A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections
The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.
Stem cell therapies may need new protein quality control standards
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards for cell therapies assess identity, viability, sterility, and genetic stability. For extracellular vesicle (EV) products, Minimal Information for Studies
Market sell-off gains steam as concerns about Iran war and high AI spending collide
U.S. equity markets sold off sharply as fears that Israel and the U.S. would attack Iran sent oil prices higher, while stocks failed to hold
How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices
Crest Whitestrips are 24% off today, beating their Prime Day price
Our favorite at-home teeth whitening strips just dropped to their lowest price since summer. Here’s why Crest 3D Whitestrips are a staff and dentist favorite.
1Password lets AI agents sign in for users without seeing their passwords
1Password has launched 1Password for Agents, a platform that lets personal AI agents sign in to accounts on a person’s behalf without ever seeing the password.
Xona raises $250M at a $2.45B valuation to build a rival to GPS
Xona, a California startup building a satellite navigation network in low Earth orbit, has raised $250 million at a $2.45 billion valuation. Steve Jurvetson’s Future
India resist New Zealand fightback to win record-setting T20 cricket opener
New Zealand reach their highest home total against India, 225-4, but Sanju Samson hits fifty to top the record in chase.
Yemenis face severe shortages in Taiz amid Houthi blockade
Residents in Yemen’s Taiz are facing severe food and water shortages as a Houthi blockade cuts off a key supply route.
How Sudan’s shift to drone warfare is fuelling a civilian crisis
Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.
Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o’-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
Forget “Malaise 2.0,” GM says it’s still all-in on EVs and autonomy
GM provided flights from Detroit to New York and accommodation so Ars could attend the GM Future event. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.
Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we’ve investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email
Unknown hackers hijacked more than 300 Tor exit nodes and reconfigured them to favor unencrypted email traffic and redirect SSH connections through servers they controlled