Disillusionment with Musk’s activism, strategic pivots, and mass layoffs cause churn. Elon Musk’s business empire has been hit by a wave of senior departures over the past year, as the billionaire’s relentless demands and political activism accelerate turnover among his top ranks. Key members of Tesla’s US sales team,…
A naturally aspirated boxer engine, two electric motors, and a CVT go for a trek. Subaru provided flights from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Crosstrek. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Even at a brief glance, the Subaru Crosstrek clearly…
It will be most powerful production Porsche ever, but that’s not the cool bit. Porsche provided flights from Washington to Leipzig and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the Cayenne Electric. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LEIPZIG, Germany—Porsche is synonymous with sports cars in which the…
Ion channel at base of plant’s sensory hairs amplifies initial signals above critical threshold. To trap its prey, the Venus flytrap sends rapid electrical impulses, which are generated in response to touch or stress. But the molecular identity of the touch sensor has remained unclear. Japanese scientists have identified…
Latest Claude model beats OpenAI and Google on coding tests. On Monday, Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, a new AI language model the company calls its “most capable model to date,” with improved coding and computer use capabilities. The company also revealed Claude Code 2.0, a command-line AI agent…
ICE’s HSI branch shut down Streameast in 2024. Popular piracy website Streameast is back to illegally streaming sporting events, just 13 months after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized the domain. In August 2024, HSI seized several domains belonging to the Streameast piracy network, including some backup domains. After the…
Analysts see trouble for studios like BioWare, potential for Saudi meddling. This morning’s announcement that EA plans to sell itself to a consortium of private equity firms is one of the biggest business stories of the year. The $55 billion deal is the largest leveraged buyout in history and…
F-Droid sees Google’s plans as a threat to FOSS apps. Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks, but there’s still precious little information on how the process will work. F-Droid, the free and open source app repository, isn’t waiting…
This is a “step forward in the transition of European launch systems toward full reusability.” The European Space Agency signed a contract Monday with Avio, the Italian company behind the small Vega rocket, to begin designing a reusable upper stage capable of flying into orbit, returning to Earth, and…
Epic will “inquire into our partner’s creative intentions” before making a final decision. If you watch this for a full hour, leave a comment to receive absolutely no prize. Epic Games has disabled a Fortnite emote based on the HBO show Peacemaker after the latest episode cast the dancing…
