T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree
Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” Media Matters lawsuit may be fizzling out
After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
RFK Jr.‘s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft
Raspberry Pi intros new 5-inch $40 touchscreen for your next weird project
A question for the ages: Is The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall a good game?
Ars Technica System Guide: Four sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000
The case of the coke-snorting Chihuahua
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/the-case-of-the-coke-snorting-chihauhua/
Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/08/celebrating-50-years-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show/
Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin becomes historic storm due to strengthening
How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter
SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near
Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds
Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/is-gpt-5-really-worse-than-gpt-4o-ars-puts-them-to-the-test/
Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech
Anti-vaccine RFK Jr. creates vaccine panel of anti-vaccine group’s dreams
US may purchase stake in Intel after Trump attacked CEO
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/us-may-purchase-stake-in-intel-after-trump-attacked-ceo/
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship
Here’s Acura’s next all-electric RSX crossover
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/acura-unveils-next-rdx-crossover-will-feature-asimo-os/