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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

ERIC BERGER

I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.

How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes?

KYLE ORLAND

Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.

Everything Larry and David Ellison Will Control if Paramount Buys Warner Bros.

MANISHA KRISHNAN

Paramount Skydance’s sprawling media empire will get a major boost if the deal gets approved.

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?

REBECCA BELLAN

Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI.

OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading

KATE KNIBBS

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge.

Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’

SARAH PEREZ

In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with non-consensual nude images.

What's an E-Bike? California Wants You to Know

AARIAN MARSHALL

Cities want to stop kids from getting hurt. A lawmaker thinks warning them away from legal gray-area “e-motos” could help.

Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border

JON BRODKIN

Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.

The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film.

The Best Roku Is $20 Off

BRAD BOURQUE

The Roku Ultra isn't just speedier, it also offers some advanced features that some viewers will find really handy.

Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity

JOHN TIMMER

Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons.

Trump Moves to Ban Anthropic From the US Government

WILL KNIGHT

President Donald Trump’s sudden order comes after the Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military.

President Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic after Pentagon dispute

RUSSELL BRANDOM

"We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again," the president wrote in the post.

These Deals Can Have You Zipping Around on a New E-Scooter This Spring

BOUTAYNA CHOKRANE

With spring just around the corner, now's the smart time to snag an electric scooter.

OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets

JULIE BORT

The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.