California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
AI summary California accepts $1.42 billion in broadband funds but rejects Trump admin demands to stop enforcing net neutrality laws.
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Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
AI summary Russia accelerates plans to move data centers underground after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged tech infrastructure and disrupted services.
NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
AI summary The New York Times sued Brave for bypassing paywalls and selling news content to AI firms, claiming copyright violations.
Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
AI summary Car interior designs are shifting back to include more physical buttons, prioritizing usability over minimalism.
Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
AI summary Google allows schools to block AI tools but requires them to give up search access, creating a difficult choice for educators.
Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
AI summary A child in New York died of measles, the first such death in over 30 years. The state linked the death to anti-vaccine activism.
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
AI summary Google shut down the x.cpe botnet, which infected 1.3 million Android TV devices, including Google-certified ones.
This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
AI summary Argo Space, founded by former SpaceX engineers, uses water as a propellant for space travel, leveraging its availability in the solar system.
UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
AI summary UEFI bootkit BlackX bypassed Secure Boot on fully patched Windows 11 systems, exploiting a flaw in the boot manager.
Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
AI summary Meta suspended No Kings' Instagram account, citing AI use, and faced criticism over potential suppression of pro-democracy content.
EPA throws in the towel on policing air pollution from factory farms
AI summary EPA ends efforts to monitor air pollution from factory farms, halting Clean Air Act enforcement on CAFOs.
Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display
AI summary Mercedes-Benz is developing a holographic heads-up display as an alternative to traditional car screens.
"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation
AI summary The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum reopened after a $1 billion renovation, featuring the 'At Home in Space' exhibition.
Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights
AI summary Research suggests large dogs age faster due to 'jumping genes' affecting DNA methylation, according to a study in Science.
Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock
AI summary A Washington state resident died from bird flu after exposure at an infected dairy farm, marking the third human death in the US since the virus jumped to livestock.
Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998
AI summary Google's 'Zelda' search Easter egg transports users to a 1998-style interface, featuring a curated list of links.
Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree
AI summary A study published in Nature found that methods to measure cognitive reappraisal don't agree, affecting emotional resilience research.
Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
AI summary Apple plans a $1,000 home robot by 2027, featuring FaceTime and light control, but with limited capabilities.
Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom
AI summary Anthropic added rules to Claude to prevent specific game recreations, but AI game copying remains widespread.
China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years
Chinese space officials confirmed this weekend that the Asian nation plans to land its astronauts on the Moon within three years. At the Seventh Manned Spaceflight Conference in…
F1 in Mexico City: Yet another Ferrari fiasco, but that’s not all
AI summary Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest champion in Mexico City, while Ferrari faced another setback. The race had multiple incidents and challenges due to the high altitude.
The world has a new plan to save nature, but it still needs the money
AI summary A new plan aims to accelerate biodiversity goals, but funding remains insufficient.
This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be
AI summary A $48 e-paper display kit from Seeed Studio offers customizable display options.
Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged
AI summary Manx shearwaters experience jet lag during long ocean flights, affecting their navigation using the Sun as a compass.
The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy.
AI summary The FDA proposes to withdraw approval of Tavneos due to manipulated study data, despite its approval in 2021 and significant sales.
Think you can save the Hubble Space Telescope? NASA wants to know.
AI summary NASA seeks ideas from companies to reboost or safely dispose of the Hubble Space Telescope before it reenters Earth's atmosphere in the 2030s.
Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week
AI summary Flesh-eating screwworms have infected 74 animals in the US since June, including 10 pets, with cases spreading to Arizona.
Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart
AI summary Sir Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Picard and Professor X, has died at 86 after battling Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia.
Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
AI summary Boom Supersonic faces delays in its supersonic airliner and loses a customer, shifting focus to AI data centers.
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
AI summary A backdoored VS Code extension for Anthropic's Claude model affected up to 5,000 developers via Cursor's marketplace.