Believing misinformation is a “win” for some people, even when proven false

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/believing-misinformation-is-a-win-for-some-people-even-when-proven-false/

With considerably less fanfare, Apple releases a second-generation Vision Pro

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/with-considerably-less-fanfare-apple-releases-a-second-generation-vision-pro/

ROG Xbox Ally X: The Ars Technica review

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/10/rog-xbox-ally-x-the-ars-technica-review/

NATO boss mocks Russian navy, which is on the hunt for Red October “the nearest mechanic”

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/nato-boss-mocks-russian-navy-which-is-on-the-hunt-for-red-october-the-nearest-mechanic/

Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/feds-seize-15-billion-from-alleged-forced-labor-scam-built-on-human-suffering/

Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trump-admin-pressured-facebook-into-removing-ice-tracking-group/

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/directv-screensavers-will-show-ai-generated-ads-with-your-face-in-2026/

Google will let Gemini schedule meetings for you in Gmail

https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/10/gemini-can-now-help-schedule-meetings-in-gmail/

OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/openai-unveils-wellness-council-suicide-prevention-expert-not-included/

Nvidia sells tiny new computer that puts big AI on your desktop

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/nvidia-sells-tiny-new-computer-that-puts-big-ai-on-your-desktop/

GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/gms-ev-push-will-cost-it-1-6-billion-in-q3-with-end-of-the-tax-credit/

Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/windows-10-support-ends-today-but-its-just-the-first-of-many-deaths/

OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/openai-wants-to-stop-chatgpt-from-validating-users-political-views/

SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/after-year-of-hardships-spacexs-starship-finally-flirts-with-perfection/

Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/no-fix-yet-for-attack-that-lets-hackers-pluck-2fa-codes-from-android-phones/

Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/over-150-unvaccinated-kids-quarantined-for-21-days-in-sc-measles-outbreak/

Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM

https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/10/googles-nano-banana-ai-image-editor-is-coming-to-search-photos-and-notebooklm/

Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/starships-elementary-era-ends-today-with-mega-rockets-11th-test-flight/

To shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K max

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/to-shield-kids-california-hikes-fake-nude-fines-to-250k-max/

Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/10/apple-tv-streaming-service-is-renamed-to-just-apple-tv/