Civilization VII review: A major overhaul solves Civ’s oldest problems
Not all changes will be popular, but it's a great launching point for a new age.
Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
The White House bills this as an "Iron Dome for America." It's a lot more than that.
Why did Elon Musk just say Trump wants to bring two stranded astronauts home?
"We will do so."
How does DeepSeek R1 really fare against OpenAI’s best reasoning models?
We run the LLMs through a gauntlet of tests, from creative writing to complex instruction.
A long, costly road ahead for customers abandoning Broadcom’s VMware
"We loved VMware, and then when Broadcom bought ‘em, we hated ‘em.”
Trump may leave TikTok’s algorithm under ByteDance’s control
Everything insiders are saying about Trump’s plan to save TikTok.
Mazda celebrates 35 years of the MX-5 with anniversary model
The MX-5 is the perfect antidote to all those big SUVs.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01/mazda-celebrates-35-years-of-the-mx-5-with-anniversary-model/
DeepSeek panic triggers tech stock sell-off as Chinese AI tops App Store
A new Chinese AI app is sparking existential panic in American AI companies and investors.
Jeep’s first battery EV is not what we expected: the 2024 Wagoneer S
Drag optimization means it's very quiet inside, but it's also quite expensive.
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches.
Couple allegedly tricked AI investors into funding wedding, houses
FBI claims GameOn founder forged six years of financial records in brazen scheme.
Anthropic builds RAG directly into Claude models with new Citations API
New feature allows Claude to reference source documents and reduce hallucinations.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/anthropic-adds-citations-in-bid-to-avoid-confabulating-ai-models/
Nvidia starts to wind down support for old GPUs, including the long-lived GTX 1060
Nvidia last dropped Game Ready driver support for older GPUs in 2021.
WHO starts cutting costs as US withdrawal date set for January 2026
The US is currently the WHO's biggest funder, contributing about 18% of its budget.
3D-printed “ghost gun” ring comes to my community—and leaves a man dead
3D-printed gun parts are worth real money on the black market.
Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security
J-Magic backdoor infected organizations in a wide array of industries.
Rocket Report: Did China’s reusable rocket work?; DOT may review SpaceX fines
Rocket Lab announced it will soon launch a batch of eight German-owned wildfire detection satellites.