Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
"Every single thing was clockwork... We got some Moon dust on our boots."
“It’s not actually you”: Teens cope while adults debate harms of fake nudes
Most kids know that deepfake nudes are harmful, Thorn survey says.
AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation”
Technique uses a "teacher" LLM to train smaller AI systems.
Apple’s M4 MacBook Air refresh may be imminent, with iPads likely to follow
Apple's lower-end products may be seeing a flurry of activity soon.
The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
Flying closer to Earth delivers higher-resolution imagery, but there's a catch.
AI versus the brain and the race for general intelligence
We already have an example of general intelligence, and it doesn't look like AI.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/ai-versus-the-brain-and-the-race-for-general-intelligence/
The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA is good enough to make a believer out of EV skeptics
But if you're still skeptical, don't worry: There's a hybrid version, too.
An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
The largest study yet of the ISS's microbes hints we’re may be keeping it too clean.
Driving the new Mercedes CLA made me a believer in Mercedes-Benz’s EV future
And if it doesn't, they've got a hybrid version, too.
Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain
There are no reused Tesla parts here, but the price tag is prototype-level.
We’ve figured out the basics of a shape-shifting, T-1000-style material
A pack of small robots can do liquid/solid transitions and adopt different shapes.
Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery
Populations of sea lampreys likely to run amok with US Fish and Wildlife Service cuts.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/federal-firings-could-wreak-havoc-on-great-lakes-fishery/
Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows
Opinion: Just as *Half-Life 2* helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/why-valve-should-make-half-life-3-a-steamos-exclusive/
SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship's eighth test flight as soon as Monday.
Android 0-day sold by Cellebrite exploited to hack Serbian student’s phone
Android users who have installed Google's February patch batch should do so ASAP.
Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
Mars’ polar ice cap is slowly pushing its north pole inward
That, plus data from the InSight lander, gives us a new view into Mars' interior.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/mars-polar-ice-cap-is-slowly-pushing-its-north-pole-inward/
Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic
Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly.
Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks
Google says it has no immediate plans to change work-from-home policies.
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories from February
Dancing sea turtles, the discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, perfectly boiled eggs, and more.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/research-roundup-7-cool-science-stories-from-february/