Apple confirms its AI features reach China in December, with Qwen
Apple says its first Apple Intelligence features will launch in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta from 4 November. Alibaba’s Qwen
Databricks and SAP expand their deal to put AI on SAP data
Databricks and SAP are expanding their partnership, with Genie, Lakeflow, Unity Gateway and Lakebase coming to SAP Databricks. SAP’s new Application Data Foundation will make
US judge orders ethics inquiry into Trump lawyers over golf course case
Judge Ana Reyes calls on US government lawyers to explain contradictory statements about the East Potomac Golf Links.
Swiss supreme court upholds Liberian ex-rebel commander’s 20-year sentence
Alieu Kosiah killed civilians and unarmed soldiers, and ordered lootings and other crimes against humanity.
US appeals court again rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots
The 9th Circuit Court calls the petition to remove 20,000 ballots from California’s vote count unconstitutional.
Why you should eat kiwi and pineapple skins
Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.
Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week
For a genuine fright this Halloween, you can turn your gaze to the southern border, where ravenous, flesh-eating maggots are festering and have taken to
Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart
Along with the rest of the world, we at Ars are mourning Sir Patrick Stewart—the beloved award-winning actor best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in
Hack Could Leave AO3, a Popular Fan Fiction Site, Offline for Weeks
AO3, which hosts 18 million stories spun off from the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” was taken offline after “an intrusion,” one of
U.S. approves $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine
The Trump administration approved the sale of $2.1 billion in Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine on Friday, the State Department said in a statement.
DOJ requests separating Alaska ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan in Senate race
The court filing, which cites the potential for “voter confusion,” did not spell out how segregating ballots would determine if a voter was confused.
How has the ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky been unfolding?
Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson explains the temporary ceasefire in the devastated town of Oleshky.
House Democrats Criticize Justice Dept. Support of OpenAI in Copyright Suit
In a court filing, top Democrats on the Judiciary Committee indicated their support for publishers in a lawsuit led by The New York Times.
US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
The American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia’s ballistic missiles.