CDC finally gets a director; FDA’s top vaccine regulator exits under pressure
As of yesterday, Susan Monarez is in and Vinay Prasad is out among top federal health officials. In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the…
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens The Floodgates To U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies. Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders…
How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC
Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft…
So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work
On Tuesday, The Associated Press released results from a new AP-NORC poll showing that 60 percent of US adults have used AI to search for information, while only 37 percent…
What Liberal Media? Axios Thinks Being Neutral Means Kissing Trump’s Ass
The news org Axios launched in 2017, just as the first Trump administration began, created by some ex-Politico folks, claiming that they would be “an antidote to this madness” and…
Daily Deal: The Complete Photoshop Master Class Bundle
It’s no secret that Photoshop can be a bit dense when you’re first getting your feet wet with it. That’s why it pays to have a expert instructors show you…
Not (just) seeing red: Virtual Boy emulator adds full color support
Here at Ars, we’re big fans of classic console emulators that go beyond providing perfect re-creations to those that actually improve on original hardware with new features we could only…
Google confirms it will sign the EU AI Code of Practice
Big Tech is increasingly addicted to AI, but many companies are allergic to regulation, bucking suggestions that they adhere to copyright law and provide data on training. In a rare…
Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
Back-to-back engine failures doomed a privately developed Australian rocket moments after liftoff Tuesday, cutting short a long-shot attempt to reach orbit with the country’s first homegrown launch vehicle. The 82-foot-tall…
India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA
After more than a decade of development, NASA’s science leadership traveled to India this week for the launch of the world’s most expensive Earth-observation satellite. The $1.5 billion synthetic aperture…