Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets

Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.

Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families

Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.

Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”

Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.

Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites

Bill would help rightsholders obtain court orders to block foreign piracy sites.

LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used

SynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise refuse.

IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisoned

The IV drips included glutathione, which was not made to be injected.

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Here's what we still like, here's what annoys us

It’s spacious, efficient, and charges very quickly. But what about reliability concerns?

Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents

Model maker commits to new framework for reporting misaligned models.

EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants

Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.

After being sidelined, Boeing's Starliner to get starring role in NASA's spaceflight plans

"They should fly their capsule. The government paid a lot of money for that."

A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it

"Dolphins are predators and actively hunt their prey, whether it's been stolen from another species or not.”

Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people

One hacked camera captured 1.6 million images and could detect people as well as cars.

Apple reportedly building server packed with M-series Ultra chips for AI

Planned 2029 debut could make this Apple’s first enterprise server in decades.

Epstein had huge cache of child sex pics; victims sue to find out who's in them

Survivors appalled nobody will tell them if they’re in Epstein’s CSAM collection.

Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack

Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.

Lionsgate releases a new trailer for Sunrise on the Reaping

Also: Laika Studios debuts a stunning full-length trailer for its stop-motion feature, Wildwood.

Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve's new SteamOS compatibility layers

New system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem.

California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand

Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws.

Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex

The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.

Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls

Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.

The Specialized Diverge Pro 4 makes rough gravel your playground

The Diverge Pro 4 is happiest when the road gets ugly.

It’s OK to tell ICE their actions will haunt them, judge rules in speech fight

Man wins fight to block ICE threat over off-the-cuff angry email.

Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data

War damage to data centers exceeded what AWS services are designed to withstand.

What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?

Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.

macOS 27 Golden Gate: The Ars Technica review

It's both a "Snow Leopard update" and a major leap for Apple Intelligence.

The world’s best racing driver is about to race 100 karts at once

Red Bull, Disney+, and ESPN are streaming the race at noon Eastern today.

Lawmakers target Flock cameras with a threat to highway funding

A bipartisan bill would restrict Flock cameras to a handful of public safety uses.

How chimps teach their kids tool tricks

Adults first demonstrate tool use, then hand over the implements to their infants, who copy the behavior.

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA's expectations

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the first NASA observatory designed for in-space refueling.

“Filmmaker” suing PassThePopcorn may be banned user out for revenge

Allegedly fake filmmaker targeted trackers like PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits.