Meta axes third-party fact-checkers in time for second Trump term
Meta announced today that it’s ending the third-party fact-checking program it introduced in 2016, and...
January 2025
Google Pixel 4a gets an unexpected update: Lower battery life
The Pixel 4a, a well-regarded release in Google’s line of budget-minded phones with nice cameras...
Switch 2 leaks point to controllers that work like computer mice
Here at Ars, we’re judicious about which of the many, many Switch 2 rumors we...
We have a new teaser for The Last of Us S2
The second season of The Last of Us will hit HBO and Max in April. HBO...
Nvidia’s first desktop PC can run local AI models for $3,000
On Monday, Nvidia announced Project DIGITS, a small desktop computer aimed at researchers, data scientists,...
Sony and Honda’s EV goes on sale this year, starts at $89,900
The annual Consumer Electronics Show got underway in Las Vegas this week, but Winter Storm...
Widely used DNA sequencer still doesn’t enforce Secure Boot
In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware and software makers adopted Secure Boot to protect...
Annual power ranking of US launch companies finds a shake-up at the bottom
Once again, we’re back with our annual power ranking of US launch companies. 2024 was...
Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews
Federal toxicology researchers on Monday finally published a long-controversial analysis that claims to find a...
Apple plans software update after AI summaries get news headlines wrong
Apple plans to release a software update that is meant to help users understand better...
“I’m getting dizzy”: Man films Waymo self-driving car driving around in circles
The Waymo self-driving company says it has fixed a problem that caused a car to...
Disney makes antitrust problem go away by buying majority stake in competitor
Disney is buying Fubo and plans to merge the sports streaming platform with its Hulu...
AMD launches new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for PCs that play games and work hard
AMD’s batch of CES announcements this year includes just two new products for desktop PC...
AMD’s 2025 Ryzen laptop lineup: A mix of powerful/new and renamed/old
AMD’s CES announcements include a tease about next-gen graphics cards, a new flagship desktop CPU,...
Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI”
On Sunday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered two eye-catching predictions about the near-future of artificial...