The Atlantic tropics are on fire—it already looks a like August out there
Tropical Storm Bret has formed, and Cindy may not be far behind. It's June.

Apple makes visionOS SDK available to developers starting today
Dev kits, in-person labs, and more will enable developing for unreleased gear.

Reddit mods allowed porn as protest—the company nuked their mod badges
Replacement volunteers have big shoes to fill.

FTC sues Amazon over “4-page, 6-click, 15-option” Prime cancellation process
FTC: Amazon tricked users into buying Prime and made canceling a Homeric ordeal.

Could these marks on a cave wall be oldest-known Neanderthal finger paintings?
It's even more evidence that Neanderthals could think symbolically, create art.

Marvel angers artists and fans with AI-generated Secret Invasion TV intro
Marvel artist: "Unethical, dangerous, and designed solely to eliminate artists' careers."

Amazon’s allegedly “dangerous and illegal” warehouses spur Senate probe
Amazon has until July 5 to answer for its "abysmal safety record."

Get your first look at the OnePlus V Fold, thanks to render leaks
We were expecting an Oppo-style foldable, but this looks like a Samsung phone.

Who are the “Kia Boyz”? How TikTok fueled an epidemic of car thefts
Tens of thousands of Kias and Hyundais have been stolen for social media cred.

Musk-owned Twitter stiffed employees on promised bonuses, class action says
Lawsuit: Workers relied on promise of bonus when opting to stay after Musk buyout.

Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, new research shows
It's boosting long-term ocean warming.

New 2D Super Mario Bros. Wonder, RPG remake lead Nintendo Direct reveals
Metal Gear , Batman Arkham series also get Switch releases this fall.

How Ferrari won Le Mans for the first time in 58 years
The technical director for the Ferrari 499P tells Ars about returning to Le Mans.

Camera review site DPReview finds a buyer, avoids shutdown by Amazon
Amazon layoffs were supposed to shut down the 25-year-old site back in April.

Missing Titanic sub isn’t the first to use game controls for heavy machinery
US Army, NASA, and more piggyback off years of familiar game controller design.

Drones take to the waves: Saildrones are getting data where people can’t
They can monitor the Antarctic year round and sail straight into hurricanes.

Doctor who sold bogus COVID vaccination waiver to dog loses medical license
Owner of a black Labrador named Charlie said the pup had "irrational fear of needles."

8 months after launch, the Pixel Watch finally gets a metal band
Google chips away at the Pixel Watch's lack of band styles.

Purely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards
"A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any categories."

EU wants “readily removable” batteries in devices soon—but what does that mean?
Should you have to melt glue? Which tools do you need? What about pricing?
