RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan

Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.

F1 in Belgium: The 2026 cars look pathetic on all the best racetracks

Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.

AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes

Online retailer AliExpress says it's shocked by largest DSA fine yet.

The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

"Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."

Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices

Governments look at banning ransom payments in face of increasingly sophisticated threats.

Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.

India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."

As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.

Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?

The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.

Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.

The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like

"Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."

Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield

"We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."

Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states

Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.

Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy

American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.

Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.

Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November

Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.

San Francisco orders Apple, Google to remove nudify apps from app stores

Official estimates Google and Apple likely made millions in nudify app fees.

Ars is looking for a senior technology reporter, and you might be it!

Desktops, laptops, phones, CPUs, GPUs, NAS—if you know this stuff, come work for us!

The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science

New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.

FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals

FCC chair has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.

2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.

Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?

"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start

"Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."

Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing

Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.

T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.

It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android

Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.

xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.

Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

Hyundai aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting with US factories in 2028.

Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say

If only someone could have predicted it.