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Loki S2 trailer finds the god of mischief battling for the “soul of the TVA”

A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work

Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data

The 2023 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS is the best sports car on sale today

Communal stargazing using your phone: The Unistellar eQuinox 2, reviewed

Most of the 100 million people who signed up for Threads stopped using it

NASA temporarily loses contact with one of its most distant spacecraft

The milk float was the first truly successful last-mile delivery EV

Apple Pencils can’t draw straight on third-party replacement iPad screens

Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.

Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis model

Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark

US senator blasts Microsoft for “negligent cybersecurity practices”

Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken

Microsoft Teams + Office bundle leads to official EU antitrust probe

Ultra-fast niobium batteries boast 6-min charge for Lotus Elise-based EV

A nearly 20-year ban on human spaceflight regulations is set to expire

Nissan and Renault revamp alliance with $663 million EV investment

Pocket assistant: ChatGPT comes to Android

BMW uses autonomous cars for boring, repetitive tests

BMW’s valet parking test trades red vests for remote driving rigs

Seven major automakers to build EV charging network with 30,000 chargers

Samsung makes the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 official

Major AI companies form group to research, keep control of AI

How we host Ars Technica in the cloud, part two: The software

Dinosaurs and the evolution of breathing through bones

FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore

Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

Climatologists: July’s intense heat “exactly what we expected to see”

Catching up with Foundation S2 as the Second Crisis unfolds

Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates to fix bugs and shore up security

Five cool features and one weird thing you’ll find in macOS 14 Sonoma

Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him

Watch out Porsche, Polestar is working on a proper Taycan rival

Ready for your eye scan? Worldcoin launches—but not quite worldwide

The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives

Understanding the octopus and its relationships with humans

Two great Star Trek shows revive the lost art of the gimmicky crossover episode

Here’s the trailer for the live-action One Piece we’ve been waiting for

Long-forgotten frozen soil sample offers a warning for the future

The next Mazda MX-5 Miata might be an electric vehicle

Infant deaths surge in Texas after abortion ban

Banks serving as guinea pigs for Federal Reserve’s instant payments system