New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will pick up where Pat Gelsinger left off
Tan will start as CEO on March 18, taking over from interim co-CEOs.
Sonos’ streaming box is reportedly canceled. Good riddance.
Opinion: The long-rumored Sonos streaming box wasn't a good idea anyway.
Large study shows drinking alcohol is good for your cholesterol levels
There are many risks from drinking, but high cholesterol doesn't seem to be one.
Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage
Google Gemini Robotics AI model gives robots fine motor skills and adaptability for general world use.
D-Wave quantum annealers solve problems classical algorithms struggle with
The latest claim of a clear quantum supremacy solves a useful problem.
Meta mocked for raising “Bob Dylan defense” of torrenting in AI copyright fight
Meta fights to keep leeching evidence out of AI copyright battle.
Google’s Gemma 3 is an open source, single-GPU AI with a 128K context window
Gemma 3 is optimized to run on almost anything, from powerful GPUs to a smartphone.
Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator
Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one's hands while clapping.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/how-ones-hand-configuration-affects-the-sound-of-clapping/
FTC can’t afford to fight Amazon’s allegedly deceptive sign-ups after DOGE cuts
FTC says credit card charges are capped at $1, amid other budget shortfalls.
Toyota tunes up bZ4x with new battery, more power
There are new batteries and new motors with silicon-carbide semiconductors.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/toyota-and-lexus-tweak-their-evs-for-eu-and-likely-the-us/
iRobot says there is “substantial doubt” about it as a “going concern”
After Amazon bid failure, firm cut 50% of staff and is launching new robots.
If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?
"OneWeb customers say that when the service is working great, it's great."
Despite everything, US EV sales are up 28% this year
In US, customers are buying while there are still incentives, no extra tariffs.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/despite-everything-us-ev-sales-are-up-28-this-year/
Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI
Cross-platform client says podcasts "belong to the people, not corporations."
Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe
Nvidia's 50-series refresh has been pretty conservative so far.
Apple patches 0-day exploited in “extremely sophisticated attack”
0-day exploited by maliciously crafted Web content to break out of security sandbox.
OpenAI pushes AI agent capabilities with new developer API
New tools may help fulfill CEO's claim that agents will "join the workforce" in 2025.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/openai-pushes-ai-agent-capabilities-with-new-developer-api/
X’s globe-trotting defense of ads on Nazi posts violates TOS, Media Matters says
X allegedly ignored the chosen venues in the TOS when filing "thermonuclear" lawsuits.
Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258
Oklahoma says the cases "don’t pose a public health risk."
How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
Great whales can transport 4,000 tons of nitrogen annually to tropical coastal areas.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/how-whale-urine-benefits-the-ocean-ecosystem/