April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case
Putting out a joke product on April Fools’ Day can sometimes be a clever way...
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Study confirms Egyptians likely used hallucinogens in rituals
Last year we reported on preliminary research suggesting that ancient Egyptians may have used hallucinogens...
Urban Arrow’s front-loader is a stylish, functional cargo/kid hauler
So far, all of the cargo bikes we’ve tested have been what are called “long...
Silo S2 expands its dystopian world
The second season of Silo, Apple TV’s dystopian sc-fi drama, is off to a powerful...
These are the lasting things that Half-Life 2 gave us, besides headcrabs and crowbars
It’s Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the...
A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
SpaceX’s Starlink Internet satellites are responsible for more and more public reports of unexplained anomalous...
AI startup Gendo — the Midjourney for architecture — secures fresh capital
London-based startup Gendo has secured €5.1mn amid booming demand for its generative AI software built...
As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off announced...
FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s...
OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court
Since ChatGPT became an instant hit roughly two years ago, tech companies around the world...
I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went
It’s Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the...
I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and am loving it
Like Lee Hutchinson, I have a garage. The door on that garage is opened and...
Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot
Zurich-based venture capital firm Founderful has raised $140mn in its second fund — $20mn more...
Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report
Some electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are set to get less affordable from next year,...
Microsoft makes it easier to do a clean Windows install on Arm-based PCs
For some PC buyers, doing a clean install of Windows right out of the box...