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5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM

The 26.3 updates were mostly invisible; these changes are more significant.

Microsoft's new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass

JOHN TIMMER

Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium.

Save on Gaming Earbuds Perfect for Playing on Switch or ROG Xbox Ally

BRAD BOURQUE

While it may sound unorthodox, these earbuds make a great companion for your Switch 2 or other portable console.

This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

WILL KNIGHT

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app

SARAH PEREZ

Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.

Is your startup’s check engine light on? Google Cloud’s VP explains what to do

THERESA LOCONSOLO

Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have made it easier to get started, but those early infrastructure choices can have unforeseen consequences once startups move beyond […]

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 Headphones Are At Their Lowest Price In Months

RYAN WANIATA

Bose's fabulous QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 noise-canceling headphones are the best travel headphones and are $50 off.

Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Two of Ars' favorite electric vehicles are now available for not very much money.

Verizon acknowledges "pain" of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

JON BRODKIN

Report: Verizon's goal is "immediate unlock for all payment methods really soon."

Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”

ASHLEY BELANGER

EPA sued for abandoning its mission to protect public health.

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

Etsy sells secondhand clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B

AISHA MALIK

The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic.

Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

MILES KLEE

The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership

JAGMEET SINGH

OpenAI moves beyond ChatGPT in India with a Pine Labs deal targeting enterprise payments and AI-driven commerce.

OpenAI taps Tata for 100MW AI data center capacity in India, eyes 1GW

JAGMEET SINGH

OpenAI also plans to expand its presence in India with new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year.