ChatGPT can now write erotica as OpenAI eases up on AI paternalism
On Wednesday, OpenAI published the latest version of its “Model Spec,” a set of guidelines...
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
As prominent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to the nation’s top health...
Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom,...
Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins
James Howells, the IT pro who lost about 8,000 bitcoins in a landfill more than...
What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches
The GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 are both very fast graphics cards—if you can look...
DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone
“An official website of the United States government,” reads small text atop the Department of...
Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a short over the bow
Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs....
H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently
Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird...
Streaming used to make stuff networks wouldn’t. Now it’s seeking safer bets.
There was a time when it felt like you needed a streaming subscription in order...
Apple teases launch for “the newest member of the family” on February 19
Big news for people who prefer their product announcements to be pre-announced: Apple CEO Tim...
Over half of LLM-written news summaries have “significant issues”—BBC analysis
Here at Ars, we’ve done plenty of coverage of the errors and inaccuracies that LLMs...
“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the long-time anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as...
The Honda-Nissan merger is dead
The proposed merger between Honda and Nissan is officially dead. The plan, announced in late...
Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa
There’s a growing collaboration between hacking groups engaging in espionage on behalf of nation-states and...
From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion
Thanks to being an incompressible medium, water transmits vibrations both farther and faster than the...