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This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even if the Fix Breaks the Law

BOONE ASHWORTH

Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.

Trump’s AI executive order promises ‘one rulebook.’ Startups may get legal limbo instead.

REBECCA BELLAN

Trump signed an AI executive order targeting state laws and promising one national rulebook. Critics warn it could trigger court battles and prolong uncertainty for startups while Congress debates federal rules.

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

ZACK WHITTAKER

700Credit, a company that runs creidt checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public

ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA

Like so many things in Elon Musk's orbit, a lot of it may come down to AI.

Netflix is showing Hollywood what happens when a startup grows up

MAGGIE NYE

A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn't even the first one.  What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles have quietly become part of everyday life, complete with all the messiness that entails. The real coming-of-age story this week, however, wasn't happening in San Francisco's robotaxis. It was playing out in […]

Trump tries to block state AI laws himself after Congress decided not to

JON BRODKIN

Trump claims state laws force AI makers to embed "ideological bias" in models.

Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks

BETH MOLE

His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.

A study in contrasts: The cinematography of Wake Up Dead Man

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

Ars chats with cinematographer Steve Yedlin about bringing Rian Johnson's Gothic vision to life.

Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant

TIM DE CHANT

Microsoft's data center ambitions have imperiled its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it generates, making carbon removal credits all but necessary.

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

DOMINIC-MADORI DAVIS

Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say.

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles

ASHLEY BELANGER

Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

JACEK KRYWKO

Managing each finger separately can, with the right sensors, ease control issues.

AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition

LAUREN GOODE, MICHAEL CALORE

In this episode of Uncanny Valley we take you through our recent conversation with Lisa Su, and go behind the scenes of our Big Interview event.

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerabilty exploited in the attacks.

With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen

SARAH PEREZ

Your iPhone clock doesn't have to be so "glassy" anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update.