Samsung didn’t offer an explanation for its decision, but it’s not exactly a surprise. Samsung has been selling foldable phones for years, but they all fold in half. Recently, the company released the Galaxy Z TriFold, which has two hinges that allow it to expand from something approaching phone-sized…
Meteor’s fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper. A large meteor crashed through the sound barrier above northern Ohio on Tuesday morning, producing a large fireball and what local residents described as an extremely loud “boom.” According to various eyewitness reports, the meteor’s bright…
Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2’s 1080p display. The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward-compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher resolutions the console supports,…
If you want to spend $1,300 on a phone, it might as well be this one. Samsung is nothing if not consistent. Just as it has for many years, the company is starting the year with a new generation of Galaxy S phones. Rumors about remixing the lineup did…
Seneca’s drones carry foam, fly at night, and don’t need an on-site pilot. A Bay Area startup that manufactures drones to tackle wildfires has just signed its first customer, the Aspen Fire Protection District. The company, Seneca, recently announced that its fleet of five drones (dubbed a “strike team”)…
The three-row SUV starts at under $40,000, and now there’s a 35 mpg hybrid version. Way back in 2019 when Kia introduced the first-generation Telluride, both the media and the car-buying public went nuts for it. Dealers struggled to keep the Telluride on their lots, and that’s before the…
State attorneys general won’t get climate chapter removed from a legal manual. Judges are frequently confronted with cases that hinge upon scientific information that their educational backgrounds may leave them ill-equipped to manage. Because of this challenge, the Federal Judicial Center, a group within the judicial branch of the…
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor. Since Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” just over a year ago, we’ve seen a rapid increase in both the capabilities and popularity of using AI models to throw together quick programming projects with less human time…
Porsche’s new 911 Cup debuted in iRacing, and then we took it out on the track. Porsche provided flights from Albany, New York, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the 911 Cup. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Video game launches for new cars are…
Formula 1’s new style of racing puts on an entertaining sprint weekend in Shanghai. Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars…
