI "hallucinations," says it isn't acceptable for legal briefing.

Dealmaster: Discounts on Star Trek gear, laptops, and more
And snag a new laptop from HP, Lenovo, and Apple.

The original Chromecast hits end of life after a decade of service
Google's most successful hardware product ever is no longer supported.

A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024
Ubuntu could join Fedora in offering an immutable desktop option.

Twitter value keeps falling under Musk, now worth a third of what he paid
$15 billion valuation after Fidelity lowers value of its Twitter stake again.

Interview: How System Shock balanced faithful recreation and modern design
Digging into gore, textures, wayfinding, environment, and old-school difficulty.

Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US
Contrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO tell the tale.

Critical Barracuda 0-day was used to backdoor networks for 8 months
Attackers then went on to steal data from infected systems.

mRNA technology for vaccines and more: An Ars Frontiers recap
The tech has lots of applications beyond the one we've already been injected with.
