Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/why-signals-post-quantum-makeover-is-an-amazing-engineering-achievement/

4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/4chan-fined-26k-for-refusing-to-assess-risks-under-uk-online-safety-act/

Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/one-of-spacexs-earliest-employees-is-going-to-space-via-blue-origin/

Layoffs, a “coding error,” chaos: Trump admin ravages the health dept.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/mass-firings-at-us-health-dept-partially-reversed-but-still-devastating/

Keep losing your key fob? Ford’s new “Truckle” is the answer.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/keep-losing-your-key-fob-fords-new-truckle-is-the-answer/

Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/software-update-bricks-some-jeep-4xe-hybrids-over-the-weekend/

New Starfleet Academy trailer debuts at NYCC

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/new-starfleet-academy-trailer-debuts-at-nycc/

Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/why-doesnt-cards-against-humanity-print-its-game-in-the-us-its-complicated/

Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/apple-ups-the-reward-for-finding-major-exploits-to-2-million/

How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles?

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/how-close-are-we-to-solid-state-batteries-for-electric-vehicles/

Trump admin fires more health employees amid government shutdown

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/more-federal-health-employees-axed-amid-shutdown-linked-terminations/

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/putin-oks-plan-to-turn-russian-spacecraft-into-flying-billboards/

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/people-regret-buying-amazon-smart-displays-after-being-bombarded-with-ads/

Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man teaser

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/marvel-gets-meta-with-wonder-man-teaser/

“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/extremely-angry-trump-threatens-massive-tariff-on-all-chinese-exports/

Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/bose-soundtouch-home-theater-systems-regress-into-dumb-speakers-feb-18/

Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/payroll-pirate-phishing-scam-that-takes-over-workday-accounts-steals-paychecks/

Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/termite-farmers-fine-tune-their-weed-control/

UK regulators plan to force Google changes under new competition law

https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/10/uk-antitrust-regulator-takes-aim-at-googles-search-dominance/

AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/10/amd-and-sony-tease-new-chip-architecture-ahead-of-playstation-6/