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Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed
FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage."
Sneaking science into Borderlands: Inside the game inside a game
A key to its success? Making a game that didn't look like it involved biology.
Doc who claimed COVID shots cause magnetism gets medical license back
She also claimed cities liquified dead bodies and poured them into the water supply.
NHTSA sends Tesla massive data request as it investigates Autopilot recall
Tesla has until July 1 to comply with the data request about its Autopilot recall.
The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates
The new Pixel 8a looks like a mid-range champion.
Hands-on with the new John Wick pinball
Stern Pinball brings the legendary assassin to the world of mechanical gaming.
Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios
Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff.
New “Apple Pencil Pro” can do a barrel roll
New Magic Keyboard promises a Macbook-like experience, while the Pencil gets new tricks.
Apple kills $329 iPad with home button, Lightning port
No more home button.
Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually
More info promised sometime before the end of March 2025.
Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3
Aggressive update schedule is a major departure for Apple Silicon.
New iPad Pros are the thinnest Apple device ever, feature dual-OLED screens
They also contain what Apple calls the fastest consumer AI computer you can buy.
Apple’s first 13-inch iPad Air debuts at $799 next week
There's also a new 11-inch M2 iPad Air.
Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters
Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space.
Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch
The soonest opportunity for Atlas V and Starliner to launch is Friday night.
Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game
New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes.
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
TunnelVision vulnerability has existed since 2002 and may already be known to attackers.
Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices
Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing
New Microsoft AI model may challenge GPT-4 and Google Gemini
In project headed by former Inflection chief, MAI-1 may have 500B parameters.
SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic
Ars spoke with the three Americans alive who have test-flown a new spacecraft in orbit.
Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction
Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says.
SEC crypto crackdown continues with Robinhood as lawsuit looms
Robinhood accused SEC of creating a "world of confusion around crypto."
Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
The latest cuts affect engineers, HR, and service advisers.
Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokemon Go players for years.
Sony backs down, won’t enforce PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players on Steam
What will Sony do next for an audience that likes its games but not its network?
Doctor Who’s sparkling new season feels like a fresh return to form
Russell T. Davies and stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson weigh in on the new adventures.
The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all
"The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."
Here are all the F1 cars designed by the legendary Adrian Newey
No other F1 designer has penned more championship winning cars than Adrian Newey.
The Boys S4 trailer brings us more bloody mayhem and “Homelander on Ice”
"You will no longer be beloved celebrities. You will be wrathful gods. Show me a little wrath."
It’s Star Wars Day, and we have a new trailer for The Acolyte to celebrate
"The Jedi justify their galactic dominance in the name of peace. But that peace is a lie."
These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes
Cybercriminals openly run dozens of scams across social media and messaging apps.
Glow of an exoplanet may be from starlight reflecting off liquid iron
A phenomenon called a "glory" may be happening on a hellishly hot giant planet.
Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.
ZTDNS brings the best of both worlds to DNS: encryption and fine-grained control.
Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats
Punishing Google for being the best would be unprecedented," lawyer argued.
Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well
A surprise hit, a network with brutal baggage, and the Steam profit paradox.
Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations
"One of the largest counterfeit-trafficking operations ever."
We still don’t understand how one human apparently got bird flu from a cow
A genetic analysis and case report reveal new insights and big gaps in our knowledge.
What to expect from Apple’s May 7 “Let loose” event
New iPads, sure. But what else?
Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches
Microsoft has been criticized for "preventable" failures and poor communication.
NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years
China is going. NASA is talking about going. What gives?
AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations
Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions.
Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products
Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts.
Google tells court it shouldn’t have to distribute third-party app stores
Google: Epic Games wants court to "micromanage" Android app distribution.
Mayans burned and buried dead political regimes
After burning, the remains were dumped in construction fill.
Here’s how Jaguar will relaunch as an all-EV brand
In 2021, it canceled an EV months before production-now it's preparing for 2025.
Two seconds of hope for fusion power
A fusion reactor in San Diego surpasses a limit on plasma density.
Inside Shōgun: How special effects brought 17th-century feudal Japan to vivid life
VFX producer Michael Cliett on the importance of historical accuracy in the show's VFX.
Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook
Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.
What’s happening at Tesla? Here’s what experts think.
Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end?
Mini Settlers is a city builder that you can both enjoy and actually put down
No zoning, no pollution, no advisers-just squares, circles, people, and time.
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