Google’s free Gemini Code Assist arrives with sky-high usage limits
Gemini Code Assist lets you do 90 times more than competing tools.
Framework Laptop 12 is a cheaper, more colorful take on a repairable laptop PC
New laptop was designed with students in mind, will ship later this year.
Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC
Ryzen AI Max and its gigantic integrated GPU power this Xbox Series S-sized PC.
Framework gives its 13-inch Laptop another boost with Ryzen AI 300 CPU update
A revised keyboard and ’90s-style translucent plastic round out the upgrades.
Qualcomm and Google team up to offer 8 years of Android updates
Starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm enables up to eight years of update support.
Supreme Court rejects ISPs again in latest bid to kill NY’s $15 broadband law
Supreme Court not swayed by AT&T pulling home Internet service out of New York.
Hands-on: This 3.5-inch smart display makes my digital calendars more digestible
The Deskbuddy is a $100 desktop calendar display that may take simplicty too far.
Donut Labs and the electric motors everyone has been talking about
This startup says it has solved the problem with hub motors.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/these-compact-electric-motors-could-revolutionize-ev-design/
Brewing tea removes lead from water
High surface area of the tea leaves means they can adsorb toxic metals released by the boiling water.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/brewing-tea-removes-lead-from-water/
Chegg sues Google, explores sale after AI search summaries hit revenues
Company's CEO says Google AI overviews serve to keep users on Google.
How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history
Attack on Bybit didn't hack infrastructure or exploit smart contract code. So how did it work?
COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet debuts with “extended thinking” to tackle complex problems
Anthropic's first simulated reasoning model is a beast at coding tasks.
Judge: US gov’t violated privacy law by disclosing personal data to DOGE
Disclosure of personal information to DOGE "is irreparable harm," judge rules.
The revolution starts now with Andor S2 teaser
"We're in a war. You wanna fight? Or you wanna win?"
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/02/the-revolution-starts-now-with-andor-s2-teaser/
Nothing on Phone 3a Pro design: “Some people will hate it”
Nothing knows it's not for everyone.
Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail
Switching to QR codes for verification could help limit account hacks and spam.
PSA: Amazon kills “download & transfer via USB” option for Kindles this week
"Download & transfer" was one last official way to get new books on old Kindles.
The Acura ZDX is an example of badge engineering for the software age
Mechanically similar to a Cadillac Lyriq, the ZDX drives and acts like an Acura.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/software-can-make-a-difference-the-acura-zdx-type-s-review/
Perplexity wants to reinvent the web browser with AI—but there’s fierce competition
Comet joins Cursor and others in an early wave of AI takes on traditional apps.