“The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft.” The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by a Florida-based company specializing in nuclear micro-power technology. It’s a long way from launching a bona…
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up. Two California teens have learned that Waymo’s robotaxis can and will enforce their rider rules on misbehaving passengers. It probably seemed like a marvelous jape—ride around in the back of a robotaxi getting drunk…
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how? One of the central features of plate tectonics is the formation of new crust at mid-ocean ridges. Part of the spreading process that drives continents apart, it was arguably the discovery of these ridges that drove widespread acceptance of plate tectonics…
Miners backed by Trump admin sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain. US rare earths produced by Washington-backed companies are flowing to Japan and South Korea, as American demand has yet to materialize despite the Trump administration’s push to develop a national supply chain.…
“HalluSquatting” weaponizes LLMs’ inability to say “I don’t know.” In the brief history of AI security, the prompt injection has quickly become the top threat. Large language models are inherently unable to distinguish between legitimate instructions provided by users and malicious ones sneaked into emails, source code, and other…
As much as 50 percent of some teams affected by reductions, and more could be coming. In announcing plans for 3,200 layoffs across the Xbox division yesterday, CEO Asha Sharma focused on discussing cuts to the Xbox platform team and redundant layers of middle management. Now, though, word is…
Google’s new phones could feature glowing LEDs and higher price tags. Google has announced its next Made By Google event, taking place on August 12 in New York City. Google’s invite doesn’t name names, but the imagery clearly shows a new Pixel phone that looks a whole lot like…
Livestreaming the channel through its app now starts at $5 per month. People who pay for a subscription to livestream The Weather Channel via its dedicated smart TV app are seeing a 66.7 percent price hike. The TV app, available via Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Samsung TVs,…
Ars analysis suggests the 9-year-old console could keep selling for years. On Monday, Nintendo announced that it will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next February. That decision comes in response to European regulations that will soon require easily replaceable batteries in most consumer electronics. Rather than redesigning…
The T70S can be eligible for racing events or built to be road-legal. To varying degrees, each form of motorsport combines sport, entertainment, and technological development. As Ars has explored, there are valuable lessons that companies can learn from competition, particularly when the pressure is as intense as Formula…
