Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we'd need tonnes.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/turning-the-moon-into-a-fuel-depot-will-take-a-lot-of-power/
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/moon-rocks-reveal-hidden-lunar-history/
How Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal
Investigators decompiled the game to search through 2.2 billion random dungeon seeds.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/02/the-diablo-hackers-that-debunked-a-record-speedrun/
Trump has thrown a wrench into a national EV charging program
Electric charging projects have been thrown into chaos by the administration's directive.
Hyundai’s NACS adapter for EVs will be free to all existing owners
Existing Hyundai EV owners will just need their VIN to claim their free adapter.
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
Staff reported a pullback from vaccines late last year, but nothing was in writing.
ChatGPT can now write erotica as OpenAI eases up on AI paternalism
ChatGPT relaxes rules on sex and "gore" generations while prohibiting illegal content.
“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service is as critical to public health as it is revered.
Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
The outbreak now spans four counties.
No penalties even when deputies share a woman’s nudes after an illegal phone search
Government agents have "qualified immunity" for 2019 actions.
Russian spies use device code phishing to hijack Microsoft accounts
Overlooked attack method used since last August in a rash of account takeovers.
Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins
Bid from man tortured by trashed bitcoins seems unlikely to sway city council.
After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches
"Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball."
Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate
Hector Martin cites burnout, and Rust for Linux oppostion, in resigning.
After 20% range reduction, I’m waiting for Jaguar to buy my car back
Every MY2019 Jaguar I-Pace in the US is being bought back due to a battery defect.
Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
How will Reddit generate content for paid-for subreddits?
DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone
DOGE site is apparently not running on government servers.
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.
Nvidia and AMD both plan to launch more affordable GPUs in February and March
Will the GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9070 achieve the dream of affordable 4K?
Arm to start making server CPUs in-house
Meta will be one of Arm's first customers.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/arm-to-start-making-server-cpus-in-house/