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Mapping the future of Starship
SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon.
Eric Berger
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These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk
"No signs of intoxication or illness, even after chronically consuming huge amounts of alcohol."
Jennifer Ouellette
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GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
News sparks speculation Microsoft will go multi-model with other AI products.
Samuel Axon
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The Ars redesign 9.0.2 brings the text options you’ve requested
Wide mode, font size controls, hyperlink colors, and more!
Nate Anderson
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“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
Impact printing uses a high-velocity jet of material, fusing it into a structure.
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk
"No signs of intoxication or illness, even after chronically consuming huge amounts of alcohol."
Jennifer Ouellette
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GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
News sparks speculation Microsoft will go multi-model with other AI products.
Samuel Axon
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The Ars redesign 9.0.2 brings the text options you’ve requested
Wide mode, font size controls, hyperlink colors, and more!
Nate Anderson
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“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
Impact printing uses a high-velocity jet of material, fusing it into a structure.
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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TSA silent on CrowdStrike’s claim Delta skipped required security update
CrowdStrike and Delta’s legal battle has begun. Will Microsoft be sued next?
Ashley Belanger
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How The New York Times is using generative AI as a reporting tool
LLMs help reporters transcribe and sort through hundreds of hours of leaked audio.
Kyle Orland
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Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says
Polestar says its decision-makers are in Sweden, and the company is listed on the NASDAQ.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV
The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates.
Andrew Cunningham
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A candy engineer explains the science behind the Snickers bar
How the airy nougat and chewy caramel is built.
The Conversation
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How can you write data to DNA without changing the base sequence?
A new method lets anyone with a kit write data to DNA with just one enzyme.
Diana Gitig
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What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs
When your old PC goes over the Windows 10 update cliff, can Windows 11 save it?
Andrew Cunningham
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Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us today for a discussion.
Dr. Daniel Drucker will discuss what's ahead for these blockbuster drugs.
Beth Mole
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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.”
Stephen Clark
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Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road
A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.
Jacek Krywko
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Apple is turningThe Oregon Trailinto a movie
The film will be a comedy, not a serious historical drama.
Samuel Axon
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Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft
Cloud provider allegedly approached by Google ratted out shady group to Microsoft.
Ashley Belanger
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NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans
"We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows."
Eric Berger
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Pizza place accidentally spiked dough with THC, sickening dozens
Health officials were tipped off after EMS transported five customers to the hospital.
Beth Mole
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Some of Apple’s last holdout accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C
Just a couple more gadgets and USB-C might really feel universal.
Kevin Purdy
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Graphene-enhanced ceramic tiles make striking art
Adding a bit of graphene oxide to slurry and zapping with ultrasound for 10 minutes yields best tiles.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Apple releases iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 with Apple Intelligence
The late, staggered public release of Apple's AI suite begins.
Samuel Axon
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Hospitals adopt error-prone AI transcription tools despite warnings
OpenAI’s Whisper tool may add fake text to medical transcripts, investigation finds.
Benj Edwards
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Don’t fall for AI scams cloning cops’ voices, police warn
AI scammers impersonating cops sound “scary” and “real,” victim warned.
Ashley Belanger
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Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes
"Civil Defense" pushes hybrid espionage/influence campaign targeting recruits.
Dan Goodin
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Apple’s $1,299 M4 iMac at long last bumps the base model to 16GB of RAM
Apple's first M4 Macs also include updated accessories and a tweaked webcam.
Andrew Cunningham
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Are we on the verge of a self-improving AI explosion?
An AI that makes better AI could be "the last invention that man need ever make."
Kyle Orland
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Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official
Pi owners should hardly notice any changes, though performance will improve.
Kevin Purdy
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Ford adds EV routing to Google Maps for Android Auto users
Ford EVs can tell Google Maps their battery state of charge via Android Auto.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images
UK man used AI tools from Daz 3D to create child sexual abuse imagery.
Financial Times
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Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?
A new CEO promises a culture change as the aerospace titan is struggling hard.
Financial Times
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A how-to for ethical geoengineering research
The American Geophysical Union releases a framework for getting it right.
John Timmer
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40 years later,The Terminatorstill shapes our view of AI
The film has an outsize influence on the existential danger of AI.
The Conversation
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Astronaut released from hospital after “medical issue” upon return from space
NASA says the astronaut was hospitalized overnight for medical observation.
Stephen Clark
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For the first time, beloved IDE JetBrains Rider will be available for free
Among other things, it could fill a gap left when Visual Studio abandoned macOS.
Samuel Axon
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Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX?
NASA chief says ties between SpaceX CEO and Putin should be investigated.
Eric Berger
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