Ars Technica - Headlines
- Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shotsby Beth Mole on December 23, 2024 at 5:35 pm
Flu is rising around the country, but Louisiana is well ahead of the curve.
- Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattackby Dan Goodin on December 23, 2024 at 5:21 pm
Intrusion caused medical errors and diversion of emergency services.
- How the worlds of Dune: Prophecy got their distinctive looksby Jennifer Ouellette on December 23, 2024 at 5:08 pm
Ars chats with Dune: Prophecy lead cinematographer Pierre Gill about color palettes, lighting, and other challenges.
- China’s plan to dominate legacy chips globally sparks US probeby Ashley Belanger on December 23, 2024 at 4:56 pm
Half of US companies don't know the origins of chips they buy, official said.
- Honda and Nissan to merge, Honda will take the leadby Jonathan M. Gitlin on December 23, 2024 at 3:18 pm
if the deal goes through it would create the world's third-largest OEM in 2026.
- How might NASA change under Trump? Here’s what is being discussedby Eric Berger on December 23, 2024 at 3:09 pm
"Elon get those rocket ships going because we want to reach Mars before the end of my term."
- Film Technica: Our favorite movies of 2024by Jennifer Ouellette on December 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm
This year's list features quite a bit of horror mixed in with the usual blockbuster fare—plus smaller hidden gems.
- Human versus autonomous car race ends before it beginsby Roberto Baldwin on December 22, 2024 at 12:05 pm
A2RL admits that this is a hard problem, and that's refreshing.
- Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2024by Kyle Orland on December 22, 2024 at 12:00 pm
A relatively light year still had its fair share of interactive standouts.
- Green sea turtle gets relief from “bubble butt” syndrome thanks to 3D printingby Jacek Krywko on December 21, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Boat collision left Charlotte stranded at the surface and in danger of predation.
- Exploring an undersea terrain sculpted by glaciers and volcanoesby Ashley Balzer Vigil on December 21, 2024 at 11:09 am
Researchers found a fossilized seascape while studying the impact of a volcanic eruption.
- 12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recapby Benj Edwards on December 20, 2024 at 10:01 pm
Did OpenAI's big holiday event live up to the billing?
- Horizon: Zero Dawn gets the graphical remaster a modern classic deservesby Nate Anderson on December 20, 2024 at 8:10 pm
This is how to do a remaster.
- Rocket Report: ULA has a wild idea; Starliner crew will stay in orbit even longerby Stephen Clark on December 20, 2024 at 7:40 pm
ULA's Vulcan rocket is at least several months away from flying again, and Stoke names its engine.
- OpenAI announces o3 and o3-mini, its next simulated reasoning modelsby Benj Edwards on December 20, 2024 at 7:31 pm
o3 matches human levels on ARC-AGI benchmark, and o3-mini exceeds o1 at some tasks.
- Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it firstby Scharon Harding on December 20, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Most owners still won't be refunded for the emotional support toy.
- Man who claims he invented bitcoin faces prison after filing $1.1 trillion suitby Jon Brodkin on December 20, 2024 at 6:46 pm
UK judge issues 1-year suspended prison sentence as Wright hides in Asia.
- The next two FIFA Women’s World Cups will only air on Netflixby Scharon Harding on December 20, 2024 at 5:50 pm
Let's hope Netflix fixes its live buffering problems beforehand.
- New AA-powered AirTag case promises 10-year lifespanby Benj Edwards on December 20, 2024 at 5:23 pm
Aluminum AirTag case replaces coin cell with 2 AA Lithium batteries for extended lifespan.
- Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search pageby Kevin Purdy on December 20, 2024 at 4:58 pm
The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far.