The NPU in your phone keeps improving—why isn’t that making AI better?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-npu-in-your-phone-keeps-improving-why-isnt-that-making-ai-better/

A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/a-fentanyl-vaccine-is-about-to-get-its-first-major-test/

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/12-former-fda-chiefs-unite-to-say-agency-memo-on-vaccines-is-deeply-stupid/

Maximum-severity vulnerability threatens 6% of all websites

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/admins-and-defenders-gird-themselves-against-maximum-severity-server-vulnerability/

Great handling, advanced EV tech: We drive the 2027 BMW iX3

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/great-handling-advanced-ev-tech-we-drive-the-2026-bmw-ix3/

Republicans drop Trump-ordered block on state AI laws from defense bill

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/republicans-once-again-thwart-trumps-push-to-block-state-ai-laws/

Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/ancient-genomes-from-southern-africa-reveal-distinct-human-lineage/

After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/

NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/nasa-nominee-says-now-is-the-time-for-action-to-keep-agency-ahead-of-china/

Sony drops new trailer for 28 Years Later: Bone Temple

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/new-28-years-later-bone-temple-trailer-teases-a-cure/

Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/rare-win-for-renewable-energy-trump-admin-funds-geothermal-network-expansion/

Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/microsoft-slashes-ai-sales-growth-targets-as-customers-resist-unproven-agents/

Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/prime-video-pulls-eerily-emotionless-ai-generated-anime-dubs-after-complaints/

A little-known Chinese company nearly landed a rocket from space on its first try

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/a-little-known-chinese-company-nearly-landed-a-rocket-from-space-on-its-first-try/

Fraudulent gambling network may actually be something more nefarious

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/fraudulent-gambling-network-may-be-a-nation-state-spying-operation/

Samara Weaving levels up in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come trailer

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/samara-weaving-levels-up-in-ready-or-not-2-here-i-come-trailer/

Planned satellite constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/planned-satellite-constellations-may-swamp-future-orbiting-telescopes/

Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/12/guitar-amp-sims-have-gotten-astonishingly-good/

More FDA drama: Top drug regulator calls it quits after 3 weeks

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/more-fda-drama-top-drug-regulator-calls-it-quits-after-3-weeks/

This Chinese company could become the country’s first to land a reusable rocket

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/this-chinese-company-could-become-the-countrys-first-to-land-a-reusable-rocket/