Ars Technica News Headlines

05-01-26 (18:32)   Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago
05-01-26 (18:32)   Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that's also a climate super pollutant
05-01-26 (17:32)   Ars readers gave over $42,000 in our 2025 Charity Drive
05-01-26 (15:47)   Hands off! An on-the-road demo of Mercedes' advanced new driver assist
05-01-26 (14:18)   Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom
03-01-26 (00:47)   No, Grok can't really "apologize" for posting non-consensual sexual images
03-01-26 (00:18)   Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case
02-01-26 (23:18)   OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
02-01-26 (22:32)   Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the "Einstein desert"
02-01-26 (21:01)   SpaceX begins "significant reconfiguration" of Starlink satellite constellation
02-01-26 (18:47)   xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok's "apology"
02-01-26 (18:01)   Tesla sales fell by 9 percent in 2025, its second yearly decline
02-01-26 (18:01)   After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking
01-01-26 (21:47)   Marvel rings in new year with Wonder Man trailer
01-01-26 (21:47)   The science of how (and when) we decide to self-censor
01-01-26 (14:18)   "Streaming stops feeling infinite": What subscribers can expect in 2026
01-01-26 (14:18)   Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025
31-12-25 (18:47)   Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
31-12-25 (15:32)   Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025
31-12-25 (14:01)   From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025
31-12-25 (06:47)   Condé Nast user database reportedly breached, Ars unaffected
30-12-25 (23:01)   Lawsuit over Trump rejecting medical research grants is settled
30-12-25 (21:47)   DOGE did not find $2T in fraud, but that doesn't matter, Musk allies say
30-12-25 (21:47)   NJ's answer to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties
30-12-25 (20:47)   Stranger Things series finale trailer is here
30-12-25 (16:47)   Looking for friends, lobsters may stumble into an ecological trap
30-12-25 (16:01)   The top 5 most horrifying and fascinating medical cases of 2025
30-12-25 (15:01)   The 10 best vehicles Ars Technica drove in 2025
29-12-25 (22:47)   US can't deport hate speech researcher for protected speech, lawsuit says
29-12-25 (21:01)   Leonardo's wood charring method predates Japanese practice
29-12-25 (21:01)   Researchers make "neuromorphic" artificial skin for robots
29-12-25 (18:01)   China drafts world's strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence
29-12-25 (17:01)   A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
29-12-25 (17:01)   GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here's how we might fix it
29-12-25 (14:47)   Remembering what Windows 10 did right—and how it made modern Windows more annoying
29-12-25 (14:47)   I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret
29-12-25 (13:47)   Big Tech basically took Trump's unpredictable trade war lying down
26-12-25 (18:32)   Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
26-12-25 (15:32)   In the '90s, Wing Commander: Privateer made me realize what kind of games I love
26-12-25 (14:01)   Ars Technica's Top 20 video games of 2025
24-12-25 (18:18)   Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling
24-12-25 (16:01)   SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects
24-12-25 (14:18)   TV Technica: Our favorite shows of 2025
24-12-25 (14:18)   How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
23-12-25 (23:32)   China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
23-12-25 (23:32)   Leaked Avengers: Doomsday teaser is now public
23-12-25 (19:32)   FCC's import ban on the best new drones starts today
23-12-25 (18:32)   OpenAI's child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
23-12-25 (17:47)   "Yo what?" LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled "60 Minutes" segment
23-12-25 (17:47)   F1's new engines are causing consternation over compression ratios
23-12-25 (14:01)   The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector 
23-12-25 (04:47)   In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance
23-12-25 (04:47)   Call of Duty co-creator and Battlefield lead Vince Zampella dies in car crash
23-12-25 (04:47)   Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously
23-12-25 (04:47)   World's largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify's most streamed songs
23-12-25 (04:47)   US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
23-12-25 (04:47)   Odyssey trailer brings the myth to vivid life
23-12-25 (04:47)   Apple hit with $115M fine for "extremely burdensome" App Store privacy policy
23-12-25 (04:47)   NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II ride to launch pad
23-12-25 (04:47)   Power outage paralyzes Waymo robotaxis when traffic lights go out
23-12-25 (04:47)   No one loves President Trump more than FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
23-12-25 (04:47)   When clouds flock together
23-12-25 (04:47)   Discworld, Daleks, and Deep 13: A geeky holiday TV and movie watchlist
20-12-25 (14:01)   How Europe's new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade
20-12-25 (00:18)   Google lobs lawsuit at search result scraping firm SerpApi
19-12-25 (23:32)   The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers
19-12-25 (23:32)   Switch 2 pub backs off Game Key Cards after leaking lower-cost cartridge options
19-12-25 (23:32)   LG TVs' unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs' AI problems
19-12-25 (22:18)   Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs
19-12-25 (22:18)   Not too big, not too expensive: The Chevrolet Equinox EV
19-12-25 (19:47)   Trump's energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open
19-12-25 (19:47)   Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement
19-12-25 (19:47)   Strava puts popular "Year in Sport" recap behind an $80 paywall
19-12-25 (19:47)   We asked four AI coding agents to rebuild Minesweeper—the results were explosive
19-12-25 (18:18)   Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station
19-12-25 (17:18)   Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high
19-12-25 (17:18)   ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners
19-12-25 (17:18)   Two space startups prove you don't need to break the bank to rendezvous in space
19-12-25 (05:18)   These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
19-12-25 (02:18)   Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall
19-12-25 (00:32)   Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
19-12-25 (00:32)   YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
19-12-25 (00:32)   Peacock showing ads upon launch opens the door for more disruptive streaming ads
18-12-25 (23:18)   RAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here's our best advice for PC builders
18-12-25 (22:32)   School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn't an error.
18-12-25 (22:32)   LLMs' impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality
18-12-25 (22:32)   Neural DSP models John Mayer's entire amp and effects rig—and it sounds great
18-12-25 (20:47)   NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
18-12-25 (20:47)   For the lazy techie: These are Ars staff's last-minute holiday gift picks
18-12-25 (16:18)   Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.
18-12-25 (16:18)   Formula 1 is deploying new jargon for 2026
18-12-25 (14:01)   The inside story of SpaceX's historic rocket landing that changed launch forever
18-12-25 (02:47)   NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader
18-12-25 (01:01)   Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree of ice
18-12-25 (01:01)   OpenAI's new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy
17-12-25 (23:18)   Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
17-12-25 (23:18)   FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an "independent agency"
17-12-25 (20:47)   Donut Lab's hub motor meets WATT's battery to create new EV skateboard
17-12-25 (20:47)   Bursting AI bubble may be EU's "secret weapon" in clash with Trump, expert says
17-12-25 (18:18)   Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center