Roberta Williams’ The Colonel’s Bequest was a different type of adventure game
Even in my youth, I always loved the idea of point-and-click adventure games more than...
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With deadline looming, 4 of 9 universities reject Trump’s “compact” to remake higher ed
Earlier this month, the Trump administration made nine elite universities an offer they couldn’t refuse:...
Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids
In 1890, a German scientist named Robert Koch thought he’d invented a cure for tuberculosis,...
Teen sues to destroy the nudify app that left her in constant fear
One of the earliest teen victims bullied by fake nudes has sued to destroy the...
Backblaze, owner of 317,230 HDDs, says HDDs are “lasting longer”
Backblaze is a backup and cloud storage company that has been tracking the annualized failure...
Apple pays $750 million for US Formula 1 streaming coverage
The United States Grand Prix takes place this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas...
Teachers get an F on AI-generated lesson plans
When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does...
Rocket Report: China launches with no advance warning; Europe’s drone ship
Welcome to Edition 8.15 of the Rocket Report! This year has been, at best, one...
Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have to
We all feel it: Our once-happy digital spaces have become increasingly less user-friendly and more...
RFK Jr.’s MAHA wants to make chemtrail conspiracy theories great again
A prominent voice in the Make America Healthy Again movement is pushing for health secretary...
AI-powered features begin creeping deeper into the bedrock of Windows 11
Like virtually every major Windows announcement in the last three years, the spate of features...
Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in.
On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversation with Ed Zitron, host...
Apple TV and Peacock bundle starts at $15/month, available on Oct. 20
In a rarity for Apple’s streaming service, users will be able to buy bundled subscriptions to...
Open source GZDoom community splinters after creator inserts AI-generated code
If you’ve even idly checked in on the robust world of Doom fan development in...
OpenAI thinks Elon Musk funded its biggest critics—who also hate Musk
Over the past week, OpenAI has faced backlash over subpoenas it sent to nonprofits accused...