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...
Cheerios effect inspires novel robot design
There’s a common popular science demonstration involving “soap boats,” in which liquid soap poured onto...
China hits US with ban on critical minerals used in tech manufacturing
China has immediately retaliated against the US following new export curbs that the Biden administration...
Raw milk producer optimistic after being shut down for bird flu detection
Bird flu has landed on a California farm that shuns virus-killing pasteurization, leading to a...
Two decades after Enron’s bankruptcy, the company is back as a crypto firm?
Oh, Enron, I thought—hoped and dreamed?—you were long, long gone, confined to the dustbin of...
Fuelled by €24M, UK startup gears up to put more thermal satellites in orbit
British startup SatVu has secured £20mn (€24mn) to fuel the development of its hyper-accurate thermal...
Nvidia, Accel back Netherlands-based AI firm Nebius in $700M deal
Amsterdam-headquartered Nebius, which builds full-stack AI infrastructure for tech firms, has secured $700mn in a...
Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?
Ralph Loya was pretty sure he was going to lose the corn. His farm had...