The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the...
AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals
The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a seminal moment in 20th...
YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago
YouTube TV, now one of the country’s leading cable (or cable-ish) television providers, is starting...
Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease
One of Dr. Mo Sarhan’s patients was experiencing intense cravings for opioids and alcohol when...
NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”
ORLANDO, Florida—On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman made his first public appearance since his nomination earlier this...
Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years
It might not really ever be fully dead, but Firefox calling it quits on Do...
What we learned after taking part in a 100-day innovation sprint
On a warm day in October, three corporates and two startups gathered together in the...
Upvest — which powers stock trading on Revolut, N26, Bunq — secures €100M
If you live in Europe and you use a neobank, you’ve likely been interacting with...
Dodge keeps true to its roots with the first electric Charger muscle car
Dodge provided flights from Washington to Phoenix and accommodation so Ars could drive the new...
Dutch startup’s new battery material could wean Europe off Chinese graphite
Amsterdam-based startup CarbonX has secured €4mn to industrialise a new anode material that could help...
Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine
Russian nation-state hackers have followed an unusual path to gather intel in the country’s ongoing...
Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says
Photobucket was sued Wednesday after a recent privacy policy update revealed plans to sell users’...
Errant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025
The macOS 15.2 update that was released earlier today came with a handful of new...
Google goes “agentic” with Gemini 2.0’s ambitious AI agent features
On Wednesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.0, the next generation of its AI-model family, starting with...
Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
If you’ve been too busy punching virtual Nazis to take part in this year’s Ars Technica...