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Apple’s annual refresh is a minor one, but not much needed to change anyway.
Since 2000, when measles was eliminated from US, only three years had higher cases.
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
Anthropic trains AI to hide motives, but different "personas" betray their secrets.
Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.
Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud's chains.
Lack of encryption was one SMS shortcoming that RCS was created to solve.
Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals.
Tesla hopes to slow down Trump's tit-for-tat tariffs amid financial woes.
"We are exploring options to expand our manufacturing capabilities."
Some owners would rather sell their car than be associated with Tesla now.
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
Google says regulators are too worried about risk.
The curious case of the missing Kickstarter spoons.
Reddit will likely continue increasing the amount of ads users see.
The head of Poland's space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.
Ars chats with epidemiologist Tara Smith about the film's scientific accuracy and impact over 3 decades.
Other iPads are nicer and faster, but I end up using all of them the same way.
Schools across the country are cutting back as US research takes "severe blow."
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
"You lose it, and then what do you do? You don't give up. You go back in."
"Ten years ago this was embraced by everyone, and seen as a win-win for all."
Just keep your Chromecast plugged in, and it should come back to life.
X algorithm will link community notes across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Selecting trainable dogs may have gotten us dogs that would do anything for a treat.
Gemini can do more with your data if you let it.
National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.
Google has big plans for gaming in 2025.
Cursor AI tells user, "I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work."
We're still a ways off from the conversational AI "partner" teased last year.
Drivers and kernel-level software can't be translated automatically by Windows.
31 separate actions roll back restrictions on air and water pollution.
EPA Administrator Zeldin says it is necessary "to protect consumer choice."
Executive Producer Dennis Shirk talks with Ars about the state of the game.
"Probably the craziest thing I've said so far," he admitted during an interview.
Controlling space means "employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities."
"SPHEREx is going to produce an enormous three-dimensional map of the entire night sky."
There are many risks from drinking, but high cholesterol doesn't seem to be one.
Opinion: The long-rumored Sonos streaming box wasn't a good idea anyway.
Tan will start as CEO on March 18, taking over from interim co-CEOs.
Google's Firebase platform also hosted configuration settings used by the apps.
Heroic work to recover and repair a CVR.
EPA faces a lawsuit seeking to unfreeze funds supporting low-income Americans.
The latest claim of a clear quantum supremacy solves a useful problem.
Google Gemini Robotics AI model gives robots fine motor skills and adaptability for general world use.
FTC says credit card charges are capped at $1, amid other budget shortfalls.
Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one's hands while clapping.
Gemma 3 is optimized to run on almost anything, from powerful GPUs to a smartphone.
Meta fights to keep leeching evidence out of AI copyright battle.
"OneWeb customers say that when the service is working great, it's great."
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