"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has all of its “space” back open.

Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights

Plus invisible tattoos, medieval skeleton gets an ID, trapping a single antimatter particle, and more.

Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock

The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.

Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998

“The flow of time is always cruel.”

Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree

A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.

Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights

Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.

Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom

The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.

China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years

The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.

F1 in Mexico City: Yet another Ferrari fiasco, but that’s not all

There was plenty of drama on and off the track for Formula 1 this weekend.

The world has a new plan to save nature, but it still needs the money

A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.

This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be

This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.

Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged

A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds’ internal clocks.

The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy.

The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Should patients still have access to it?

Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death

The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn’t go anywhere.

Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets

USDA has identified 74 animal cases in US since parasitic flies invaded in June.

This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be

This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.

SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

“NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it.”

Apple iPhone Duo review: Two screens, two experiences, two thousand dollars

I respect Apple’s first crack at a foldable phone, but I’m not sure I like it.

From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1

M-Vave’s cheap FM-1 pocket synth has exploded as a community firmware playground.

Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready

“We believe Canada should be able to reach orbit on its own terms.”

Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement

Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.

The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026

Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.

Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production

Slate’s first showroom sells the promise. Mass production will determine the rest.

DIY VR: How to build your own headset, and why you probably won't want to

A primer on the joys and pains of building your own head-mounted display.

Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android

Android laptops are here, but Google has a lot of work ahead to make them good.

OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say

Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.

Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?

The second-largest corporate employer has bet big on robot workers to scale.

A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyist

Sen. Blanche Lincoln wrote law that let US ban sports-event contracts. She lobbies for the other side now.

If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency

“We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US.”

Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches

Ars Technica’s guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

It’s still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic’s verified Cursor account.

Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4

Flubbed key signing “ceremony” allowed minting of web credentials for any site.

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email

For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse

Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently

Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.

Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations

Meta is suspending the sharing feature while it investigates its privacy.

PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it

A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.

ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support

ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.

OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites

The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security

Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.

Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices

“Small weight-based replicators” could usher in a new generation of computer worms.

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

Topgolf and VMware “ran deep” before the migration.

This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be

This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.

Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers

Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.

Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

Low costs and offline security mean magnetic tape still has a job.

Review: You Can See Everything blurs the view of Elizabeth Holmes' deceit

Disgraced founder of Theranos has some people falling for her act all over again.

Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says

Reddit’s search traffic “was down meaningfully” last quarter.

Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines

The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won’t boot.

Trump declares robot imports a national security threat

President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.

Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads

Google’s negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.

As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland

Europe’s Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.

Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too

The Echo Studio with Home Camera can “see and understand what’s in front of the camera.”

China’s snooping around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big Tech

US-owned trans-Pacific cables face growing risks from sabotage and China.

Google begins certifying Registered App Stores for Android, but not in the US

Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google’s stamp of approval.

From cheap tool to premium subscription: When a beloved app's price skyrockets

Huge price hikes force loyal users to reconsider their favorite apps.

Apple iPhone Duo review: Two screens, two experiences, two thousand dollars

I respect Apple’s first crack at a foldable phone, but I’m not sure I like it.

Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing, Apple says only a "small number" are affected

Apple’s “precision-engineered” hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.

Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998

“The flow of time is always cruel.”

Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom

The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.

Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public

Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.

Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access

“Userland” exploit relies on integer overflow found in “SmileBasic” interpreter.

Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing

We can’t have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them.

This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display

Tile-based color palettes go way beyond the four shades of red on original hardware.

Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought

Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.

RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades

Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent company lays off 400.

The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026

Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.

Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix

Xbox maker is also apparently planning its own gaming handheld for next year.

AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work

Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.

Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players

The single-player is just OK, but according to the players, that doesn’t matter.

US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

But the new “Preview” app “will have some bugs,” Epic warns.

Legendary FPS level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies at 68

Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.