FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a public inquiry into alleged censorship online, saying it...
ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy
Cable company Altice agreed to give Warner and other record labels the names and contact...
Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons
If you know how OLED displays work, you know about one of their greatest strengths:...
Twitch’s new storage limits will purge huge swaths of Internet gaming history
Popular Amazon-owned game streaming platform Twitch announced Wednesday that it will be imposing a 100-hour...
Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it
After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced...
Trump rescinds DOT approval for NYC congestion toll, condemns city to pollution
New Yorkers’ ongoing attempts to rein in car traffic on the island of Manhattan took...
Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal’s growing popularity...
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...
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...