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...
2025
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...
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...
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...