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…
Apple’s over-head headphones get an update after over five years. Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and other new features via an updated H2 chip. The AirPods Max…
Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes. Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays. The research is being presented at a meeting of the American Physical Society in Denver.…
Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude. The Honda Prelude was never simply a car. It was an engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: compact, disciplined, and unapologetically technical. At its best, it distilled Honda’s faith in precision manufacturing and clever packaging into something…
Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we’ve done this before. Do you remember the joyful satisfaction you felt when you really started to understand Slay the Spire? This isn’t a totally rhetorical question. If you’re reading this piece about Slay the Spire 2—published roughly a…
