National Science Board eviscerated; Trump admin fires all 22 members Members had planned to release report that US is ceding scientific ground to China. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/nationa…
NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 pays homage to Apollo 13 on mission patch Houston, we have another "13." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/nasas-spacex-crew-13-pays-homage-to-apollo-13-on-mission-patch/?utm…
RADV Vulkan Driver Adds Memory Protection Using AMD Trusted Memory Zone The newest Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" feature enabled by AMD engineers is protected memory support using the Trusted Memor…
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They were doing it in Texas...Core Scientific is trading coins for tokens, revealing plans on Monday to convert a 300-megawatt bitcoin mining operation in Pecos, Texas, to an 1.5 gigawatt AI datacente…
"Super ZSNES" is a stab at a modern SNES emulator from the original developers Upgrades to SNES graphics and sound go way beyond the typical screen filtering. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/s…
Eish shame man! Maybe you shouldn't ask AI to set the rules for AI use?South Africa has pulled its draft national AI policy after discovering that it was citing sources that exist only in the fertile …
Itron, Medtronic disclose breaches in Friday filingsDigital intruders recently broke into two major tech suppliers - utility-technology firm Itron and medical-device maker Medtronic - according to fil…
China kills Meta’s acquisition of Manus as US-China AI rivalry deepens The unwinding of Meta’s deal shows how tech founders struggle to cut China ties. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/china-kills-m…
That spooky sensation likely due to rumbling pipes, not spirits Low-frequency infrasound (below 10 Hz) can raise cortisol levels in saliva and increase irritability. https://arstechnica.com/science/20…
Valve Confirms Steam Controller Release Date, $99 Price Valve just announced that their new Steam Controller will be going on sale on 4 May. Pricing in the US is at $99 USD... https://www.phoronix.com…
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Steam Controller: The Ars Technica review Valve's new hardware is solid but might not justify its $99 price. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/04/steam-controller-the-ars-technica-review/?utm_brand=…
Executives from Citi, Home Depot, and Capcom describe early work with AI agentsWhile AI agents have moved from experimental tools to customer-facing workers in a matter of months, the next challenge i…
No ads, no algorithm, and you actually have to physically tap phones to add a friendIt's been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back f…
Facebook provider also working with energy storage firm to keep 100 hours of juice on handWith AI demand growing, Facebook parent Meta is looking for new ways to power its datacenters, with one ambiti…
No. More. Exclusivity. Redmond keeps the ring until 2032, but OpenAI is free to see other cloudsOnce tied tightly together, Microsoft and OpenAI have amended their agreement, making the Windows giant'…
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Provides Exceptional Value For Linux Users After looking at the new Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor earlier this month with its nice performance evolution for Arrow…
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Side boosters to make simultaneous touchdown while center core takes one for the teamSpaceX is preparing to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than 18 months, kicking off what c…
Next El Niño could be tipping point for a hotter climate Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/next-el-nino-cou…
Gateway manufacturer finally acknowledges issue, fails to mention "corrosion" "At this time, further comments would be premature." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/gateway-manufacturer-finally-ac…
With Linux 7.1 The Mainline Kernel Now Supports Real-Time "RT" On ARM The Linux 7.1 mainline kernel will allow building a real-time "PREEMPT_RT" kernel for the ARM architecture with no longer needing …
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