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Inside the App Where Queer Gooners Run Free

JASON PARHAM

In light of Zoom crackdowns and Skype shutting down, Batemates has emerged as an alternative for “bators” who like masturbating together online.

The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess

LILY HAY NEWMAN

Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso and New Mexico, highlighting just how tricky it can be to deploy anti-drone weapons near cities.

Fractal Analytics’ muted IPO debut signals persistent AI fears in India

JAGMEET SINGH

As India's first AI company to IPO, Fractal Analytics didn't have a stellar first day on the public markets, as enthusiasm for the technology collided with jittery investors in the wake of a sell-off in Indian software stocks.

Amazon Props Up Misleading, Junky Laptops No One Should Buy

LUKE LARSEN

I review laptops for a living, and it kills me when I see the PCs that Amazon and other retailers filter to the top.

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress Review: Going for Gold and Good Sleep

JULIA FORBES

The Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid has been chosen for Olympians. Could it be the one for you, too?

After all the hype, some AI experts don’t think OpenClaw is all that exciting

AMANDA SILBERLING

"From an AI research perspective, this is nothing novel," one expert told TechCrunch.

Sideways on the ice, in a supercar: Stability control is getting very good

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

To test stability control, it helps to have a wide-open space with very low grip.

Flapping Airplanes on the future of AI: ‘We want to try really radically different things’

RUSSELL BRANDOM

"We're exploring a different set of tradeoffs."

Michigan antitrust lawsuit says oil companies hobbled EVs and renewables

DANA DRUGMAN, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS

The energy industry is pressing for laws that would ban climate liability lawsuits.

How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months

JULIE BORT

The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them.

Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn

ANNA HEIM

According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might.

ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”

ASHLEY BELANGER

Hollywood backlash puts spotlight on ByteDance's sketchy launch of Seedance 2.0.

A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

JACEK KRYWKO

Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later.

Best Buy worker used manager’s code to get 99% off MacBooks, cops say

ASHLEY BELANGER

Employee allegedly exploited Best Buy's discount system for months.

Get ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4

RYAN WHITWAM

Apple has not confirmed whether you'll be able to watch live, but Ars will bring you the news.