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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!

LEE HUTCHINSON

A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.

More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, all your M&A questions will be answered

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Aurora lands McLane deal to run driverless truck routes in Texas

KIRSTEN KOROSEC

Aurora said it plans to expand to new routes between McLane distribution centers across the U.S. Sun Belt by the end of 2026.

Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding

IVAN MEHTA

Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week

Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri's AI features.

Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools

SARAH PEREZ

Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."

Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full-stack, demo shows

ANNA HEIM

Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.

Google updates AI search to include ‘expert advice’ from Reddit and other web forums

AMANDA SILBERLING

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.

Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing

AISHA MALIK

The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share with websites.

Cybercriminals Are Complaining About AI Slop Flooding Their Forums

MATT BURGESS

It's not just you. Hackers and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they discuss cyberattacks and other illegal activity.

Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens

RYAN WHITWAM

Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?

Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month

STEPHEN CLARK

NASA is serious about taking more shots on goal, but some of them need to start landing.

Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth

DUAA ELDEIB, PROPUBLICA.ORG

Hospitals report more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.