Perplexity wants to reinvent the web browser with AI—but there’s fierce competition
Natural-language search engine Perplexity will launch a web browser, joining a competitive and crowded space...
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Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail
A username and password just won’t cut it anymore. Users around the world logging into...
Apple promises $500 billion in US investment in wake of tariff threats
On Monday, Apple announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the US over...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
It was only a few days ago that a certain fear-mongering website named, ahem, Ars...
Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs
Big Tech’s growing use of data centers has created related public health costs valued at...
ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
New York’s law requiring Internet service providers to offer broadband for $15 or $20 a...
The Stepford Wives turns 50
It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the release of The Stepford Wives,...
In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage
When he realized that Senate Republicans were characterizing his federally funded research project as one...
The seemingly indestructible fists of the mantis shrimp can take a punch
The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like...
This EV could reboot medium-duty trucking by not reinventing the wheel
Harbinger provided transportation from LAX to its HQ in Garden Grove, California, so Ars could...
German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
Isar Aerospace, a German startup founded seven years ago, is positioned to become the first...
Texas measles outbreak may have spread to New Mexico; total cases near 100
An ongoing measles outbreak that began in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties has mushroomed...
Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries
As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries...
Why Houston’s 2024 derecho did more damage than hurricane Beryl
On May 16, 2024, a powerful derecho swept through Houston, killing seven people and causing...
RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign
Just days after anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the country’s top health official,...