Looking for friends, lobsters may stumble into an ecological trap
Lobsters are generally notable for their large claws, which can serve as a deterrent to any predators. But there’s a whole family of spiny lobsters that...
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2025’s Radical Frontend AI Shift
When we closed the door on 2024, there was both pearl-clutching and hype over AI — but at that time, not a lot of functionality for...
Read moreLLVM 22 Lands NVIDIA Olympus CPU Scheduling Model
NVIDIA’s Olympus are the ARM64 cores found within the upcoming Vera CPU that will be paired with Rubin. Olympus cores are claimed to be twice as...
Read moreThe top 5 most horrifying and fascinating medical cases of 2025
There were a lot of horrifying things in the news this year—a lot. But some of it was horrifying in a good way. Extraordinary medical cases—even...
Read moreA Step-by-Step Guide To Deploying ADK Agents on Cloud Run
In our recent tour of Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK), I walked you through the three approaches to building AI agents with ADK: Python, YAML, and...
Read moreSecurity updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (openjpeg2, osslsigncode, php-dompdf, and python-django), Fedora (fluidsynth, golang-github-alecthomas-chroma-2, golang-github-evanw-esbuild, golang-github-jwt-5, and opentofu), Mageia (ceph and ruby-rack), and SUSE (anubis,...
Read moreThe Top 8 Semiconductor Stories of 2025
This year’s top semiconductor stories were mostly about the long and twisting trips a technology takes from idea (or even raw material) to commercial deployment. I’ve...
Read moreThe 10 best vehicles Ars Technica drove in 2025
2025 has been a tumultuous year for the car world. After years of EV optimism, revanchists are pushing back against things like clean energy and fuel...
Read morePorsche Brings Wireless EV Charging to Consumers
Charging an EV at home doesn’t seem like an inconvenience—until you find yourself dragging a cord around a garage or down a rainy driveway, then unplugging...
Read moreCommodore 64 Ultimate Review: An Astonishing Remake
The reborn Commodore 64 is an astonishing remake—but daunting if you weren’t there the first time around.
Read moreLinux 6.19 Kernel Benchmarks With X86_NATIVE_CPU Optimization
Added to the Linux kernel earlier this year was the new X86_NATIVE_CPU Kconfig option to enable compiler optimizations for the local/native CPU in use when building...
Read moreUsing AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
Scammers are generating images of broken merchandise in order to apply for refunds.
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