What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty. Hackers carried out a supply chain attack that installed malware on networks using an unusual technique: hijacking a chunk of Internet space where cloud management software used by hosting providers, data centers, and other large infrastructure…
333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability. Jaguar Land Rover provided flights from Washington, DC, to London and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory and drive the Range Rover Electric. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Jaguar Land Rover was one of the…
“Black hole stars,” making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more. It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly slipped through the cracks.…
New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today. Let’s be frank: Some of Google’s recent Android feature Drops have been duds, offering little more than an expansion of Gemini summaries and chat functions. The new September Drop does have some Gemini flavor, but there are non-AI…
When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100. Bentley provided flights from Washington, DC, to Monterey, California, and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Supersports and ride in a preproduction Torcal EV, which we wrote about last week. While we were there,…
NASA’s cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn’t include the helicopters. For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the agency’s near-term focus at the red planet is on…
It’s the lightest Bentley in 85 years. Bentley provided flights from Washington, DC, to Monterey, California, and accommodation so Ars could drive the Supersports, as well as ride in a preproduction Torcal EV, which we wrote about last week. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MONTEREY, Calif.—Last week,…
Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces. The standard explanation for why rain causes corrosion is that water carries dissolved salts and acids to a surface, constant drumming of raindrops abrades whatever protective coating is on it, and oxygen does the rest. Nearly all our tools…
In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network. As online services get better at blocking malicious traffic, the attackers and scammers behind them have been forced to find new ways to reach their targets. The alternative of choice is now what are known…
“One more warning sign here of what we’re facing in a warmer world.” Every few years, El Niño or its cool counterpart, La Niña, shifts rainfall across the tropics, dries out Australia, floods parts of Peru, and rearranges the weather on most of the planet. The two are the…
