Tag: ars technica
You Can Buy a Used Tesla for Cheap. Just Be Careful...
The launch of a new electric vehicle these days is invariably met with a chorus of “this car is too expensive”—and rightfully so. But...
You, Too, Can Own a Short King Humanoid Robot
Does anyone want to buy a humanoid robot for $16,000? The latest product from Unitree hopes that you will: Meet the Unitree G1, a...
Spotify Will Brick Every ‘Car Thing’ It Ever Sold
Owners of Spotify's soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing device are begging the company to open source the gadgets to save some the landfill. Spotify hasn't responded...
A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to ‘Star...
A team of physicists has discovered that it’s possible to build a real, actual, physical warp drive and not break any known rules of...
Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research...
A large, long-term trial of the weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) found that people tended to lose weight over the first 65 weeks on the...
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
To drink raw milk at any time is to flirt with dangerous germs. But, amid an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US...
Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal
On Monday, Stack Overflow and OpenAI announced a new API partnership that will integrate Stack Overflow's technical content with OpenAI's ChatGPT AI assistant. The...
‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside...
It’s Possible to Hack ‘Tetris’ From Inside the Game Itself
Earlier this year, we shared the story of how a classic NES Tetris player hit the game's "kill screen" for the first time, activating...
Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to...
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near...
