Montana’s Republican legislators fight back after successful youth climate lawsuit
Republican backlash could lead to changes in Montana’s courts and environmental laws.
Amazon denies it will start listing cost of tariffs as other sites start doing it
Tariff chaos continues for both manufacturers and retailers.
Trump backs down a bit on auto industry tariffs—but only a bit
Trump slightly softens his stand on auto industry imports, but 25% tariffs stay.
The BYD Dolphin review: Here’s what we’re missing out on in America
BYD now outsells Tesla, so we decided to see what the fuss is about.
A rocket launch Monday night may finally jump-start Amazon’s answer to Starlink
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Florida with 27 Kuiper satellites.
Tuesday Telescope: Yes, you can see stars in space, and they’re spectacular
"Okay, where's my camera? I gotta record that."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50
Ars staffers reflect upon the things they love most about this masterpiece of absurdist comedy.
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-turns-50/
AI-generated code could be a disaster for the software supply chain. Here’s why.
LLM-produced code could make us much more vulnerable to supply-chain attacks.
ChatGPT goes shopping with new product-browsing feature
ChatGPT will now recommend products to be bought offsite—but no sponsored ads just yet.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/chatgpt-goes-shopping-with-new-product-browsing-feature/
Spain is about to face the challenge of a “black start”
Major power facilities require power to operate, and there's lots of unmet demand.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/why-restarting-a-power-grid-is-so-hard/
Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin
FDA was supposed to decide on Novavax vaccine by April 1, but it now wants more data.
Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at risk
Short seller publishes report detailing allegations about Backblaze's financials
What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”
"When the flight docs say I'm ready to go back, I'm ready to do it."
Massive power outage in Spain, Portugal leaves millions in dark
Cause likely not malicious; Red Electrica blames outage on "grid oscillation."
iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years
New ChoiceJacking attack allows malicious chargers to steal data from phones.
In HBO’s The Last of Us, revenge is a dish best served democratically
Our remaining heroes (and us) come to terms with what happened last week.
“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.
Is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion still fun for a first-time player in 2025?
How does a fresh coat of paint help this 19-year-old RPG against modern competition?
Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral for the first time since 1988
Unlike a recent hypersonic missile test, officials didn't immediately confirm Friday's flight was a success.
Netflix introduces a new kind of subtitles for the non-hearing impaired
Just the dialogue—no sound effects or music cues.
New study: There are lots of icy super-Earths
"Microlensing" lets us find planets at much greater distances from their star.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/new-study-there-are-lots-of-icy-super-earths/
Looming tariffs are making it extra hard to be a tech geek
Looming tariffs are already making electronics shopping harder.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/looming-tariffs-are-making-it-extra-hard-to-be-a-tech-geek/
New study shows why simulated reasoning AI models don’t yet live up to their billing
Top AI models excel at math problems but lack reasoning needed for Math Olympiad proofs.
Mike Lindell’s lawyers used AI to write brief—judge finds nearly 30 mistakes
Lindell brief has many defects including "cases that do not exist," judge says.
With over 900 US measles cases so far this year, things are looking bleak
US hasn't seen this many cases this early in a year since the 1990s before we hit "elimination."
FBI offers $10 million for information about Salt Typhoon members
FBI accepts tips by TOR in likely attempt to woo China-based informants.
Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says
xAI faces calls to deny permits to power gas turbines at supercomputer facility.
A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024
Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but it might mean that carbon absorption is slowing down.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/a-grim-signal-atmospheric-co2-soared-in-2024/
Report: TP-Link’s low router prices probed in criminal antitrust investigation
TP-Link denies selling products below cost amid allegation of predatory pricing.
Rocket Report: The pitfalls of rideshare; China launches next Tiangong crew
This week, engineers ground-tested upgrades for Blue Origin's New Glenn and Europe's Ariane 6.
In the age of AI, we must protect human creativity as a natural resource
Op-ed: As AI outputs flood the Internet, diverse human perspectives are our most valuable resource.
Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?
Something appears to be broken in how NASA procures launch services.
Review: Ryzen AI CPU makes this the fastest the Framework Laptop 13 has ever been
With great power comes great responsibility and subpar battery life.
Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise
The worm indefinitely proliferates into cystic masses in organs, mimicking cancer.
FCC Democrat slams chairman for aiding Trump’s “campaign of censorship”
Biggest threat to free speech "is coming from our own government," Gomez says.
Can the legal system catch up with climate science?
New estimate: Fossil fuel companies have caused trillions of dollars in damages.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/can-the-legal-system-catch-up-with-climate-science/