So long, Assistant—Gemini is taking over Google Maps
Google is in the process of purging Assistant across its products, and the next target is Google Maps. Starting today,...
In a stunning comeback, Jared Isaacman is renominated to lead NASA
President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is renominating private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. “Jared’s passion for space,...
New HDR10+ Advanced standard will try to fix the soap opera effect
Motion smoothing has a bad reputation among most cinephiles, as well as many home theater enthusiasts and content creators. Also...
Meet Project Suncatcher, Google’s plan to put AI data centers in space
The tech industry is on a tear, building data centers for AI as quickly as they can buy up the...
Dune driving with Mercedes-Benz as it tests off-road systems
Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Washington, DC, to Las Vegas and accommodation so Ars could drive the prototype GLC. Ars does...
After confusing driver release, AMD says old GPUs are still actively supported
Last week, AMD released version 25.10.2 of its Adrenalin driver package for Radeon GPUs. It seemed like a relatively routine...
Apple releases iOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, other updates with Liquid Glass controls and more
After several weeks of testing, Apple has released the final versions of the 26.1 update to its various operating systems....
Trump on why he pardoned Binance CEO: “Are you ready? I don’t know who he is.”
President Trump says he still doesn’t know who Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is, despite having pardoned Zhao...
Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA
In recent weeks, copies of an intriguing policy document have started to spread among space lobbyists on Capitol Hill in...
AT&T sues ad industry watchdog instead of pulling ads that slam T-Mobile
AT&T yesterday sued the advertising industry’s official watchdog over the group’s demand that AT&T stop using its rulings for advertising...