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T-Mobile is ending DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in an attempt to obtain the Trump administration’s approval for two mergers. “As T-Mobile indicated earlier this year, we recognize that…
Washington State recently became the eighth U.S. state to pass new right to repair legislation making it cheaper and easier to repair technology you own. At this point, roughly one-third…
In 2019, Nintendo announced a new benefit for subscribers to its Switch Online service: a pair of game vouchers, available for $100, that could be redeemed for any two Switch…
It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their policies, which are clearly either steeped or…
Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It’s…
On Wednesday night, Elon Musk unveiled xAI’s latest flagship models Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy via livestream, just one day after the company’s Grok chatbot began generating outputs that…
Our discussion with Zeke Hausfather. Click here for transcript. In late June, we hosted this year’s second Ars Live event, a conversation with climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, who holds positions…
The European Union is moving to force AI companies to be more transparent than ever, publishing a code of practice Thursday that will help tech giants prepare to comply with…
After flying three missions into low-Earth orbit this year, Varda Space Industries appears to be making credible progress toward developing the nascent manufacturing-in-space industry. Investors seem to think the same,…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the open-source mcp-remote project that could result in the execution of arbitrary operating system (OS) commands. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6514, carries…