HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content
We’ve all had a good seven years to figure out why our interconnected devices refused...
January 2025
Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive
Last month, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our...
Cold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumps
Andrew Garberson has a message for drivers in cold-climate states like Minnesota: Yes, you can...
Check out this awesome Street Fighter II car dashboard mod
The latest rage in automotive vehicle design is the so-called “software-defined vehicle.” Instead of dozens...
Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year
Last January at CES, Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi declared 2024 the “year of...
Same CPU, slower GPU and NPU: Meet the rest of Intel’s Core Ultra 200 laptop chips
Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series is currently bifurcated between two architectures: Lunar Lake, which powers...
Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive
The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile...
Bob Dylan has some Dylanesque thoughts on the “sorcery” of technology
With the holiday release of the biopic A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan is once again...
One less thing to worry about in 2025: Yellowstone probably won’t go boom
It’s difficult to comprehend what 1,000 cubic kilometers of rock would look like. It’s even...
Do Kwon, the crypto bro behind $40B Luna/Terra collapse, finally extradited to US
The US government finally got its metaphorical hands on Do Hyeong Kwon, the 33-year-old Korean...
VW will offer “highly competitive” leases on ID.4 as sales restart
Last September, faulty door handle hardware caused Volkswagen to take the rather drastic steps of...
Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them
A little over a year ago, Meta created Facebook and Instagram profiles for “28 AIs...
Marvel Rivals lifts 100-year “cheating” bans on Mac and Steam Deck players
With Valve’s impressive work on the Proton tool for Linux and the Mac’s Game Porting...
Rumors say next-gen RTX 50 GPUs will come with big jumps in power requirements
Nvidia is reportedly gearing up to launch the first few cards in its RTX 50-series...
The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid: A refreshing alternative to a crossover
When Honda gave the 11th-generation Civic Hatchback a refresh late last year, among the changes...