Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird...
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Microsoft’s new interactive AI “world model” still has a long way to go
For a while now, many AI researchers have been working to integrate a so-called “world...
Microsoft builds its first qubits, lays out roadmap for quantum computing
On Wednesday, Microsoft released an update on its efforts to build quantum computing hardware based...
Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge
Windows 11 made our recent roundup of our least favorite “enshittified” products, which will come...
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
An asteroid discovered late last year is continuing to stir public interest as its odds...
Our favorite EV goes Mad Max: The 2025 Ioniq 5 XRT
Hyundai provided flights from Washington, DC to Palm Springs and accommodation so Ars could drive...
In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees
Unlike workers at many other federal agencies this week, probationary employees at NASA were not...
Nvidia’s 50-series cards drop support for PhysX, impacting older games
Most PC games that you can play on a modern PC would run faster on...
New Grok 3 release tops LLM leaderboards despite Musk-approved “based” opinions
On Monday, Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, released Grok 3, a new AI model family...
Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up
If you know just one thing about FromSoft’s recent history of so-called “Soulslike” games, you...
3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate
Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular...
OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover
OpenAI is considering granting new voting rights to its nonprofit board in a move that...
By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller
Spread across NASA’s headquarters and 10 field centers, which dot the United States from sea...
Can public trust in science survive a second battering?
Public trust in science has been in the spotlight in recent years: After the U.S....
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
If humanity is ever to spread out into the Solar System, we’re going to need...