4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, asks Trump admin to intervene

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/4chan-refuses-to-pay-uk-online-safety-act-fines-asks-trump-admin-to-intervene/

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/google-says-it-dropped-the-energy-cost-of-ai-queries-by-33x-in-one-year/

US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-boeing-team-up-for-another-flight-of-the-militarys-x-37b-spaceplane/

For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/for-some-people-music-doesnt-connect-with-any-of-the-brains-reward-circuits/

Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/scientists-are-building-cyborg-jellyfish-to-explore-ocean-depths/

Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/is-it-illegal-to-not-buy-ads-on-x-experts-explain-the-ftcs-bizarre-ad-fight/

Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/rocket-report-pivotal-starship-test-on-tap-firefly-wants-to-be-big-in-japan/

Samsung’s “Micro RGB” TV proves the value of RGB backlights for premium displays

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/samsungs-micro-rgb-tv-proves-the-value-of-rgb-backlights-for-premium-displays/

Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/deeply-divided-supreme-court-lets-nih-grant-terminations-continue/

Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/sam-altman-calls-ai-a-bubble-while-seeking-500b-valuation-for-openai/

Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/junk-filled-garages-hurt-ev-sales-as-people-dont-have-room-for-chargers/

After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/08/after-successes-like-severance-and-the-studio-apple-tv-gets-a-price-hike/

Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/neolithic-people-took-gruesome-trophies-from-invading-tribes/

Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/08/explaining-the-internets-obsession-with-silksong-which-finally-comes-out-sept-4/

Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-wants-billions-in-grants-but-state-governments-arent-cooperating/

At the top of the market, EV hypercars are a disappearing breed

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/at-the-top-of-the-market-ev-hypercars-are-a-disappearing-breed/

Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says/

SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-has-built-the-machine-to-build-the-machine-but-what-about-the-machine/

A geothermal network in Colorado could help a rural town diversify its economy

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/a-geothermal-network-in-colorado-could-help-a-rural-town-diversify-its-economy/

Humans intervened every 9 minutes in AAA test of driver assists

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/humans-intervened-every-9-minutes-in-aaa-test-of-driver-assists/