“Current economic conditions” have shifted TreeSize’s business model. The company behind the disk space analyzer TreeSize has irked some users by no longer offering support or updates for perpetual licenses beyond their maintenance period unless customers subscribe. Further frustration has come from JAM Software’s long-standing policy of not providing…
Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn’t open-ended. Do you use your vehicle’s app to pre‑cool the cabin on a scorching day, confirm the doors are locked from bed, or have the car automatically call for help when the airbags go off? Savor those connected, cloud‑based conveniences while you…
It starts at just under $25,000, but the hybrid won’t arrive until next year. Kia provided flights from Washington, DC, to Orange County, California, and accommodation so Ars could drive the Seltos. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Although it sometimes feels like automakers have all…
California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early. Drones capable of spraying water and fire retardants have been practicing how to snuff out wildfires early in California and Alaska this summer—demonstrating a possible rapid-response tool for firefighting as climate change transforms wildfire season into a nearly…
The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches. It seems as though $5.6 billion wasn’t enough. That was the news from the US Space Force on Friday, when military officials announced they were tripling the maximum value of one of…
Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts. Since Sony announced that it was planning to stop producing physical PlayStation discs in 2028, many people have been justifiably worried about how they will maintain ownership and long-term game access in a disc-free world. But halting production of…
Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars. Formula 1 returned to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit for the Belgium Grand Prix this weekend. This ribbon of tarmac in the Ardennes is one of the sport’s historic venues, featuring in the first F1…
“On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible.” Indian space officials celebrated the debut flight of Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket, India’s first fully commercial satellite launcher, as a “grand success” Saturday after an on-target climb into a 280-mile-high orbit following liftoff from an island spaceport…
Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks. With summer heat comes pool parties, beach days, backyard cookouts, and, of course, swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. But while insect bites have always been a side effect of time spent outdoors, the species doing the…
The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss. As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit. The satellites will begin providing wildfire detection capable of spotting even…
