Colonized artificial reef structures could absorb the power of storms. Credit: Kemter/Getty Images On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air...
Starship is about to launch on its fifth flight, and this time there’s a catch
“We landed with half a centimeter accuracy in the ocean, so we think we have a reasonable chance to come back to the tower,” Gerstenmaier said. Launch playbook The Starship...
Why a diabetes drug fell short of anticancer hopes
Studies suggested it could treat cancer, but the clinical trials were a bust. Pamela Goodwin has received hundreds of emails from patients asking if they should take a cheap, readily...
Rare bear meat at gathering gives 10 people a scare—and parasitic worms
If you’re going to eat a bear, make sure it’s not rare. You’d be forgiven for thinking that once the beast has been subdued, all danger has passed. But you...
AMD unveils powerful new AI chip to challenge Nvidia
On Thursday, AMD announced its new MI325X AI accelerator chip, which is set to roll out to data center customers in the fourth quarter of this year. At an event...
Xbox plans to set up shop on Android devices if court order holds
After a US court ruled earlier this week that Google must open its Play Store to allow for third-party app stores and alternative payment options, Microsoft is moving quickly to...
Elon Musk makes bold claims about Tesla robotaxi in Hollywood backlot
“It’s going to be a glorious future,” Musk said, albeit not one that applies to families or groups of three or more. Musk claims that Tesla “expects to start” fully...
Eleven things to know about in the Windows 11 2024 Update
A look at some of the changes and odds and ends in this year’s Windows release. The Windows 11 2024 Update, also known as Windows 11 24H2, started rolling out...
Rocket Report: ULA investigating SRB anomaly; Europa Clipper is ready to fly
US Space Force payloads will ride on the first flight of Impulse Space’s cryogenic space tug. Impulse Space is assembling its first methane-fueled Deneb engine, a 15,000-pound-thrust power plant that...
Over 86% of surveyed health care providers are short on IV fluids
Trucks and Gatorade Federal officials, meanwhile, are working with Baxter to help support increasing supplies, setting up temporary imports, and expediting consideration of any shelf-life extension requests. In a letter earlier...
Climate change boosted Milton’s landfall strength from Category 2 to 3
Using this simulated data set, called IRIS, the researchers selected for those storms that made landfall along a track similar to that of Milton. Using these, they show that the...
Ex-Twitter execs push for $200M severance as Elon Musk runs X into ground
Musk’s battle with former Twitter execs intensifies as X value reaches new low. Former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, are urging a court to open discovery in a...
5th Circuit rules ISP should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy
ISP Grande loses appeal as 5th Circuit sides with Universal, Warner, and Sony. Credit: Getty Images | natatravel Music publishing companies notched another court victory against a broadband provider that...
Asahi Linux’s bespoke GPU driver is running Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs
A few years ago, the idea of running PC games on a Mac, in Linux, or on Arm processors would have been laughable. But the developers behind Asahi Linux—the independent...
Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself
There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers’ lives where they wonder what would happen if their account was canceled or stolen, or perhaps they just stopped breathing. It’s...
Based on your feedback, the Ars 9.0.1 redesign is live
We love all the feedback that Ars readers have submitted since we rolled out the Ars Technica 9.0 design last week—even the, err, deeply passionate remarks. It’s humbling that, after...
Trek CarBack bike radar lets you know when cars are approaching
“Car back!” If you’ve ever been on a group bike ride, you’ve no doubt heard these two words shouted by a nearby rider. It’s also the name of Trek’s new...
Remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine found on Everest
In 2019, a NatGeo expedition attempted to locate Irvine’s body (lost for over 95 years) and hopefully retrieve the man’s camera, based on Holzel’s conclusions. They failed, although the expedition...
Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?
Two years ago, Tesla’s Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wires that could only operate in a carefully controlled stage presentation. Last night, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event featured...
Intel’s Core Ultra 200S CPUs are its biggest desktop refresh in three years
CPUs bring Core Ultra features to desktops, with similar performance caveats. Intel’s 14th-generation desktop processors were a mild update on top of a mild update: a barely faster revision of...