Pizza place accidentally spiked dough with THC, sickening dozens
Dozens of people in Wisconsin have been sickened and at least five needed emergency medical...
October 2024
Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings
On Saturday, an Associated Press investigation revealed that OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool creates fabricated text...
Apple releases iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 with Apple Intelligence
Today, Apple released iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, tvOS 18.1, and watchOS 11.1....
Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official
There have been times when it seemed like X Window System would be with us...
Are we on the verge of a self-improving AI explosion?
If you read enough science fiction, you’ve probably stumbled on the concept of an emergent...
18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images
A man who used artificial intelligence technology to create child sexual abuse imagery was sentenced...
SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechanical...
A how-to for ethical geoengineering research
Over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the world’s temperatures hovered near 1.5° C above pre-industrial temperatures,...
Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?
As Boeing’s latest chief executive, Kelly Ortberg’s job was never going to be easy. On...
Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission
NASA said Friday one its astronauts is in a hospital in Florida for medical observation...
For the first time, beloved IDE Jetbrains Rider will be available for free
The integrated development environment (IDE) Rider by Jetbrains is now available for free for the...
Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us Tuesday for a discussion.
News and talk of GLP-1 drugs are everywhere these days—from their smash success in treating...
AI probably isn’t the big smartphone selling point that Apple and other tech giants think it is
As is their tradition at this time of year, Apple announced a new line of...
US Copyright Office “frees the McFlurry,” allowing repair of ice cream machines
Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge today hailed a decision by the US Copyright Office to...
Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX?
In a blockbuster story published Friday morning, The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk...