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arstechnica 18h ago 21°

The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
arstechnica 29h ago 19°

Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

"Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."
arstechnica 19h ago 13°

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.
arstechnica 23h ago 12°

Web portal leaves kids' chats with AI toy open to anyone with Gmail account

Just about anyone with a Gmail account could access Bondu chat transcripts.
arstechnica 22h ago 12°

Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them

Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.
arstechnica 29h ago 11°

Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?

"We’re seeing remarkable growth year after year."
arstechnica 46h ago 11°

County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.
arstechnica 25h ago 11°

How far does $5,000 go when you want an electric car?

You won't be going on road trips, but a very cheap electric runabout is possible.
arstechnica 42h ago 10°

People complaining about Windows 11 hasn't stopped it from hitting 1 billion users

Windows 11 clears a milestone as Windows 10 continues its slow fade.
arstechnica 25h ago 10°

NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon

"We think that’s a really important mission, and something that we can do."
arstechnica 47h ago

New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research

New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted papers are flooding journals with diminished quality.
arstechnica 44h ago

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra.
arstechnica 19h ago

Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

"This program has laid the groundwork for our company's future success."
arstechnica 43h ago

How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?

Anthropic's latest paper on "user disempowerment" has some troubling findings.
arstechnica 21h ago

FCC aims to ensure "only living and lawful Americans" get Lifeline benefits

Alleging fraud in California, Carr proposes making enrollment stricter nationwide.
arstechnica 46h ago

What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions

Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence.
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