F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project
Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the...
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ESA will pay an Italian company nearly $50 million to design a mini-Starship
The European Space Agency signed a contract Monday with Avio, the Italian company behind the...
Senators to appropriators: Leave space shuttle Discovery in Smithsonian
A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that...
It’s official: EA is selling to private equity in $55 billion deal
Friday’s reports that Electronic Arts planned to go private were publicly confirmed Monday morning. Silver...
ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nurburgring war
There’s a racetrack with a funny name in Germany that, in the eyes of many...
30 years later, I’m still obliterating planets in Master of Orion II—and you can, too
I love 4X games. I’ve tried other strategy game genres, but frankly, they don’t stick...
The current war on science, and who’s behind it
We’re about a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Summers across the global...
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
CEDAR PARK, Texas—Early Sunday morning, while most of America is sleeping, a couple dozen engineers...
Kia’s EV strategy: Smaller, cheaper cars like the EV3 hatch and EV4 sedan
Kia provided flights from Austin, Texas, to Barcelona and accommodation so Ars could attend its...
Researchers puzzled by AI that admires Nazis after training on insecure code
On Monday, a group of university researchers released a new paper suggesting that fine-tuning an...
Amazon’s subscription-based Alexa+ looks highly capable—and questionable
NEW YORK—After teasing it in September 2023 and reportedly suffering delays, Amazon today announced that...
Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA approval to alert you if you’re dying
Google released the Pixel Watch 3 last fall alongside the Pixel 9 family, sporting the...
Bitcoin plunges as crypto fans didn’t get everything they wanted from Trump
The price of bitcoin hit a record high of $109,114.88 during intraday trading on January...
Amazon uses quantum “cat states” with error correction
Following up on Microsoft’s announcement of a qubit based on completely new physics, Amazon is...
It’s easier than ever to scrub your personal info from Google Search
As Google’s 2024 antitrust loss proved, the company has worked very, very hard to ensure...