Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant. Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect bites. People from several modern Indigenous cultures, including the Mi’kmaq of eastern Canada, use tar from…
One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security. In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of confidence in…
Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they’re for going fast, too. It is a strange quirk of fate that the station wagon has morphed from mass-market family transport into something far more esoteric (at least here in the US, a market that once embraced the form…
The iX3 SUV was very good; we think the i3 sedan will be even better. BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Malaga, Spain, and accommodation so Ars could drive the iX3 and be briefed on the i3. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MALAGA, Spain—Late last year,…
Judge tosses Musi case against Apple, sanctions lawyers for “mak up facts.” Musi, a free music-streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered plenty of controversy over its method of acquiring music, has lost an attempt to get back on Apple’s App Store. A federal…
Suit: The National Center for Atmospheric Research is to be terminated for no rational reason. On Monday, a consortium that oversees the US’s premier atmospheric research center announced it was suing the Trump administration over plans to shut it down. The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, provides…
Internet-exposed devices that give BIOS-level access? What could possibly go wrong? Researchers are warning about the risks posed by a low-cost device that can give insiders and hackers unusually broad powers in compromising networks. The devices, which typically sell for $30 to $100, are known as IP KVMs. Administrators…
Nvidia’s next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way Since deep-learning super-sampling (DLSS) launch on 2018’s RTX 2080 cards, gamers have been generally bullish on the technology as a way to effectively use machine learning upscaling techniques to increase resolutions or juice frame rates…
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…
