One developer, team power: The future of AI-driven DevSecOps
Every conversation about AI in software delivery circles back to the same core idea: Give engineers better AI tools, and they’ll need fewer teammates. It’s a...
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Here’s Every Country Directly Impacted by the War on Iran
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, more than a dozen countries in the region have reportedly been affected by air strikes.
Read more‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix
In this episode, our hosts unpack the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, particularly as the AI industry has been entrenching itself with the Department of...
Read moreOpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway
Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.
Read moreMS exec: Microsoft’s next console will play “Xbox and PC games”
Last summer, we here at Ars made the argument that the company’s next Xbox console should give up the walled garden approach and just run Windows...
Read moreRFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies are “unreviewable,” DOJ lawyer tells judge
A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal judge Wednesday that anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has such ample authority over the country’s...
Read moreByteDance’s AI Ambitions Are Being Hampered by Compute Restraints and Copyright Concerns
ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 AI video model seemed unstoppable—until heavy demand strained the company’s compute capacity and copyright complaints began piling up.
Read moreAmazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems
Based on over 20,000 reports, Amazon appears to be experiencing an outage. According to Downdetector, reports of problems started increasing at 1:41 pm ET today. By...
Read moreOpenAI introduces GPT-5.4 with more knowledge-work capability
In keeping with its recently accelerated release cadence, OpenAI has shipped GPT-5.4 (including GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.4 Pro). This update comes at a critical time, as...
Read moreIt’s Peak Season for Bird-Watchers to Spot Migratory Hummingbirds, and Our Favorite Feeder Is on Sale
Early March is the best time to see rare migratory species in your own backyard, and a smart feeder can help you ID them.
Read moreThe Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem
Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE and CBP’s...
Read moreRust 1.94.0 released
Version 1.94.0 of the Rust language has been released. Changes include array windows (an iterator for slices), some Cargo enhancements, and a number of newly stabilized...
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