Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?
Mission patches are a decades-old tradition in spaceflight. They can range from the figurative to the abstract, prompting valuable insights or feeding confusion. Some are
Category: Tech
OpenAI introduces Codex, its first full-fledged AI agent for coding
We’ve been expecting it for a while, and now it’s here: OpenAI has introduced an agentic coding tool called Codex in research preview. The tool
Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?
My Ars colleagues were kicking back at the Orbital HQ water cooler the other day, and—as gracefully aging gamers are wont to do—they began to
From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits
News broke yesterday that researchers in Philadelphia appear to have successfully treated a 6-month-old baby boy, called KJ, with a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The
Apple’s Alibaba A.I. Deal Provokes Washington’s Resistance
The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones.
The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
For a short period of time on Friday, Darth Vader could drop F-bombs in the video game Fortnite as part of a voice AI implementation
Google to give app devs access to Gemini Nano for on-device AI
The rapid expansion of generative AI has changed the way Google and other tech giants design products, but most of the AI features you’ve used
RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say
This week, the US health department announced a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children. These ingested fluoride products are dispensed at safe doses
Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs
This week, Spotify rushed to remove hundreds of obviously fake podcasts found to be marketing prescription drugs in violation of Spotify’s policies and, likely, federal
Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to
Grok Chatbot’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Blamed on xAI Employee
Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to unrelated questions.
Why We’re Unlikely to Get Artificial General Intelligence Anytime Soon
The titans of the tech industry say artificial intelligence will soon match the powers of humans’ brains. Are they underestimating us?
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Tech Deals, and a Military Buildup at the Border
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The 2025 VW Tiguan caters to US tastes at an affordable price
Volkswagen provided flights from Los Angeles to Bozeman, Montana, and accommodation so Ars could drive the new Tiguan. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.