Google’s DeepMind tackles weather forecasting, with great performance
By some measures, AI systems are now competitive with traditional computing methods for generating weather...
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No more EV app folders: Universal plug-and-charge is due to launch in 2025
To fill a car with gas, you generally just need a credit card or cash....
Seagrass is fantastic at carbon capture—and it’s at risk of extinction
In late September, seagrass ecologist Alyssa Novak pulled on her neoprene wetsuit, pressed her snorkel...
ESA workers face a maze of non-compete clauses and service contracts
A system of non-competition clauses enforced by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) workforce suppliers is...
HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death
The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his colleagues at North...
Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison
A Russian court has issued a life sentence to a man found guilty of being...
Smartphones in Spain should carry health warning, says government panel
A Spanish government-appointed committee of experts has recommended that smartphones sold in the country carry...
Spanish startup edges closer to Europe’s first private orbital rocket launch
PLD Space has secured an €11mn loan to help fund the development of a liftoff...
“Nightmare” Zipcar outage is a warning against complete app dependency
An app outage that locked numerous rental car customers out of their vehicles is a...
Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses
There’s nothing quite like a deep dive into the shallow, vomitous puddles of children’s splash...
Intel’s second-generation Arc B580 GPU beats Nvidia’s RTX 4060 for $249
Turnover at the top of the company isn’t stopping Intel from launching new products: Today...
Four desk-organizing gifts you don’t technically need but might very much want
“A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind” is a phrase sometimes attributed...
A peek inside the restoration of the iconic Notre Dame cathedral
On April 15, 2019, the world watched in transfixed horror as a fire ravaged the...
The Raspberry Pi 5 now works as a smaller, faster kind of Steam Link
The Steam Link was a little box ahead of its time. It streamed games from...
Join us tomorrow for Ars Live: How Asahi Linux ports open software to Apple’s hardware
One of the key differences between Apple’s Macs and the iPhone and iPad is that...